Getty LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Miami Heat on Monday night.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will clash on an NBA floor for the last time on Monday night — barring a pair of miraculous runs to the NBA Finals or a change of heart for Wade — when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Miami Heat.
The game is scheduled to start at 10:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on NBA TV (nationally), Fox Sports Sun (in Heat markets) and Spectrum SportsNet (in Lakers markets). If you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, you can watch a live stream of the game (or DVR it) on your computer, phone, or streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
NBA TV (everywhere) and Fox Sports Sun (local markets) are both included in the main Fubo bundle, which has 75-plus channels and is tailored towards sports. Spectrum SportsNet isn’t available on Fubo. You can sign up for a free seven-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which allows you to watch games up to three days after they air even if you forgot to record them.
Fox Sports Sun (local markets) is included in the “Sling Blue” channel package, while NBA TV (everywhere) is in the “Sports Extra” add-on. Spectrum SportsNet is not available on Sling. You can sign up for a free seven-day trial right here, and you can then watch the game live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
Fox Sports Sun (local markets) is included in the “Hulu with Live TV” channel bundle, but NBA TV and Spectrum SportsNet are not available on Hulu. You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game (if you’re in the Heat market) on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
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This is the second and final time the Lakers will play the Heat this season. It’ll also be the last time James and former Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Olympic teammate Wade play one another; Wade’s said he’ll retire after the season.
The Heat guard missed the teams’ first matchup of 2018-19 to be with his family after he and his wife Gabrielle Union welcomed their first child together.
James scored a season-high 51 points in a 113-97 road victory.
“It sucks. I can’t even lie to you guys,” James said after the win, according to the Orange County Register. “We all know the reason that he isn’t here, but to only have two more games to go against each other and one of them is not going to happen. It sucked a little bit, but hopefully we are both in uniform when Miami comes to L.A. and we can finish this off the right way.”
James and Wade are 15-15 in head-to-head matchups in which they both play.
“It’s bitter and it’s sweet. It’s sweet and sour,” James said, per the Register. “The sweet part about it is I’ve always loved being on the same floor with my brother. We struck up a relationship together at the Combine in 2003 and it started from there. And the sour part about it is that this is our last time sharing the same court.”
James went first overall in the 2003 draft. The Heat selected Wade four picks later.
“Sometimes it’s just chemistry,” James said of his relationship with Wade, according to Reuters. “Sometimes you can’t even explain it. And I bonded with Carmelo (Anthony) when I was in the 10th grade. I bonded with CP3 (Chris Paul) when I was in the 12th, and I bonded with D-Wade when we were both coming into the combine. Some things you just can’t explain, and that’s why we have our brotherhood.”
The pair went to four consecutive NBA Finals together with the Heat from 2011 to 2014, winning it all in 2012 and 2013.
“You’re always excited to play the Lakers, and obviously, LeBron is there and (it’s) our last time matching up, so it’s definitely gonna be a little bit extra special than any normal game,” Wade said, per Reuters. “I’m not going to sit here and tell you, ‘Oh, it’s another one of 82.’ No, it’s not. Not for me. It’s a game where I get to play against not only one of my best friends but one of the game’s greatest players for the last time. I want to win as a team, but I want to savor the opportunities.”