NBA Finals 2025 Livestream: Here’s How to Watch Pacers vs. Thunder Game Online for Free

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It’s game time! The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder faces off in Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City starting on Thursday (June 5).

The game broadcasts live at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT on ABC.

Indiana makes the NBA Finals for the first time since the year 2000, while this is the first appearance since 2012 for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Although the Thunder are favorites to win the Larry O’Brien Trophy this year, the Pacers aren’t going to make it easy for Oklahoma City. Indiana has been the underdog through the NBA Playoffs, so the Thunder are primed for an upset.

If you don’t want to miss all the NBA Finals action, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of ways to watch and stream games from your TV, laptop, desktop, tablet and any other compatible device.

How to Stream the 2025 NBA Finals Without Cable

The 2025 NBA Finals begins on Thursday (June 5) at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT on ABC. Those who already have cable or local channels through a TV antenna, can check local listings for additional channel information.

Basketball fans can also watch the NBA finals live on ABC.com in addition to ESPN outlets, such as ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes.

No cable? No worries! You can stream the 2025 NBA Finals games live with a free trial from DirecTV and Fubo.

Shopping for the best streaming deals? Join DirectTV and use a five-day free trial to try out the service and watch the NBA Finals for free.

One of DirectTV’s most popular plan — the “MySports” package — is $69.99 per month for more than 20 channels, including ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS, ESPN, TNT, NBA TV and others; access to on-demand content and DVR storage.

Although Sling TV doesn’t offer a free trial, new subscribers can join at a discounted rate starting at $33 for the first month ($65.99 per month afterwards). Sling Orange + Blue lets you access 31 channels including ABC, Fox, NBC, ESPN, ESPN2, A&E, AMC, MTV, BET, E!, VH1 and Bravo (DVR storage included). Please note: Sling TV’s pricing and channel availability varies from location-to-location.

Can you watch the NBA Finals on NBA League Pass? Unfortunately, finals games aren’t be available to watch live, but subscribers can listen live on ESPN Radio and watch on NBA League Pass three hours after the game airs.

Elsewhere on the roster of streamers, FuboTV’s Pro package is $64.99 for the first month of service and 84.99 per month afterwards after a seven-day free trial. You’ll get access to more than 230 channels (over 100 sporting events), cloud DVR and streaming on up to 10 screens.

Hulu + Live TV starts at $82.99 per month to stream more than 95 live and on-demand channels — including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN News, ESPN U, FS1, FS2, FX, MTV, truTV, BET, Food Network, Lifetime, Paramount Network, ID, TLC and others — along with everything on Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+.

See the remaining 2025 NBA Finals schedule below.

2025 NBA Finals Schedule: Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

The Pacers vs. Thunder series is split between Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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