Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics dribbles the ball during the third quarter in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden on May 23, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The Boston Celtics play the Indiana Pacers tonight for Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Down two games, the Pacers are in desperate need of a win, or find themselves one loss away from a clean sweep and an exit from the playoffs.
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Keep reading for how and when to watch the Celtics vs. Pacers Game 3 tonight.
How and when to watch Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers Game 3
Game 3 of the Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Playoffs series will be played on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT). The game will air on ABC and stream on Sling TV and the platforms featured below.
How to watch Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers Game 3 without cable
If your cable subscription doesn’t carry ABC or you’ve cut the cord with your cable company, you can still watch today’s game. Below are the platforms on which you can watch today’s game live.
Save $25 on Sling TV: The most cost-effective way to stream the Celtics vs. Pacers game
If you don’t have cable TV that includes ABC, one of the most cost-effective ways to stream today’s game is through a subscription to Sling TV. To watch today’s game, you’ll need a subscription to the Blue tier, which includes access to ABC, and your local network affiliates (where available). To level up your coverage and get access to NBA playoff games and the NBA Finals broadcast on ESPN, subscribe to the Orange + Blue tier plan.
The Blue tier is $45 per month. The Sling’s Orange + Blue tier costs $60 per month, but the platform is currently offering $25 off the first month of any pricing tier, making the Orange + Blue tier $35 for the first month.
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Note: Because Sling TV doesn’t carry CBS, you won’t be able to watch CBS-aired programming like next year’s NFL games on CBS. To watch these games, plus PGA golf, UEFA Champions League and more live sports, we recommend you also subscribe to Paramount+ with Showtime. Paramount+ with Showtime costs $12 per month after a one-week free trial.
Note: CBS Essentials and Paramount+ with Showtime are both subsidiaries of Paramount.
Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue tier:
Sling TV is our top choice to stream the NBA Playoffs.
There are 46 channels to watch in total, including ABC, NBC and Fox (where available).
You get access to NBA games airing on TNT.
All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.
Watch the Celtics vs. Pacers game for free with Fubo
You can also catch today’s game on Fubo. Fubo is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to ABC and ESPN, in addition to almost every NFL game next season.
To watch the NBA Playoffs without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. In addition to NBA basketball, you’ll have access to NFL football, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games. Fubo’s Pro Tier is priced at $80 per month after your free seven-day trial.
Sports fans will want to consider adding on the $7.99 per month Fubo Extra package, which includes MLB Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, Tennis Channel, SEC Network and more channels with live games. Or upgrade to the Fubo Elite tier and get all the Fubo Extra channels, plus the ability to stream in 4K, starting at $90 per month ($70 for the first month).
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Top features of FuboTV Pro Tier:
There are no contracts with Fubo, you can cancel anytime.
The Pro tier includes over 180 channels, so there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Fubo includes most channels you’ll need to watch live sports, including CBS (not available through Sling TV).
All tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
Stream on your TV, phone, tablet and other devices.
Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle: Watch the Celtics vs. Pacers game live
You can watch today’s game with the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle. The bundle features 95 channels, including ABC, TNT, local network affiliates and ESPN. It also includes the ESPN+ streaming service. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch today’s game, the 2024 NBA playoffs, MLB this season and network-aired NFL games next season with Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle.
Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+. It’s priced at $77 per month after a three-day free trial.
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2024 NBA Playoffs: Full playoff schedule
No. 32 Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Townes.
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Below is the schedule for the NBA conference finals. All times Eastern.
Eastern Conference
(1) Boston vs. (6) Indiana
• Game 1: Celtics 133, Pacers 128 • Game 2: Celtics 126, Pacers 110 • Game 3: Celtics vs. Pacers, Saturday, May 25 (8:30 ET, ABC) • Game 4: Celtics vs. Pacers, Monday, May 27 (8:00 ET, ESPN) • Game 5: Pacers vs. Celtics, Wednesday, May 29 (8:00 ET, ESPN)* • Game 6: Celtics vs. Pacers, Friday, May 31 (8:00 ET, ESPN)* • Game 7: Pacers vs. Celtics, Sunday, June 2 (8:00 ET, ESPN)*
Boston leads the series 2-0
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Western Conference
3) Minnesota vs. (5) Dallas
• Game 1: Mavericks 108, Timberwolves 105 • Game 2: Mavericks vs. Timberwolves, Friday, May 24 (8:30 ET, TNT) • Game 3: Timberwolves vs. Mavericks, Sunday, May 26 (8:00 ET, TNT) • Game 4: Timberwolves vs. Mavericks, Tuesday, May 28 (8:30 ET, TNT) • Game 5: Mavericks vs. Timberwolves, Thursday, May 30 (8:30 ET, TNT)* • Game 6: Timberwolves vs. Mavericks, Saturday, June 1 (8:30 ET, TNT)* • Game 7: Mavericks vs. Timberwolves, Monday, June 3 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
Dallas leads the series 1-0
* = if necessary
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Conference semifinals schedule
The conference semifinals is a best-of-seven series beginning on May 4, 2024.
