Watch the Celtics live without cable on NBC Sports Boston with DIRECTV STREAM “Choice,” Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV.
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NBC Sports Boston, ESPN, and TNT are widely available across platforms, so choosing a streaming service to watch the Celtics comes down to whether you also want to watch the Patriots and Red Sox from the same app.
For Full coverage in of the Celtics from New England, plus Sox and Pats games, our top pick is DIRECTV STREAM’s “Choice” package. DTV “Choice” is the only streaming service that includes ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBC Sports Boston, and NESN for watching Red Sox games.
Out-of-market there are more options. Celtics fans outside of New England can add NBA League Pass to Fubo, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.
Watch WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston, ESPN, TNT, NBC Sports Boston, NESN, and more. | $99.99 / month | 5 Day Free Trial |
Watch NBC Sports Boston in-market, plus TNT, ESPN, and more. | $72.99 / month | 14 Day Free Trial |
Watch NBC Sports Boston, ESPN, and NESN. | $74.99 / month | 7 Day Free Trial |
Watch the Celtics on national TV, in the playoffs, and out-of-market. | $14.99 / month | Get NBA League Pass |
Today’s game
Our software catalogues available streaming options for the upcoming Celtics TV schedule, below.
Important channels
In New England, the Celtics are broadcast on NBC Sports Boston. When the Celtics play on national TV, the games will air on ABC, ESPN, or TNT.
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From New England
COMPLETE COVERAGE OF EVERY CELTICS GAME FOR FANS IN NEW ENGLAND.
NBA fans can watch the Celtics in-market on DIRECTV STREAM with the upgraded “Choice” package.
I chose DIRECTV STREAM as my top pick for watching the Celtics because it is the only live TV streaming service that offers NESN, TNT, and NBC Sports Boston on the same platform.
With DIRECTV STREAM “Choice,” Boston sports fans can watch these teams in-market:
- Celtics
- Bruins
- Red Sox
- Patriots
- Eagles (football and basketball)
- Penn State
COMPLETE CELTICS COVERAGE FOR LOCAL and OUT-OF-MARKET FANS.
Yes, you can watch the Celtics on YouTube TV, both in-market and out-of-market. If you are an out-of-market Celtics fan, YouTube TV offers an NBA League Pass add-on which I have used and which integrates seamlessly into the platform. YouTube TV also carries WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston.
Although YouTube TV lacks NESN for watching Sox games, the service is an excellent choice for streaming Patriots football, and is our top overall pick for hosting Super Bowl parties.
You can watch the Celtics games that air on NBC Sports Boston on fuboTV.
Note: We don’t recommend fuboTV this season for watching the Celtics because the platform is missing TNT, which means the NBA on TNT series can’t be live streamed with a fuboTV membership.
If you’re ok missing the TNT broadcasts, fuboTV carries every other channel Boston sports fans need to watch the Celtics, including WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston and ESPN.
Sling TV is only a good option for watching the Celtics in the playoffs, not during the regular season. Although Sling TV Orange does not carry NBC Sports Boston, you can still watch most of the Celtics playoff run, and at a fraction of the price of competitors.
During the playoffs, missing ABC isn’t an issue since Sling TV Orange carries ESPN3, which allows fans to access the simulcast of ABC’s NBA playoff coverage on the watch ESPN app.
Read our Sling TV review.
Yes, you can watch the Celtics on Hulu + Live TV in-market. Hulu + Live TV carries all of the NBC owned RSNs, including NBC Sports Boston.
Out-of-market
Watch the Celtics regular season outside the NBC Sports Boston viewing territory.
FAQ
No, ESPN+ does not carry NBA games, so you can’t watch the Celtics on ESPN+. The ESPN+ platform is a great option for watching soccer, small college football games, and out-of-market NHL games, but not NBA games.
No, you cannot watch the Boston Celtics on Paramount Plus because CBS does not have the TV rights to air NBA games. However, you can watch the Patriots on Paramount Plus. The platform carries WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston for in-market fans.
No, you can’t watch the Celtics on NESN. The Bruins and Red Sox play on NESN, the Celtics regular season is broadcast on NBC Sports Boston.