NBN’S TOP PICKS
Here are the games we’re most excited for this week:
NBA – 1 Golden State at 2 Toronto, Games 1 and 2 (Thursday and Sunday at 9 p.m. and 8 p.m. on ABC)
It’s the NBA Finals, how could I only choose one game? Toronto has never been this close to a championship, and the Warriors are looking to become the first team to win three titles in a row since the Los Angeles Lakers from 2000-02. Golden State has now been in five-straight NBA Finals, but this is the first time the team is facing anyone but the Cleveland Cavaliers during its current run. It’s unclear if and when Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins will rejoin their team on the court, but the Warriors have done plenty well without them. Kawhi Leonard is playing out of his mind, and he has tasted the heights of an NBA title from his Spurs days in 2014. He was The Finals MVP that year, and the Raptors will need a similar performance from him to have a chance to pull the upset for their first-ever championship.
WNBA – Seattle at Minnesota (Wednesday at 8 p.m. on CBSSN)
Last year’s champion versus 2017’s champion. These aren’t the same teams that won titles, with injuries and roster changes forcing some alterations. Even still, these are two of the most storied franchises in the WNBA, and you have to enjoy when they share a court. The Storm are without Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird, putting their teammates in a position to step up to fill those holes, and the Lynx have lost Maya Moore and have some other players up in the air for this game, also requesting her supporting cast produce more. How will it play out? Find out Wednesday.
LINKS
Streams can be found at the following links:
- fuboTV
- ESPN+
- WatchESPN (all ESPN networks, including SEC Network and ACC Network)
- Fox Sports Go (includes Big Ten Network)
- CBS All Access
- NBATV
- WNBA League Pass
- TNT
SCHEDULE
All times in Eastern Standard Time.
NBA
Thursday, May 30
NBA Playoffs, The Finals (Game 1) – 1 Golden State at 2 Toronto (9 p.m., ABC)
Sunday, June 2
NBA Playoffs, The Finals (Game 2) – 1 Golden State at 2 Toronto (8 p.m., ABC)
WNBA
Tuesday, May 28
Indiana at Connecticut (7 p.m., CBSSN)
Wednesday, May 29
Seattle at Minnesota (8 p.m., CBSSN)
Friday, May 31
Seattle at Atlanta (7:30 p.m., CBSSN)
Las Vegas at Phoenix (10 p.m., ESPN2)
Connecticut at Los Angeles (10 p.m., WNBA TV)
Saturday, June 1
New York at Indiana (7 p.m., WNBA TV)
Atlanta at Washington (7 p.m., WNBA TV)
Seattle at Chicago (7 p.m., WNBA TV)
Minnesota at Dallas (7 p.m., WNBA TV)
Sunday, June 2
Connecticut at Las Vegas (6 p.m., WNBA TV)