Eastern Conference
(1) Boston vs. (4) Cleveland
• Game 1: Celtics 120, Cavaliers 95 • Game 2: Cavaliers 118, Celtics 94 • Game 3: Celtics 106, Cavaliers 93 • Game 4: Celtics 109, Cavaliers 102 • Game 5: Celtics 113, Cavaliers 98
Boston wins series 4-1
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(2) New York vs. (6) Indiana
• Game 1: Knicks 121, Pacers 117 • Game 2: Knicks 130, Pacers 121 • Game 3: Pacers 111, Knicks 106 • Game 4: Pacers 121, Knicks 89 • Game 5: Knicks 121, Pacers 91 • Game 6: Pacers, 116, Knicks 103 • Game 7: Pacers 130, Knicks 109
Indiana wins series 4-3
Western Conference
(1) Oklahoma City vs. (5) Dallas
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• Game 1: Thunder 117, Mavericks 95 • Game 2: Mavericks 119, Thunder 110 • Game 3: Mavericks 105, Thunder 101 • Game 4: Thunder 100, Mavericks 96 • Game 5: Mavericks 104, Thunder 92 • Game 6: Mavericks 117, Thunder 116
Dallas wins series 4-2
(2) Denver vs. (3) Minnesota
• Game 1:Timberwolves 106, Nuggets 99 • Game 2: Timberwolves 106, Nuggets 80 • Game 3: Nuggets 117, Timberwolves 90 • Game 4: Nuggets 115, Timberwolves 107 • Game 5: Nuggets 112, Timberwolves 97 • Game 6: Timberwolves 115, Nuggets 70 • Game 7: Timberwolves 98, Nuggets 90
Minnesota wins series 4-3
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First round schedule
Below are the results for the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
Eastern Conference
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Miami Heat
• Game 1:Celtics 114, Heat 94 • Game 2: Heat 111, Celtics 101 • Game 3: Celtics 104, Heat 84 • Game 4: Celtics 102, Heat 88 • Game 5: Celtics 118, Heat 84
(2) New York Knicks vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers
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• Game 1:Knicks 111, 76ers 104 • Game 2: Knicks 104, 76ers 101 • Game 3: 76ers 125, Knicks 114 • Game 4: Knicks 97, 76ers 92 • Game 5: 76ers 112, Knicks 106 (OT) • Game 6: Knicks 118, 76ers 115
(3) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (6) Indiana Pacers
• Game 1: Bucks 109, Pacers 94 • Game 2:Pacers 125, Bucks 108 • Game 3: Pacers 121, Bucks 118 • Game 4: Pacers 126, Bucks 113 • Game 5: Bucks 115, Pacers 92 • Game 6: Pacers 120, Bucks 98
(4) Cleveland vs. (5) Orlando
• Game 1: Cavaliers 97, Magic 83 • Game 2: Cavaliers 96, Magic 86 • Game 3: Magic 121, Cavaliers 83 • Game 4: Magic 112, Cavaliers 89 • Game 5: Cavaliers 104, Magic 103 • Game 6: Magic 103, Cavaliers 96 • Game 7: Cavaliers 106, Magic 94
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Western Conference
(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (8) New Orleans Pelicans
• Game 1:Thunder 94, Pelicans 92 • Game 2: Thunder 124, Pelicans 92 • Game 3: Thunder 106, Pelicans 85 • Game 4: Thunder 97, Pelicans 89
(2) Denver Nuggets vs. (7) Los Angeles Lakers
• Game 1:Nuggets 114, Lakers 103 • Game 2: Nuggets 101, Lakers 99 • Game 3: Nuggets 112, Lakers 105 • Game 4: Lakers 119, Nuggets 108 • Game 5: Nuggets 108, Lakers 106
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(3) Minnesota Timberwolves vs. (6) Phoenix Suns
• Game 1:Timberwolves 120, Suns 95 • Game 2: Timberwolves 105, Suns 93 • Game 3: Timberwolves 129, Suns 109 • Game 4: Timberwolves 112, Suns 116
(4) LA Clippers vs. (5) Dallas Mavericks
• Game 1:Clippers 109, Mavericks 97 • Game 2: Mavericks 96, Clippers 93 • Game 3: Mavericks 101, Clippers 90 • Game 4: Clippers 116, Mavericks 111 • Game 5: Mavericks 123, Clippers 93 • Game 6: Mavericks 114, Mavericks 101
Conference finals schedule
The conference finals will begin May 21-22, but can move up to May 19-20 if the prior round’s series ends early.
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NBA Finals schedule
The 2024 NBA Finals will begin June 6, airing on ABC.
The Boston City Council appears to be headed toward a complicated final budget vote Wednesday after failing to achieve the required two-thirds consensus for a straight override of a mayoral veto that fully restored the body’s public safety cuts.
