NBA Playoffs 2025: How to Watch Nuggets vs. Thunder Game 6 Tonight

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• NBA Playoffs 2025: How to Watch Nuggets vs. Thunder Game 6 Tonight
• What is the NBA playoffs schedule for today?
• How to watch the NBA playoffs

The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to close out the Denver Nuggets tonight on the road to set up a date with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals. If the Nuggets can win tonight, however, they'll send the series back to Oklahoma City for a game 7 on Sunday afternoon.

Tonight's Nuggets-Thunder game tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT) on ESPN. Here's everything you need to know to watch or stream the NBA playoffs.

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets face a must-win game against the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight.

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What is the NBA playoffs schedule for today?

Here's the schedule for today and through the weekend (all times ET):

Thursday, May 15

• Game 6: Thunder at Nuggets, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, May 16

• Game 6: Celtics at Knicks, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, May 18

• Game 7*: Nuggets at Thunder, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Monday, May 19

• Game 7*: Knicks at Celtics, 8 p.m. (TNT, TruTV, Max)

*If necessary.

What does the NBA playoff bracket look like?

With the Pacers and Timberwolves advancing to their respective conference finals, six teams remain in the hunt for the Larry O'Brien Trophy. Here are the matchups and current standings for round 2:

Eastern Conference 

• No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 4 Indiana Pacers (Pacers won series 4-1)
• No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 3 New York Knicks (Knicks lead series 3-2)

Western Conference

• No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 4 Denver Nuggets (Thunder lead series 3-2)
• No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 7 Golden State Warriors (Timberwolves won series 4-1)

How to watch the NBA playoffs

The NBA playoffs will be shown across ABC, ESPN and TNT/TruTV. You can watch the games with a cable subscription or a live TV streaming service. 

Three of the five major services offer all four channels. Fubo lacks TNT, which shows a big portion of the NBA playoffs, making Fubo a poor choice for hoops fans. You can also watch the TNT/TruTV broadcasts of playoff games with Max.

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YouTube TV costs $83 per month and includes all four channels needed to watch every game of the NBA playoffs. Plug in your ZIP code on its welcome page to see which local networks are available in your area.

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Hulu with Live TV costs $83 per month and includes ABC, ESPN, TNT and TruTV. Click the "View channels in your area" link on its welcome page to see which local channels are offered in your ZIP code.

Read our Hulu with Live TV review.

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Sling

Sling TV's Orange-and-Blue plan for $61 a month includes ABC, ESPN, TNT and TruTV. For games on ABC, however, you'll need to live in one of the few markets where Sling offers ABC. And the NBA Finals will be broadcast on ABC, so you won't want to be left without it when June rolls around.

Read our Sling TV review.

Max/Warner Bros. Discovery

You need the $17-a-month Standard plan to watch live sports on Max. (Either that or the $21-a-month Premium plan that adds 4K streaming.) Max will show the TNT/TruTV broadcasts for the NBA playoffs. With just Max, however, you'll miss games on ABC and ESPN.

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All the live TV streaming services above allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our live TV streaming services guide.