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2020 NBA Playoffs Round 1: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets 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 Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Houston Rockets in a seven-game series to see who will advance in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

How to Watch OKC vs. Rockets Online

  • When: Starting August 18th at 6:30pm ET
  • Where: The Field House, Orlando
  • TV: Fox Sports Oklahoma (Oklahoma CIty), AT&T Sportsnet Southwest (Houston), ESPN/TNT (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: OKC vs. Rockets Live Without Cable

There are five major streaming providers that offer Live TV Streaming. These allow you to watch the OKC/Rockets 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 Oklahoma CIty, games will air on Fox Sports Oklahoma, which is available on on Hulu Live TV with a 7-Day Free Trial.

In Houston, the games will air on AT&T Sportsnet Southwest, which is available on fuboTV with a 7-Day Free Trial.

If you can’t watch on your local RSN, you should be able to on ESPN/TNT, which you can stream with a free trial of Hulu Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV.

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All Live TV Streaming Services

Price: $108.99
Includes: Fox Sports Oklahoma, AT&T SportsNet Southwest, ESPN, TNT, ABC, and NBA TV + 33 Top Cable Channels

Add-on: $15 Sports Pack
Includes: NBA TV

Price: $101.99
Includes: Fox Sports Oklahoma, AT&T SportsNet Southwest, 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: $72.99
Includes: ESPN, TNT, ABC, NBA TV, and ESPN3 + 30 Top Cable Channels

Price: $40
Includes: ESPN, TNT, and ESPN3 + 15 Top Cable Channels

Add-on: $11 Sports Extra
Includes: NBA TV

Price: $76.99
Includes: ESPN, TNT, ABC, and ESPN3 + 31 Top Cable Channels

Price: $19.99
Includes: Fox Sports Oklahoma

OKC vs. Rockets Streaming Schedule

  • Game 1: Tue, Aug 18 Oklahoma City at Houston, 6:30 ET, TNT
  • Game 2: Thu, Aug 20 Oklahoma City at Houston, 3:30 ET, ESPN
  • Game 3: Sat, Aug 22 Houston at Oklahoma City, 6 ET, ESPN
  • Game 4: Mon, Aug 24 Houston at Oklahoma City, 4 ET, TNT
  • Game 5*: Wed, Aug 26 Oklahoma City at Houston, TBD, TBD
  • Game 6*: Fri, Aug 28 Houston at Oklahoma City, TBD, TBD
  • Game 7*: Sun, Aug 30 Oklahoma City at Houston, TBD, TBD​​​​​

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Jason Gurwin has has spent the last 10 years in the technology, media, entertainment industries. For The Streamable, he specializes in all things media like streaming services, devices, and cord cutting.

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