2026 NBA Finals

2026 NBA Finals
Dates	June 3–19
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The 2026 NBA Finals is the upcoming championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2025–26 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven series will be played between the Eastern Conference champion and the Western Conference champion. The series is scheduled to begin on June 3, with a possible Game 7 scheduled for June 19.^[1]

Series summary

The NBA announced the Finals schedule on January 20, 2026.^[1] The league rearranged the series so it avoids going up against the 2026 FIFA World Cup night game between the United States and Paraguay on June 12. No Sunday game was scheduled for the first time since 1970, the break between Games 1 and 2 will be one day instead of two days for the first time since 2015, and a potential Game 5 would be played on a Saturday night for the first time since 2021.^[2]

Game	Date^[1]	Road team	Home team
Game 1	June 3	TBD	TBD
Game 2	June 5	TBD	TBD
Game 3	June 8	TBD	TBD
Game 4	June 10	TBD	TBD
Game 5^[b]	June 13	TBD	TBD
Game 6^[b]	June 16	TBD	TBD
Game 7^[b]	June 19	TBD	TBD

TBD vs. TBD^[b]

TBD

Media coverage

The Finals will be televised in the United States by ABC for the 24th consecutive year. It will called by the team of play-by-play announcer Mike Breen, analysts Richard Jefferson and Tim Legler, and sideline reporter Lisa Salters. Legler replaced Doris Burke on the network's lead announcing team this season.^[3]

Notes

^ The final game of the Finals could be as early as June 10, if either team wins the series 4–0, or later, if the Finals went to games 5–7, with the final game being played on June 19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ If necessary

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "NBA Finals 2026 Schedule". NBA.com. January 20, 2026.
^ Lewis, Jon (January 20, 2026). "NBA adjusts Finals schedule; no Sunday games for first time since 1970". Sports Media Watch.
^ McKenoe, Liam (August 28, 2025). "ESPN Makes Surprising Decision on Doris Burke's Role in NBA Finals Coverage". SI.com.

[Dates-1] The final game of the Finals could be as early as June 10, if either team wins the series 4–0, or later, if the Finals went to games 5–7, with the final game being played on June 19.

[PotentialGames-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ If necessary

[schedule-2] "NBA Finals 2026 Schedule". NBA.com. January 20, 2026.

[3] Lewis, Jon (January 20, 2026). "NBA adjusts Finals schedule; no Sunday games for first time since 1970". Sports Media Watch.

[5] McKenoe, Liam (August 28, 2025). "ESPN Makes Surprising Decision on Doris Burke's Role in NBA Finals Coverage". SI.com.

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