The 2026 NBA Finals is the upcoming championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2025âÂÂ26 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven series will be played between the Eastern Conference champion and the Western Conference champion. The series is scheduled to begin on June 3, with a possible Game 7 scheduled for June 19.
The NBA announced the Finals schedule on January 20, 2026. The league rearranged the series so it avoids going up against the 2026 FIFA World Cup night game between the United States and Paraguay on June 12. No Sunday game was scheduled for the first time since 1970, the break between Games 1 and 2 will be one day instead of two days for the first time since 2015, and a potential Game 5 would be played on a Saturday night for the first time since 2021.
The Finals will be televised in the United States by ABC for the 24th consecutive year. It will called by the team of play-by-play announcer Mike Breen, analysts Richard Jefferson and Tim Legler, and sideline reporter Lisa Salters. Legler replaced Doris Burke on the network's lead announcing team this season.