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Anyone Know why ESPN are showing less NBA Playoff?

I think anon must be getting confused with ESPN US.

ESPN Australia is showing BOS-WAS right now, which is sourced from TNT in the States.

BOS-WAS is on ESPN so anon not sure what you are on about???

Celtics v Wash game is on Espn

Yeah that's correct. Not all games but most. For example, the Wizards V Celtics game is on the watchESPN.com now but isn't on either ESPN or ESPN2. It's a bit hit and miss but better than nothing

Oh ok anon. Maybe the games that weren't on ESPN/ESPN2 but were on WatchESPN they had rights to but couldn't fit onto the main channels as they were airing other live events. But from the article quoted they don't have rights to every playoff game for early rounds, all games 100% covered starting from conference finals however.

There were some games in the 1st round of the NBA playoffs that weren't on ESPN or ESPN2 but I could watch via the app or website. Perhaps yesterday was an anomaly. It may pay to check each day and see what is available.

Cram is right. I belive the Anon above him is confusing NCAA with NBA.

Yes, during the NCAA coverage would go from one game to the other, so you saw snippets of each. But if you wanted to see each full game you could on WatchESPN. However this is not the case with NBA - if it isn't airing on ESPN/ESPN2 it won't be on WatchESPN either.

I've got the watch espn app, and todays games (Cavs vs Raps and Rockets Spurs) weren't on

Here's a tip:

Download the WatchESPN APP on your iPad or iPhone or go to watchespn.com.au on your computer.

Login using your FOXTEL login (assuming you have FOXTEL) and you can stream all the NBA finals plus other events/games that aren't on ESPN or ESPN2. I used this for the March Madness to choose which games I watched, as opposed to 7-10 minutes of each game, and have throughout the NBA playoffs as many games that aren't on the 2 main channels are still view-able via this platform. I don't understand why this isn't promoted more from FOXTEL.

"Under the expanded agreement, ESPN will televise:

• Up to 188 regular-season games (up from 88 in 2015-16) including five Boxing Day games back-to-back

• Up to 53 playoff games (up from 45 games in 2015-16) including the entirety of the Eastern and Western Conference Finals and every game of the NBA Finals"

Sauce:

http://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/15816035/espn-doubles-nba-coverage-australia-new-zealand

Umm they are actually showing more than last season.

Australian Jayco Opals star and member of the WNBL Championship-winning Bulleen Boomers side Jenna O’Hea has signed with Women’s National Basketball Association team the Los Angeles Sparks for the upcoming season in the USA, set to tip off June 3.

O’Hea, already a WNBL All-star Five player and member of the Australian Jayco Opals program since 2009, is excited about the prospect of going to the premier basketball competition in the world.

“It all happened pretty quickly – just after the WNBL season there was a bit of interest and then I was signed,” O’Hea said.

“I think there’ll be a lot of great opportunities over there in L.A. and the coaching staff have all been really good and they have a great playing roster, so I’m really looking forward to it. Candace Parker is one of the best players in the world so I’m looking forward to playing with her as well,” she said.

Having proven herself a legitimate international-calibre player at last year’s FIBA World Championship tournament, and having represented Australia throughout her junior career, the Sparks’ coaching staff, which includes Assistant Coach and Australian Basketball Hall of Fame member Sandy Brondello, indicated that the lure for them was Jenna’s readiness to step into the program and have an immediate influence on their success.

“Jenna is a versatile player who we think has a chance to make an immediate impact,” Sparks’ Head Coach Jennifer Gillom said.
“At 6’1”, she has excellent mobility and will add size to our backcourt. I’m excited to begin coaching her.”

Despite the move, O’Hea was quick to confirm her commitment, not just to Bulleen for the 2011/12 WNBL season, but also to the Australian Opals program, as they look to take their first-ever gold medal at the London Olympic Games.

“It’s over the winter that I will be over there and then I will be coming back and playing for Bulleen,” she said.

“For us as Australians to win Gold at the Olympics, we need to beat the Americans and there’s no better experience than being over there and training with them and playing against them, and then I’ll be back here for the WNBL season and then in the lead up to the Olympics next year,” she said.