How to watch the NBA Playoffs in Australia: TV channels, streaming options for 2026 basketball games

The NBA Playoffs are underway, with 16 teams vying to bring home the trophy across a two-month gauntlet of high-pressure games. 

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While history has shown the race for the title will be wide open, any list of favourites has to begin with the top seeds. The reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder had the best record during the regular season and hold top honours in the Western Conference. On the other side of the bracket, the Detroit Pistons are the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference as they seek their first championship since 2004. 

Other contenders include the Boston Celtics, No. 2 seed in the East; Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, who have a tough first-round matchup with Anthony Edwards’ Minnesota Timberwolves; and of course LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, who enter the postseason hampered by injuries. 

From mid-April to mid-June, the league’s top teams will fight for survival across best-of-seven series until one team remains. Here’s everything you need to know to watch. 

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How to watch the NBA Playoffs in Australia

• TV channel: ESPN via Foxtel
• Live stream: Kayo, NBA League Pass

Select NBA Playoffs games will air on ESPN via Foxtel. Fans can stream those games with Kayo. 

Games are also available with a subscription to NBA League Pass. 

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NBA Playoffs bracket 2026

Click here for the 2026 NBA Playoffs bracket from The Sporting News, showing series status and upcoming matchup possibilities. 

NBA Playoffs round-by-round schedule 2026

• Play-In Tournament: 15-18 April
• First round begins: 19 April
• Conference semifinals begin: 5-6 May (possible move up to 3-4 May)
• Conference finals begin: 20-21 May (possible move up to 18-19 May)
• NBA Finals: 4—20 June

NBA champions list

Here are the 10 most recent NBA champions and the team they defeated in the NBA Finals:

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