2023 NBA Finals

The 2023 NBA Finals will be the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2022-23 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. A best-of-seven playoffs will be played between the Western Conference champion and the Eastern Conference champion. The series is planned to start on June 1, with a possible Game 7 scheduled for June 18.[2] Sponsored by the streaming service YouTube TV, the series is officially known as the 2023 NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV.[1]

2023 NBA Finals
TeamCoachWins
TBD
TBD
DatesJune 1–18[1][lower-alpha 1]

Series summary

On April 26, the NBA announced that the start times for all the weeknight Finals games will move up from 9 pm to 8:30 pm EDT for the first time in 20 years.[1][3]

Game Date Road team Result Home team
Game 1 June 1TBDTBD
Game 2 June 4TBDTBD
Game 3 June 7TBDTBD
Game 4 June 9TBDTBD
Game 5[lower-alpha 2] June 12TBDTBD
Game 6[lower-alpha 2] June 15TBDTBD
Game 7[lower-alpha 2] June 18TBDTBD

Game summaries
Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Game 1
June 1
8:30 pm
TBD vs. TBD
TBD

Game 2
June 4
8:00 pm
TBD vs. TBD
TBD

Game 3
June 7
8:30 pm
TBD vs. TBD
TBD

Game 4
June 9
8:30 pm
TBD vs. TBD
TBD

Game 5
June 12[lower-alpha 2]
8:30 pm
TBD vs. TBD
TBD

Game 6
June 15[lower-alpha 2]
8:30 pm
TBD vs. TBD*
TBD

Game 7
June 18[lower-alpha 2]
8:00 pm
TBD vs. TBD*
TBD

Media coverage

The Finals will be televised in the United States by ABC for the 21st consecutive year.[1][4] Game 1 will also receive an alternate presentation similar to Manningcast, anchored by Stephen A. Smith on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN+ as NBA in Stephen A's World.[5]

Notes
  1. The final game of the finals could be as early as June 9 if either team wins 4–0 in the championship game, depending on the Game 4 of the Finals.
  2. If necessary

References
  1. "2023 NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV to feature earlier start times on ABC". NBA.com. April 26, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  2. "NBA playoffs 2023: Schedule, news, highlights, scores, more". ESPN. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. Paulsen (April 26, 2023). "Weeknight NBA Finals games to begin half-hour earlier". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  4. "ESPN and ABC's star-studded 2022-23 NBA television schedule". NBA.com. August 17, 2022. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  5. Rajan, Ronce (April 11, 2023). "ESPN's NBA in Stephen A's World Alternate Presentation Returns April 12 for NBA Play-In Tournament Coverage". ESPNPressroom.com. ESPN Interactive. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
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