
How, When & Where to Watch the 2025 NBA Finals: See the Schedule
Wondering how, when and where to watch the 2025 NBA Finals? We've got you covered with the full 2025 NBA Finals schedule right here. The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder advanced after taking down the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals. In the East, the Indiana Pacers punched a ticket to the championship matchup by outpacing the New York Knicks in six games. Now, a somewhat dominating Oklahoma City team, behind 2024-2025 NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, takes on Tyrese Haliburton's Pacers, a team that got hot the second half of the regular season and kept that momentum rolling throughout the playoffs. The battle for the championship continues with Game 2 Sunday, June 8.
Game 1 - Thursday, June 5
Indiana Pacers 111, Oklahoma City Thunder 110 (Indiana leads series 1-0)
Game 2 - Sunday, June 8
Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder 8 ET/5 PT
Game 3 - Wednesday, June 11
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Indiana Pacers 8:30 ET/5:30 PT
Game 4 - Friday, June 13
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Indiana Pacers 8:30 ET/5:30 PT
Game 5 (if necessary) - Monday, June 16
Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder 8:30 ET/5:30 PT
Game 6 (if necessary) - Thursday, June 19
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Indiana Pacers 8:30 ET/5:30 PT
Game 7 (if necessary) - Sunday, June 22
Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder 8 ET/5 PT
The NBA Finals are presented by YouTube TV and will air LIVE on ABC. In what's sure to be another thrilling battle between two of the NBA's elite teams, you can watch every moment live on ABC.com. Just sign in, select your TV provider and WATCH! Go to the menu and select "LIVE" to sign in, select your TV provider and WATCH! SIGN IN NOW to WATCH the NBA Finals Online and all the action come tip-off! The 2025 NBA Finals LIVE* on ABC ends when there's one team left standing. The 2025 NBA Finals can also be accessed on ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App. See the full schedule below and watch the NBA Finals online and on air with ABC as the quest for a championship begins Thursday!
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NBA Countdown Presented by DoorDash – ESPN and ABC's pregame show – will precede each NBA Finals game. NBA Countdown is hosted by Malika Andrews and features analysts Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins, Bob Myers and ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania. NBA Countdown on ABC will air 30 minutes prior to every NBA Finals game, starting at 8 p.m. for weeknight games and 7:30 p.m. for weekend games. NBA Countdown's pregame coverage will start on ESPN2 from 7:30-8 p.m. for all weeknight games, before transitioning to ABC from 8-8:30 p.m.
ESPN Radio is celebrating its 30th NBA Finals this year with live coverage of every game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers. All NBA Finals games can be heard nationally wherever ESPN Radio is available, including on the ESPN App. Marc Kestecher will describe the action with analyst P.J. Carlesimo and reporter Jorge Sedano.
NBA Today – ESPN's weekday NBA studio show – is also hitting the road for live weekday shows on ESPN during the NBA Finals. Malika Andrews hosts NBA Today with a cast of industry-leading analysts and reporters, including Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike, Udonis Haslem and Brian Windhorst. NBA Today airs from 3-4 p.m. on ESPN.
Hoop Streams, ESPN's digital NBA pregame show, will emanate on site for every NBA Finals game. Iman Shumpert and Vanessa Richardson will be joined by a cast of ESPN NBA reporters and commentators throughout the series. Hoop Streams is available on ESPN social media platforms and on the ESPN App 30 minutes prior to every game.
Hoop Collective – one of ESPN's most popular podcasts – will produce live, on-site postgame shows for every NBA Finals game. The postgame shows will be available on the ESPN NBA YouTube platform. Brian Windhorst hosts Hoop Collective with analyst Iman Shumpert and reporters Tim MacMahon and Tim Bontemps.
ABC has been the exclusive home of the NBA Finals since 2003.
* The ABC live stream requires a participating TV provider account. Show and episode availability are subject to change.