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How to (Legally) Watch the NBA Playoffs without Cable

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by cbrant777, Apr 16, 2015.

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  1. cbrant777

    cbrant777 Member

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    #1 cbrant777, Apr 16, 2015
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    IBTL...Go to a bar!
     
    #2 sugrlndkid, Apr 16, 2015
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    NBA streams all games online for free
     
    #3 ths balla, Apr 16, 2015
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    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    Just get sling TV. It has live tnt
     
    #4 REEKO_HTOWN, Apr 16, 2015
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    does sling tv lag?
     
    #5 vstexas09, Apr 16, 2015
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    Stream it. Just google "watch sports online" and a ton of results come up and you can pick any game you want to watch
     
    #6 zeeshan2, Apr 16, 2015
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    Is this true?? They've never done that before, and I doubt TNT or ESPN would ever go for that.
     
    #7 brooksstephens, Apr 16, 2015
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    TNT sometimes streams the games online themselves. Can't remember if they do all the games or just certain games.
     
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    TNT streams some. I was searching for legal ways of watching, hence that article not a link to nba streams or the like.
     
    #9 cbrant777, Apr 16, 2015
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    TNT does stream online. You need a cable / internet account though.

    It's called WatchTNT
    It's basically a live stream of the TNT network so all games are avail. No blackouts.
     
    #10 BigShasta, Apr 16, 2015
  11. Amel

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    I am cutting my cord next month and getting SlingTV

    $60 savings
     
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    implying I don't have 20 secret free pirate hd streams bookmarked

    and no i am not sharing
     
    #12 apollo33, Apr 16, 2015
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    how about Ballstreams.com?

    Small fee but worth it. I've been using that for the past 2 years.
     
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    I have Sling TV and Ballstreams. If it's on Sling TV, that's what I'll be using.


    I have a lot more lag and quality problems with Ballstreams than I ever have with Sling.
     
    #14 DarkHorse, Apr 16, 2015
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    WatchESPN
    WatchTNT
    duckstreams (NBA streamer with good quality on his streams)

    Screw paying a fee for Ballstreams or League Pass.
     
    #15 RedRedemption, Apr 16, 2015
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    Signing up for SlingTV ($20/month) to watch all Rockets playoff games, assuming ESPN/TNT airs them.
     
    #16 JHL85, Apr 16, 2015
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    Depending on what device you use and your internet speed. Heard that it was much smoother in Roku 3. Running it on PC was okay but could be better.
     
    #17 JHL85, Apr 16, 2015
  18. Scionxa

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    TLDR;

    Just get Sling TV. It's ****ing $20.

    You'll get every playoff game except NBATV games legally that way

    Plus you even get the ABC games (if you get bad reception) via WATCHESPN which Sling customers have access to.
     
    #18 Scionxa, Apr 16, 2015
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    Yo! Anyone else abc connection suck! It's not just in Houston but in every city I've visited. It's flat out awful.
     
    #19 BigShasta, Apr 16, 2015
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    I use ballstreams but you can always find streams here:

    http://i.reddit.com/r/nbastreams

    Also--you can try just searching the particular game thread on Reddit. Someone will inevitably find or host an HD stream for playoff games.
     
    #20 bobloblaw, Apr 16, 2015
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