What Channel Is The Nba Championship Game On?
The NBA Finals will be broadcast on ABC. You can also stream the games on the ABC app or on Watch ESPN.
NBA Finals
The NBA Finals are the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
The NBA Finals are the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The NBA Finals are the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the Walter A. Brown Trophy in 1983.
The NBA Finals were initially structured in a 2–2–1–1–1 format (the Dial format), which was used from 1949 through 1957, except in 1950 and 1951 when the series was played in a 3–2 format due to schedule disruptions caused by the delay in completion of the prior year’s finals. The NBA adopted a 2–3–2 format for 1985 and 1986, before settling on the current 2–2–1–1–1 format in 1987.
The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion.
The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The team that holds the home-court advantage (the higher seed) hosts Games 1, 2, 5 and 7; the other team hosts Games 3, 4 and 6.
ABC has had exclusive broadcast rights to the NBA Finals since 2003. Mike Breen has been the play-by-play announcer since 2006, with Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson serving as color commentators. Lisa Salters is the sideline reporter.
Television coverage
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals is the championship series of the NBA and the conclusion of the sport’s postseason. All Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (also referred to as the NBA Finals). The Eastern Conference team has home court advantage in odd-numbered games (Games 1, 3, 5), as well as home-court advantage throughout the entire series. The Western Conference team has home court advantage in even-numbered games (Games 2, 4, 6), as well as home-court advantage throughout the entire series. The television coverage of the NBA Finals is a joint venture between ABC and Turner Sports, the latter of which holds the rights to air the NBA Finals in odd-numbered years.
The NBA Finals are televised in the United States by ABC.
The ABC broadcast network is televising The Finals for the 18th consecutive year. Mike Breen will call the action for ABC for a 10th straight year. He will be joined by analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, with reporters Lisa Salters and Doris Burke. This is the first time since 1998 that the same announce team has called The Finals in three consecutive seasons.
Additionally, ESPN Radio will provide exclusive, national radio coverage of The Finals for a 12th consecutive year. Marc Kestecher returns as play-by-play commentator with analyst Jon Barry. NBA legend Byron Scott will provide special reports during ESPN Radio’s broadcast of The Finals.
Mike Breen is the lead play-by-play announcer, with Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson as the lead analysts.
ABC will have live coverage of the 2020 NBA Finals. The Finals will begin on Thursday, September 24th, and will continue every other day until a champion is crowned.
Mike Breen is the lead play-by-play announcer, with Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson as the lead analysts. The two former head coaches will be on-hand to provide expert analysis and commentary throughout the series.
Reporter Doris Burke will also be contributing to ABC’s coverage, providing in-game interviews and analysis.
The games will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN Radio.
Previous Finals
The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the conclusion of the NBA’s postseason. All Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Division Finals).
The Golden State Warriors have won three of the last four NBA Finals, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2015, 2017, and 2018.
The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers have met in the NBA Finals for four consecutive years, from 2015 to 2018. The Warriors have won three of those Finals, in 2015, 2017, and 2018. The Cavaliers won in 2016.
Both teams are among the most successful in NBA history. The Warriors have won five championships overall, while the Cavaliers have won one.
The Warriors are currently the two-time defending NBA champions.
The Warriors are currently the two-time defending NBA champions. They have won three championships in the past four years, and are currently in the midst of a dynasty.
The Warriors won the championship in 2015, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games. In 2016, they beat the Cavaliers again in seven games. And in 2017, they swept the Cavs en route to their third title in four years.
This year, the Warriors are once again the favorites to win it all. They are currently in first place in the Western Conference with a record of 51-16.
