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With the regular season in the rearview, it’s all eyes on the NBA postseason.
This year, the New York Knicks are entering the playoffs in the Eastern Conference’s No. 3 seed, so they’ll face No. 6, the Detroit Pistons, in the best-of-seven first round, which begins tonight.
This season, the Knicks won 51 games, but only one of those came against the Pistons. The Pistons won the other three games in their regular season series, the last one just over a week ago.
Here’s everything you need to know about Game 1 in the Knicks vs. Pistons NBA Playoffs series.
What time is the Knicks game tonight?
Tonight’s Knicks playoff game tips off at 6 p.m. ET, April 18.
How to watch Knicks vs. Pistons for free:
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to watch tonight’s Knicks playoff game since it is on ESPN. Our favorite live options are DIRECTV (five days free, from $69.99/month) and fuboTV (seven days free, then $20 off your first month).
If you want to tune into the entire series, we recommend DIRECTV, since half of the game will air on TNT (and fuboTV does not carry TNT).
Other ways to stream Knicks vs. Pistons:
You can also stream the Knicks playoff series on Sling TV Orange, which is currently 50% off your first month ($23) and includes both ESPN and TNT among its channels.
Knicks vs. Pistons Round 1 schedule:
- Game 1: Pistons at Knicks, April 19 at 6 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 2: Pistons at Knicks, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
- Game 3: Knicks at Pistons, April 24 at 7 p.m. ET (TNT)
- Game 4: Knicks at Pistons, April 27 at 1 p.m. ET (ABC)
- Game 5: Pistons at Knicks, April 29 (time and channel TBD)*
- Game 6: Knicks at Pistons, May 1 (time and channel TBD)*
- Game 7: Pistons at Knicks, May 3 (time and channel TBD)*
*Games 5-7 only if necessary
This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Streaming Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping, Page Six, and Decider.com. Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly deals, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on every streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she’s also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. When she’s not writing about (or watching) TV, movies, and sports, she’s also keeping up on the underrated perfume dupes at Bath & Body Works and testing headphones. Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews.
