Are you the type of Celtics fan who absolutely must watch all 82 games on the schedule and, obviously, the entire postseason? Then get ready to make a few adjustments to your watching habits, because a lot has changed since last season ended, and those changes will be felt quickly by Celtics fans, beginning with game two of the new schedule.
Let’s start with the familiar TV channels that are not changing. If you watch the Celtics on either NBA League Pass or NBC Sports Boston, those remain your go-to sources for the majority of Celtics telecasts.
The difference now will be when the Celtics appear on national telecasts. After many years, TNT is no longer in the picture, having been replaced by Amazon’s streaming service, Prime Video, and the NBC network and its own streaming platform, Peacock. Still in place is the combination of the ABC network and its cable TV partner ESPN, as well as the league’s own NBA TV.
All told, Boston will appear on those combined outlets more than 30 times – the catch being that, according to NBA.com, 10 of those games are presently scheduled to be shown only on Prime, Peacock or ESPN. All of those channels, whether as a standalone service or part of a package, charge a fee for access.
Right away, fans will need Prime Video in order to watch Celtics’ road games versus two of their biggest rivals – on October 24 at New York and October 31 at Philadelphia. Those are the first contests that will be carried exclusively on Amazon Prime, with no coverage by League Pass or NBC Sports Boston. Much of the NBA Cup schedule, the entire Play-In Tournament, and a number of playoff games are also scheduled to be carried by Prime or Peacock.
The hope here is that this information will help fans know how and where to access all the games on the Celtics’ schedule and, perhaps most important, to always tune in to the correct channel from one night to the next.
