NBA Finals live stream: How to watch Cavaliers vs. Warriors Game 5 online

Either the Warriors lose just one game in a dominant postseason run, or we get total chaos with a Cleveland win.

The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers are still playing after the Warriors failed to become the first team to ever run through the playoffs undefeated. Now, we head to Game 5 with little doubt who will actually win this series but knowing we had a lot of fun in Games 3 and 4.

Even if the Warriors win, a game that duplicates the past two games is worth watching. Golden State is still vying for the most dominant postseason run ever, given no team has ever gone 16-1. (The best is the 2001 Lakers who went 15-1 when the first round was best-of-five.) The Cavaliers are attempting to cause maximum chaos for everyone involved. Anyone else watching is just hoping to see more of this thrilling, entertaining rivalry, with the NBA’s two best teams throwing hands at each other.

After the first two games, it was a dismal time to be an NBA fan. Neither game had been competitive, and they certainly hadn’t been fun. In the past two, that has changed dramatically. That’s all we can really ask for, that Game 5 follows suit.

Game 5 will air on ABC at 9 p.m. Eastern.

Here’s how you can stream it.

ABC is an over-the-air network. As such, you can access it for free with an over-the-air digital antenna, provided you live close enough to an ABC affiliate to pick up a signal. (Check that here.) You will need to buy an antenna, which starts around $25 for low-feature versions and goes up to about $150 for fancier models.

If you opt for Sling Orange, you can forgo the over-the-air antenna and get Sling’s ABC add-on for $5 per month. It would likely depend on what access to other over-the-air networks (NBC, CBS, PBS) you’d want.

You can also use your Sling or Vue credentials to log into the Watch ESPN service, on which you can access live ABC sporting events, including the Finals.

If you have a cable subscription but aren’t near your television, some markets will allow you to stream ABC straight off their website. You can see more information if you’re in the right market here.

There’s also an ABC live streaming app on Apple TV if you have cable service, or a cable service login.