2020 NBA Playoffs Round 1: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Lakers Live Stream Without Cable
After finalizing playoff seeding during the NBA Restart, the 2020 NBA Playoffs start on Monday, August 17th for their first round of games.
On their quest for the 2020 NBA Title, the Portland Trail Blazers will face the Los Angeles Lakers in a seven-game series to see who will advance in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
How to Watch Blazers vs. Lakers Online
- When: Starting August 18th at 9:00pm ET
- Where: AdventHealth Arena, Orlando
- TV: NBC Sports Northwest (Portland), Spectrum Sportsnet (Los Angeles), ESPN/TNT/ABC (National)
There are no local blackouts of telecasts in most markets — meaning you can choose to watch either the local broadcast or national one on ESPN/TNT.
How to Stream Round 1: Blazers vs. Lakers Live Without Cable
There are five major streaming providers that offer Live TV Streaming. These allow you to watch the Blazers/Lakers series live using iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and Web.
This is the best option for fans that want to watch their local channels (ABC), Regional Sports Networks, as well as nationally televised games on cable networks like ESPN/TNT. There are no local blackouts of telecasts in most markets — meaning you can choose to watch either the local broadcast or national one on ESPN/TNT.
In Portland, games will air on NBC Sports Northwest, which is available on Hulu Live TV with a 7-Day Free Trial.
In Los Angeles, the games will air on Spectrum Sportsnet, which is only available on AT&T TV NOW with a 7-Day Free Trial.
If you can’t watch on your local RSN, you should be able to on ESPN/TNT/ABC, which you can stream with a free trial of Hulu Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV.
| DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Free Trial | Get 50% Off | Sign Up | |||
| $79.99 | $91.99 | $76.99 | $25 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | ||
| NBC Sports Northwest | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | ✓ | |
| Spectrum SportsNet | $29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ESPN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| TNT | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ABC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NBA TV | $15 | $8 | - | - | $11 | $11 | ✓ | |
| ESPN3 | - | $10 | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
All Live TV Streaming Services
Price: $72.99
Includes: NBC Sports Northwest, ESPN, TNT, ABC, NBA TV, and ESPN3 + 30 Top Cable Channels
Price: $108.99
Includes: Spectrum SportsNet, ESPN, TNT, ABC, and NBA TV + 33 Top Cable Channels
Add-on: $15 Sports Pack
Includes: NBA TV
Price: $76.99
Includes: NBC Sports Northwest, ESPN, TNT, ABC, and ESPN3 + 31 Top Cable Channels
Price: $101.99
Includes: NBC Sports Northwest, ESPN, ABC, NBA TV, and ESPN3 + 24 Top Cable Channels
Add-on: $8 fubo Extra
Includes: NBA TV
Add-on: $11 Sports Plus
Includes: NBA TV
Price: $40
Includes: ESPN, TNT, and ESPN3 + 15 Top Cable Channels
Add-on: $11 Sports Extra
Includes: NBA TV
Blazers vs. Lakers Streaming Schedule
- Game 1: Tue, Aug 18 Portland at Los Angeles, 9 ET, TNT
- Game 2: Thu, Aug 20 Portland at Los Angeles, 9 ET, ESPN
- Game 3: Sat, Aug 22 Los Angeles at Portland, 8:30 ET, ABC
- Game 4: Mon, Aug 24 Los Angeles at Portland, 9 ET, TNT
- Game 5*: Wed, Aug 26 Portland at Los Angeles, TBD, TBD
- Game 6*: Fri, Aug 28 Los Angeles at Portland, TBD, TBD
- Game 7*: Sun, Aug 30 Portland at Los Angeles, TBD, TBD