NBA finals coverage on ABS-CBN & S+A on free TV & SKYCable
Filipino basketball fans are in for a treat as ABS-CBN brings the entire NBA finals series live on free TV and on SKYCable. It started airing last June 2 with the Game 1 between the Golden State Warriors and defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Warriors cruised to a Game 1 victory with a 113-91 win over the Cavs, behind Kevin Durant’s 38 points and 2016 MVP Stephen Curry’s six threepointers while Lebron James’ doubledouble of 28 points and 15 rebounds could not make up for his team’s 20 turnovers.
Filipino NBA fans caught the action with Filipino commentary on ABS-CBN Channel 2 on free TV and on ABS-CBN HD on SKYCable Channel 167, courtesy of ABS-CBN Sports’ Boom Gonzalez and TJ Manotoc, who are covering the finals in the US.
Meanwhile, NBA fans who prefer to watch the game with the original English commentary tuned to the game on S+A Channel 23 on free TV and on S+A SKYCable Channel 17 and S+A HD SKYCable Channel 166.
Viewers will continue to experience the best of both worlds as ABS-CBN’s NBA finals coverage go on with Game 2 scheduled tomorrow, June 5, at 8 a.m. on ABSCBN, ABS-CBN HD, S+A and S+A HD.
Those outside Metro Manila can also enjoy the games live and in the language of their choice. For SKY subscribers in Cebu, Davao, Bacolod, Iloilo, Baguio, General Santos and Dumaguete, NBA Finals will be live in Filipino on ABS-CBN channel 2 and ABS-CBN HD channel 700, and in English on S+A channel 8 and S+A HD Channel 701. SKY Direct subscribers can catch the games on ABS-CBN HD channel 2, S+A channel 8 and S+A HD Channel 24.
Find out if James, NBA’s alltime playoff scoring leader, and Kyrie Irving, the cover of the new
NBA2K game, can lead their team to a comeback on Game 2. Games 3 and 4 will be on June 8 and June 10 at 9 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., respectively. If necessary, Game 5 will be on June 13 at 9 a.m.; Game 6 on June 16, 9 a.m.; and Game 7 on June 19, 8 a.m. Replays are available on S+A, ABS-CBN’s free TV sports channel, on the same day at 8 p.m.