How to watch the NBA playoffs on Max

We're in the postseason for professional basketball as the NBA playoffs are underway. While many fans are used to watching games on traditional cable/satellite TV, this year, select games are streaming on the popular streaming platform Max. With it being a property of Warner Bros. Discovery, the games in question will be the same ones that air live on TNT, also a property of the media conglomerate.

Max (formerly known as HBO Max) officially got in the business of live streaming sports thanks to a partnership with the Bleacher Report and the new B/R Sports Add-on. With access to this feature, Max subscribers can not only watch certain NBA playoff games but also specific NHL playoff games, which are currently ongoing. The best part about this is for now, the add-on is free (but that's subject to change in the future).

When you consider Max already is the streaming home to HBO's original content and shows and documentaries from OWN, ID, TLC as well as countless other programs from yesteryear, Max may make for a good investment. Here's everything we know about the NBA playoffs on Max.

How to watch the NBA playoffs on Max

In order to watch the NBA playoffs on Max, all you need to do is have a subscription to Max. Any tier will do, as for a limited time, the B/R Sports add-on is included with any Max subscription for free. While we aren’t certain when Max will start to charge for the add-on option, when that occurs, the price will be an extra $9.99 per month.

Again, there are several subscription tiers for Max (sans add-on). The lowest-priced option with ads is $9.99/month, while the highest-priced option, that's ad-free, runs $19.99/month. Should you want to save 20% on your bill, you can opt to pay a yearly subscription cost all at once.

NBA Western Conference Finals games on Max, May 20 - May 26

The Western Conference Finals are finally upon us and the Dallas Mavericks are facing off with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Will the dynamic duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving be able to lead their team past the red-hot Timberwolves with Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns putting up must-watch performances?

Check out the games that Max is streaming this week, May 20 - May 26:

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