The Pacers and Knicks are tied 2-2 in the Conference Semifinals. The first three games were decided within 10 points. The first two went to the Knicks, then the Pacers rallied for a close game three then decimated the Knicks in game four by 121 to 89. The Knicks are hoping to leverage their home court advantage tonight to rally from the devastating results of game four.
The New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers game is about to start, at 8:00 p.m. ET. It will be televised on TNT and TruTV, so there are several options for watching the NBA playoffs tonight. We’ve picked out what we think is the best deal, then given you some other options as well. Pick one soon before the game starts.
We recommend getting a Sling TV Blue subscription. It’s normally $40 per month, but right now you can grab it for just $15 after a nice Sling TV deal that get you $25 off your first month. Unfortunately there is currently no Sling TV free trial. This won’t get you every game of the playoffs, as this package doesn’t include ESPN, but it will get you all of the TNT games, which include this one and the Timberwolves vs Nuggets game happening later tonight.
There are two other popular streaming sites that can get you access to tonight’s NBA playoff game: Hulu and Max. If you opt for Hulu, you’ll need the Hulu with Live TV, package. There is unfortunately no Hulu free trial, and the full package is pretty expensive at $76 per month. However this does get you access to ESPN+ and Disney+ as well through the Disney Bundle. The cheapest version of Max is only $10 per month, but you’ll need to buy the B/R add-on if you want to watch live basketball, which costs $10 for $20 total. This does get you access to the rest of the NBA playoffs.
If you’re outside the U.S. and need a simple solution for streaming the NBA playoffs, look no further than a VPN. We recommend NordVPN as the best VPN in general. Just grab a subscription (almost perpetually on sale as part of NordVPN deals), connect to a server in the U.S., and start streaming the game with one of the options above. There’s even a server right in New York!
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.