NBA Playoffs 2016 Schedule and Live Stream: Here’s How You Can Watch This Year’s Week’s Matches

By Carlo Monzon
Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry of Golden State Warriors against Washington Wizards Wikimedia Commons/Keith Allison

The NBA has now entered its second week of the 2016 playoffs. And, for those looking to watch the games in their homes, here's a rundown of this week's schedule and live stream events.

Some of the games scheduled for this week include the second game between the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers against the LA Clippers on April 20. Fans can watch this event online through TNT. Happening on the same day is the match between the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, which will be live streamed by NBA TV.

Then, on April 21, the Toronto Raptors will take on the Indiana Pacers while the Golden State Warriors will face the Houston Rockets before meeting again on April 24 and 27. These games can be viewed through. A match between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks is also scheduled on the same day. These games can be viewed on NBA TV and TNT

ESPN2 will also host a live streaming event on April 22 for the game between the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics while ABC will broadcast the match between the Warriors and Rockets on April 24.

These two teams already met earlier this week for their second game with the Warriors taking a 2-0 lead against the Rockets in the playoffs. Of course, fans of the Warriors, especially those of its star player Stephen Curry were particularly worried about the second game especially since the athlete suffered a sprained ankle in Game 1.

But, as noted by Curry, he is still determined to be an active player on the team's roster despite the injury. However, he admitted that this is something that he and the team must look into first.

"Right now I don't see a scenario where I'll be out," he told USA Today. "Obviously, of it's not right and at risk of further injury or whatnot, that's the only think that I think we have to worry about."

"Pain tolerance and all that stuff, I kind of know what I can deal with on the court, but you don't want anything more serious to happen favoring an ankle or whatnot," he added. "So that's what we'll pay attention to the next few days.

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