Week 8 of the 2020-21 NBA regular season has a lineup of 5 games scheduled on its penultimate day. Today’s lineup features 2 nationally broadcasted contests and a plethora of stars from across the league. Fans will be in attendance at select games; however, cord cutters can find out how to watch all of tonight’s NBA action below.
The Games – Start Times and Channel
Game | Tip-off Time | TV Channel |
Philadelphia 76ers at Phoenix Suns | 3 p.m. ET | NBATV, NBC Sports Philadelphia, NBC Sports Philadelphia+ & Fox Sports Arizona |
Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks | 7:30 p.m. ET | Fox Sports Indiana, & Fox Sports Southeast |
Houston Rockets at New York Knicks | 8 p.m. ET | AT&T SportsNet-Southwest, & MSG Networks |
Brooklyn Nets at Golden State Warriors | 8:30 p.m. ET | ABC |
Miami Heat at Utah Jazz | 9 p.m. ET | Fox Sports Florida, & AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain |
NBATV and ABC will be the home of today’s early and late national game, respectively. Tipping-off at 3 p.m. ET, Joel Embiid and the 18-8 76ers continue their Western Conference road trip against the 15-9 Suns. The Sixers are currently 1-1 on this 4-game road trip; however, they’re 7-6 overall on the road. The Suns are great at home, having won 8 of their 12 home games, and are currently on a 5-game home winning streak.
Tipping-off at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC, the late national game will be filled with 3 former NBA MVPs when the 15-12 Nets head out west to take on the 14-12 Warriors. James Harden will be joined by former Warrior and fellow NBA MVP Kevin Durant in a pivotal matchup against Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.
Another game that will pique the interest of NBA fans will tip-off at 9 p.m. ET on Fox Sports Sun and AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain, when the 11-14 Heat travel to Salt Lake City to take on the 21-5 Jazz. The defending Eastern Conferences champions are going to have their hands full against a Jazz team that has been dominating the entire NBA. The Jazz are 11-2 at home and have won 14 out of their 15 games.
Where to watch all of today’s NBA games
With a full schedule of NBA games across the country, fans have plenty of choices when it comes to watching each game from tip-off to the last shot.
NBA TV: Fans can get a free 7-day trial with an NBA TV subscription for only $6.99/month or $59.99/year to watch nationally broadcasted games on the only network with 24/7 NBA coverage.
NBA League Pass: Fans can watch live games from their favorite out-of-market teams with one of the packages provided by NBA League Pass. For $119.99/yr. or $17.99/mo. fans can watch all the games from an out-of-market team with Team Pass. Catch every game from any out-of-market team for only $28.99/mo. or $199/yr. with League Pass. Upgrade to a commercial-free experience with League Pass Premium and watch every game from an out-of-market team for only $249.99/yr. or $39.99 mo. Don’t miss a game this season and check out our in-depth coverage on NBA League Pass.
Subscribers to live TV streaming services can check out our chart below to see if your service will be streaming today’s games.
Channel | AT&T TV (*Starts at $85/mo.) | fuboTV (*Starts at $64.99/mo.) | Hulu + Live TV (*Starts $64.99/mo.) | Sling TV (*Starts at $35/mo.) | Vidgo(*Starts at $55/mo.) | Youtube TV (*Starts at $64.99/mo.) |
ABC | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
NBA TV | Yes | Yes (included in fubo Sports Extra package add-on $7.99/mo.) | No | Yes (included in Sports Extra Package add-on for $10/mo.) | No | Yes |
*AT&T SportsNet | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Fox Sports Regional Networks | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
*NBC Sports Regional Networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
MSG Network | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
*Due to the NBA’s blackout restrictions, local fans may have to watch some games on regional sports networks as coverage varies based on location.