The No. 3 seed Milwaukee Bucks (46-26) will kick off their first-round series against the No. 6 seed Miami Heat (40-32) at Fiserv Forum Saturday.
Bucks vs. Heat Game 1 (2 p.m. ET start time) will be televised nationally on ESPN, while the rest of the games in the series will be on either ESPN, TNT or NBA TV. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of the entire Bucks vs Heat series online:
The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat are set to meet in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs in what will be a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals when the Heat bested the Bucks in five games to advance to the NBA Finals. The Heat will be looking to pull off a repeat performance, while the Bucks will obviously be hoping for a different outcome.
It's not an ideal first round matchup for either team, as the Bucks would probably rather face off against a less talented and experienced team to kick off what they hope will be a deep playoff run, while the Heat likely would have finished higher in the standings in the East if they weren't hampered by injury and COVID-related issues early on in the season. But, that's the way the cookie crumbles, as they say, and now the two teams will have to face each other in the first round. One will win and advance to the second round, and the other team will head home, disappointed.
AT&T TV has four different channel packages: “Entertainment”, “Choice”, “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN, ESPN2, TNT and ABC are included in every one, while NBA TV is included in the “Choice” and above bundles, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for AT&T TV, you can watch the Bucks vs Heat live on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the AT&T TV website.
You can also watch the ABC and ESPN games live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your AT&T TV credentials to do that.
Sling TV
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 (which will simulcast ABC games) and TNT are included in Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” bundle, while NBA TV is in the “Sports Extra” add-on. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with all the channels for the NBA playoffs, and you can get $25 off your first month:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the Bucks vs Heat live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
You can also watch the ABC and ESPN games live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling TV credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.