An image of Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum

An image of Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum

How To Watch Boston Celtics Playoff Games With Sling

The Boston Celtics are back in the playoffs for the 10th straight year. Here's how to watch all of their playoff games with Sling.

The Boston Celtics may wear green jerseys, but there’s nothing green about the team itself. With a ten year playoff streak, including five seasons in which they advanced to at least the Eastern Conference Finals, Boston is one of the most experienced and consistent teams in the NBA.

For the second year in a row, Boston finished with the NBA’s best regular season record, giving them home court advantage throughout the playoffs. Is this the year the Celtics finally break through to win the team’s record-setting 18th world championship? Only time will tell, but here’s how you can watch all the Boston Celtics 2024 playoff games with Sling.

Where Can I Watch the Celtics Game?

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The broadcast rights to the remaining 2024 NBA Playoff games are split between ESPN/ ABC and TNT. On Sling, these channels are available with a subscription to Sling Orange.

During the Conference Semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Celtics games will be broadcast on both ESPN and TNT. If Boston advances to the Eastern Conference Finals, those games will air on ESPN/ ABC (available to Sling Orange subscribers with ESPN3). The 2024 NBA Finals will air on ABC. Games on ABC will be simulcast on ESPN3 for Sling Orange subscribers and will be available to Sling Blue subscribers in select markets.

Celtics Playoff Schedule

In the first round, the Celtics eliminated their longtime rival the Miami Heat, 4-1. Their victory was a bit of revenge against the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year. In the Eastern Conference Semifinal, they’re facing the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston won the first game in the series, check out the results and schedule for the full series below. The winner of the Celtics-Cavaliers series will face the winner of the New York Knicks-Indiana Pacers series in the Eastern Conference Final. To catch every remaining playoff game this season, use the link below to subscribe to Sling Orange!

#1 Boston Celtics vs. #4 Cleveland Cavaliers

Game 1: Cavaliers 95, Celtics 120
Game 2: Cavaliers at Celtics, Thursday, May 9, 7:00pm ET (ESPN)
Game 3: Celtics at Cavaliers, Saturday, May 11, 8:30pm ET (ESPN3/ ABC)
Game 4: Celtics at Cavaliers, Monday, May 13, 7:00pm ET (TNT)
Game 5 (if necessary): Cavaliers at Celtics, Wednesday, May 15, TBD (TNT)
Game 6 (if necessary): Celtics at Cavaliers, Friday, May 17, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7 (if necessary): Cavaliers at Celtics, Sunday, May 19 (TBD)

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How To Watch Celtics Without Cable

With Sling, there are a few ways you can watch Celtics games live without cable. If you live outside of Boston, you can watch all of their regular season games by subscribing to NBA League Pass. And as mentioned above, the remaining Celtics playoff games will be available on Sling with a subscription to Sling Orange with ESPN/ ESPN3 and TNT.

It’s worth noting that the broadcast rights to the NBA are up after the 2023-24 season, and it has not yet been announced which channels or streaming services will have the rights next season.

Who is on the Boston Celtics' Roster?

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After their surprising loss to the Miami Heat in the 2023 Eastern Conference Final, Boston was one of the busiest teams in free agency. Following the NBA Finals, the Celtics traded guard Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies in a three-team trade that landed them one of the most unique players in the league, 7’2” Kristaps Porziņģis from the Washington Wizards. Then, less than a month before the season began, the Celtics acquired two-time all-star Jrue Holiday as part of the trade that sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks. Following those transactions, here’s what Boston’s starting five looks like:

Jrue Holiday - Point Guard

Derrick White - Shooting Guard

Jaylen Brown - Small Forward

Jayson Tatum - Power Forward

Kristaps Porziņģis - Center

Boston’s second unit is as follows:

Payton Pritchard - Point Guard

Sam Hauser - Small Forward

Al Horford - Power Forward/ Center

Since the injury to Porziņģis in the First Round, Luke Kornet and Xavier Tillman have also been logging minutes.

Who Coaches the Celtics?

Although head coaching changes are a regular occurrence in the NBA (some might say too regular), the Celtics have had an unusual amount of turnover at the position in recent years. The reasons for those changes are equally unusual. First, former head coach Brad Stevens stepped aside following the 2021 season to take a position in the front office (it’s worked out well, as Stevens was recently named Executive of the Year). Ime Udoka took over and led the team back to the NBA Finals. But prior to the 2022-23 season, Udoka was suspended from the team due to an inappropriate relationship with a female staffer. Joe Mazzulla was named interim head coach, a role he was promoted to permanently after leading the Celts to the league’s best record before the All-Star break.

Here’s a full look at the Celtics’ current coaching staff:

Head coach - Joe Mazzulla

Assistant coach(es)

Where Do the Boston Celtics Play?

The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which is also home to the Boston Bruins. The arena opened in 1995 and holds just over 19,000 fans during basketball games. The TD Garden website says that the arena “hosts over 3.5 million people per year.”

When Was the Boston Celtics’ Last Championship?

The Celtics’ most recent championship came in the 2007-08 season, when Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett led the team past Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals. Overall, the Celtics have won 17 championships (tied with the Lakers for the most in the NBA), including eight consecutive titles from 1959-1966, and three more with Larry Bird from 1981 to 1986.