In the Pacific Northwest, you can watch Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers live without cable on Root Sports Northwest with DIRECTV STREAM “Choice” or fuboTV. Out-of-market Blazers fans can watch the team with NBA League Pass, or wait for nationally televised games on ABC, ESPN, and TNT.
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For in-market fans, there are several options for live streaming Trail Blazers games on devices ranging from Roku to Amazon Fire TV.
Our top pick for watching the Blazers this season, DIRECTV STREAM “Choice,” carries Root Sports Northwest, ABC, ESPN, and TNT, which allows Trail Blazers fans to watch every game, both regional and national. Out-of-market Blazers fans can watch games on NBA League Pass, a product which can be purchased à la carte on Amazon Prime, or added to a fuboTV, DIRECTV STREAM, YouTube TV, or Sling TV account.
Watch KPTV FOX 12 Portland, ABC, ESPN, TNT, Root Sports Northwest, and more. | $99.99 / month | 5 Day Free Trial |
Watch KPTV FOX 12 Portland, ABC, ESPN, Root Sports Northwest, and more. MISSING TNT. | $74.99 / month | 7 Day Free Trial |
Watch the Trail Blazers out-of-market. | $14.99 / month | Get NBA League Pass |
The most important channels for Blazers fans
Root Sports Northwest is the local regional sports network that broadcasts Trail Blazers games to local fans in Portland and Seattle. You can only watch Root Sports Northwest if you live in the Pacific Northwest, the channel does not live stream nationally. When the Trail Blazers are on national TV, the games will air on ABC, ESPN, or TNT.
| Bally Sports+ | DIRECTV STREAM – Choice | DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo Sports Plus with NFL RedZone | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Sling Orange & Blue | YouTube TV | |
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| $19.99 / month | $99.99 / month | $74.99 / month | $80.98 / month | $74.99 / month | $69.99 / month | $50 / month | $72.99 / month |
How to watch the Trail Blazers on fuboTV
With fuboTV, you can watch Root Sports Northwest in the base package, however, the platform is missing TNT, which means Blazer fans will miss the popular NBA on TNT broadcasts with Charles Barkley, Shaq, Ernie Johnson, Kenny “the Jet” Smith, and special guests.
fuboTV is an excellent option for live streaming NFL games, and the app carries KPTV FOX 12 Portland for watching Seahawks games.
One bonus that fuboTV offers that is unique to the platform – the inclusion of PAC-12 Network. Some PAC-12 football fans might be willing to trade TNT for PAC-12 Network coverage, which will air a handful of Oregon Ducks football games each season.
How to watch the Trail Blazers on DIRECTV STREAM
Although an upgrade to the more expensive “Choice” package is required, I list DIRECTV STREAM “Choice” as my top pick for watching Blazers games because the platform offers Blazers fans complete coverage from one platform.
DIRECTV STREAM “Choice” carries ABC, ESPN, Root Sports Northwest, and TNT, which allows Blazers fans to watch every game.
You can also watch Watch KPTV FOX 12 Portland on DIRECTV STREAM.
How to watch the Trail Blazers FAQ
First, be sure that you are out-of-market. Root Sports Northwest is broadcast across the Pacific Northwest, and its TV rights trump NBA League Pass. However, if you live in NYC or LA for example, and want to watch the Blazers out-of-market, you can watch most of the games on NBA League Pass. Be sure you’ve also signed up for a live TV streaming service so you don’t miss national games and playoff games. You can signup for NBA League Pass à la carte on Amazon Prime, or the package can be added to an existing YouTube TV, Sling TV, fuboTV, or DIRECTV STREAM account.
No, you can’t watch the Trail Blazers on ESPN Plus. One of the drawbacks of ESPN Plus is the platform doesn’t carry NBA or NFL games.
Hulu doesn’t carry Root Sports Northwest, and doesn’t offer an NBA League Pass upgrade, so it’s not a good option for watching most Blazers games. However, when the Blazers are on national TV, you can stream those games on Hulu + Live TV. For watching every Blazers game, DIRECTV STREAM is a better choice than Hulu.