NBA Playoffs 2016: Live Stream Schedule, TV Info, Odds and More

Basketball fans will have to make do without the 2016 NBA playoffs on Friday, but the absence of hardwood action will be short-lived.

On Saturday, the Toronto Raptors will start the climb from a 2-0 hole against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a boost from the home crowd in the Queen City.

LeBron James and his teammates are cakewalking through the postseason with a 10-0 record to this point. Every easy game just adds to their confidence and increases their chances of heading into the NBA Finals well-rested and ready to take on whichever team emerges from the gauntlet that is the Western Conference.

On Sunday, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors vie for an edge with the series knotted up at one game apiece. The Thunder stole Game 1 in Oakland and can make the 73-win Warriors sweat by protecting their home court. 

This should be an entertaining weekend of hoops. Here’s an updated look at the TV and live stream info for the remainder of these series, along with an update on each team’s championship odds.

Note: Odds courtesy of Odds Shark and updated as of Friday, May 20 at 1 p.m. ET.Weekend Warriors

After an ice-cold fourth quarter in Game 1 contributed to the Warriors’ upset loss, Stephen Curry and his cohorts made it seem like nothing happened with some sublime play in a 118-91 win in Game 2 on Wednesday. Curry scored 28 points, and the Warriors as a team shot 50.6 percent from the field and 46.4 percent (13-of-28) from three in a comprehensive drubbing.

A mostly competitive first half gave way to a breezy third quarter for the Warriors in which they outscored the Thunder 31-19. Perhaps this brilliant, no-look prayer of a layup from Andre Iguodala at the end of the second quarter served as inspiration, per the NBA: 

That was pretty ridiculous, @andre!https://t.co/yKn9EbLIpx

— NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2016

Other than the usual contributions from Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, a huge part of the Thunder’s path to victory appears to be the ability of Serge Ibaka, Enes Kanter and Steven Adams to control the paint. After strong play from that trio in the first game of the series, Wednesday’s outing saw them looking mostly hapless.

Ibaka’s strong three-point shooting from the …

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