Thunder, Spurs, Knicks and Cavs to contest NBA Conference Finals Live on ESPN – The 2026 NBA Playoffs are down to the final four, with the stage set for the NBA Western Conference Finals where Oklahoma City Thunder take on the San Antonio Spurs and the Eastern Conference Finals showdown between the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers.
ESPN will have every game of the 2026 NBA Conference Finals and 2026 NBA Finals live, available across ESPN on Disney+, Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV and Sky NZ – representing the most widely distributed sports network in Australia and New Zealand.
ESPN will deliver an NBA Conference Finals game each day, across a huge week of hoops action.
The NBA Conference Finals tip off with the Western Conference Final between Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs starting Tuesday May 19 at 10.30am AEST on ESPN.
A mouth-watering matchup between the top two ranked seeds in the Western Conference – OKC booked their place with an emphatic clean 4-0 sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, which has only strengthened their position as favourites to claim back-to-back NBA Championships.
San Antonio Spurs secured their spot in the Western Conference Finals after claiming Game Six against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Spurs backcourt trio of Stephon Castle, De’Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper combined with franchise superstar Victor Wembanyama in a dominant series clinching 139-109 win over the Timberwolves.
NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Spurs star Victor Wembanyama headline their respective sides, and the two best teams in the Conference all season are expected to fight out an epic series.
The Eastern Conference Finals will begin on Wednesday May 20 at 10am AEST as the Cleveland Cavaliers face off against the New York Knicks.
Number four seed Cleveland had to go all the way to a deciding Game Seven to book their place in the final four, eliminating the Detroit Pistons.
It means the top two sides in the Eastern Conference, Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics have failed to progress to the Conference Finals.
The New York Knicks breezed their way into the Eastern Conference Finals with a 4-0 clean sweep against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Hope is high in New York that the Knicks can finally end their NBA Finals drought, having fallen at the Eastern Conference Finals stage last season.
New York are riding a seven-game win streak and have outscored their opponents by an NBA record 185 points.
Cleveland will be in their first Conference Finals since 2018 and hopes will rest on NBA All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and James Harden.
The Knicks have not won the Eastern Conference Championship since 1999 and may not have a better chance than this one.
New York will be fresh and the Cavs must turn around immediately after the grueling seven games series with Detroit.
Every game of the NBA Conference Finals and NBA Finals is live on ESPN.
NBA Conference Finals on ESPN
Tuesday May 19
10.30am AEST, Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs- Game 1, ESPN
Wednesday May 20
10am AEST, Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks – Game 1, ESPN
Thursday May 21
10.30am AEST, Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs – Game 2, ESPN
Friday May 22
10am AEST, Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks – Game 2, ESPN
Saturday May 23
10.30am AEST, San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder – Game 3, ESPN
Sunday May 24
10am AEST, New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers – Game 3, ESPN
Monday May 25
10am AEST, San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder – Game 4, ESPN
Tuesday May 26
10am AEST, New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers – Game 4, ESPN
Every game from the NBA Conference Finals and NBA Finals is live on ESPN.ESPN and ESPN2 is available on Disney+, Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV and Sky NZ
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Thunder, Spurs, Knicks and Cavs to contest NBA Conference Finals Live on ESPN