Seven Boston parks will get an infusion of local beer, food, music, and art this summer in a mobile beer garden series starting in South Boston this week.
Hyde Park’s Roundhead Brewing Co. is partnering with Fresh Food Generation, a farm-to-plate Caribbean American restaurant and food truck in Dorchester, on the beer gardens. It’s a series they’re calling “Alianza,” or alliance, speaking to Roundhead cofounder Craig Panzer’s desire to unite folks from different Boston neighborhoods. As BIPOC business owners in the city, Panzer and Fresh Food Generation CEO Cassandria Campbell do more than talk about representing all Bostonians.
“Roundhead is all about building community, and we are darn proud of our place and neighborhood in Hyde Park,” says Panzer. “The mobile beer garden is the perfect opportunity for us to continue doing what we’re doing.”
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The rotating beer gardens are structured as follows: At each location, Alianza will operate from Wednesday to Sunday for two consecutive weeks, before traveling to the next neighborhood park. The South Boston beer garden opened June 19 and operates Wednesday and Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from noon to 9 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.
Those unfamiliar with Roundhead’s beer offerings should expect brews inspired by the founders’ Peruvian heritage, including a cherry rosemary saison and a Peruvian red ale brewed with purple corn.Courtesy of Roundhead Brewing
Fresh Food Generation’s Campbell says that “every two weeks, not only will the location change, but we will be featuring a new menu item in honor of each neighborhood.” The company’s typical dishes combine New England ingredients with Caribbean flavors for mains like jerk chicken and sides like Haitian beet salad. Campbell says that in addition to food and beer, each beer garden will reserve space for local artists and musicians.
Those unfamiliar with Roundhead’s beer offerings should expect brews inspired by the founders’ Peruvian heritage, including a cherry rosemary saison and a Peruvian red ale brewed with purple corn.
“Roundhead is designed as the smallest brewery in Boston for a reason — so we can constantly rotate in fresh batches, and new recipes,” says Panzer.
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Introducing craft beer to groups who might not have been familiar with it before has been rewarding, says Panzer.
“People who come to Roundhead in Hyde Park are curious,” he says. “That’s what happens when you intentionally bring different cultures to the customer’s brewery experience.”
The seven beer garden locations were chosen by the city. Future beer garden neighborhood locations, in order, are in the Fenway, East Boston, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Dorchester, and Brighton. For more details, go to roundheadbrewing.com/alianza-park-series.
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An absolute stunner of a day is on tap Tuesday as a strengthening low-pressure system accelerates away from New England while quickly helping pull in high pressure to set up a great day across Boston. It will be a little hotter than usual, though, with highs in the upper 80s with a chance to hit 90.
High pressure builds across the Northeast Tuesday, setting up a beautiful day.Boston Globe
You can expect mostly clear skies with sinking air keeping cloud coverage at bay. And you’ll quickly notice the air being quite comfortable when you step out the door.
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This airmass will pack some welcomed dry air as high pressure builds, marking the first day since June 16 that dew points are below 60 degrees.
Dew points will drop to the 50s across Boston, welcoming the driest air in the past week.Boston Globe
Typically, you expect cooler temps with a passing cold front, especially with air coming from the northwest. However, a pocket of warm air aloft will sink to the surface with this setup — combine that with plenty of clear skies for maximum sunshine, then you’re looking at temperatures reaching the upper 80s today.
Much of the day will stay clear with clouds building late.Boston Globe
The winds should stick below 10 miles per hour for much of the day and slowly shift from the northwest to the west, keeping the dry, comfortable air funneling across the region through sunset.
Wind will mostly stay around 10 mph from the north and west.Boston Globe
A quick change in patterns will introduce an even warmer day on Wednesday, with the chance to break 90 degrees across Boston, as another system approaches from the west and reintroduces a southwesterly flow. There’s a chance for evening showers and thunderstorms after a mostly dry day.
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A severe thunderstorm risk should stay west of New England on Wednesday.Boston Globe
Tuesday’s breakdown
Southern New England: Much of the area will see mostly sunny skies with temperatures ranging between the mid- and upper-80s. Dew points will improve and drop mostly into the 50s. Clouds will begin to build late, but the day should remain dry.
Western Mass.: Temperatures still settle in the mid-80s across the Berkshires but jump to near 90 across the Pioneer Valley and into central Connecticut. Mostly sunny skies will turn to partly cloudy with dew points improving to the mid-50s.
Cape and Islands: Temperatures will likely come close or slightly exceed 80 degrees with mostly sunny skies. A breeze will stick around to 15 mph with dew points hovering around 60.
Northern New England: A mostly sunny day with clouds building throughout the afternoon. Temperatures will likely settle in the mid-80s with the chance for evening showers across Vermont while New Hampshire and Maine stay dry.
Regional highs across New England.Boston Globe
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