NBA Playoffs 2016 Live Stream: How To Watch The Oklahoma City Thunder Vs. Dallas Mavericks … For Free!

The 2016 NBA Playoffs are officially underway after an thrilling 82-game regular season. Tonight, the hungry Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the veteran Dallas Mavericks team in a game being held live at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Led by all NBA first teamers Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, the three seed Thunder are looking to advance against first ballot NBA Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki and his sixth-seeded Mavericks teammates.

WHAT TIME DOES THE DALLAS VS. OKLAHOMA CITY START?

The Mavericks and the Thunder tip off at 9:30 p.m. Eastern time today.

HOW CAN I LIVESTREAM THE THUNDER VS. THE MAVERICKS?

The first game of this exciting first round matchup is airing live on ESPN, which means the best way to livestream the game is either through the Watch ESPN App or Sling TV. Unfortunately, you’ll need to authenticate with a cable provider if you want to watch the game on Watch ESPN, so get your (or your friend’s/parent’s!) login credentials ready. Sling TV, however, is currently running a free trial! (More on that below.)

HOW CAN I GET THE WATCH ESPN APP?

The app is available in pretty much any way you can want it. It’s on the iOS App Store, Google Play Store, Roku Channel Store, Microsoft Store, Amazon App Store, Xbox One, and Xbox 360, or you could always go old school and go to WatchESPN.com. It’s also available on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV.

HOW CAN I GET SLING TV?

This is a terrific time to check out Sling TV, which includes access to ESPN (along with a bunch of other awesome networks like TNT, TBS, HGTV and more). As we mentioned before, Sling TV is currently offering subscribers a free one-week trial of the service, so what better time to give it a whirl than now?