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The Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers meet in NBA preseason action on Wednesday, October 5.
The game (7 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on NBA TV (nationally), NBC Sports Philadelphia+ (in the 76ers market) and Bally Sports Ohio (in the Cavs market), but if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream on Amazon Prime, FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, which all include NBA TV and come with a free trial.
Here’s a full guide on the different ways to watch the Cavs vs 76ers streaming live online:
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch a live stream of NBA TV via Prime Channels. You can try both Amazon Prime and the NBA TV Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Once you’re signed up for the Prime NBA TV Channel, you can watch the Cavs vs 76ers live on the Amazon Video app or Amazon website.
Compatible devices for the Amazon Video app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of NBC Sports Philadelphia+ (local markets), NBA TV and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV. You’ll need the “Sports Plus” add-on for NBA TV, but any packages and add-ons can be included in your free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the Cavs vs 76ers live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” NBC Sports Philadelphia+, Bally Sports Ohio (local markets) and NBA TV are included in “Choice” and up, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the Cavs vs 76ers live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of NBA TV and 40-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” plus “Sports Extra” bundle. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with NBA TV and other live channels (Amazon Prime’s option is the cheapest for just NBA TV), and you can get your first month for half off:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the Cavs vs 76ers live on the Sling TV app or Sling TV website.
Compatible devices for the Sling TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Cavs vs 76ers Preview
The Cleveland Cavaliers open preseason play against a Philadelphia 76ers team that already has one game under its belt.
Cleveland will debut its new backcourt of Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell. The Cavs will likely also play starters Isaac Okoro, Dean Wade, and Jarett Allen. Dylan Windler and Evan Mobley remain out with injuries.
“They will be like ‘Hey, I’m there,’ and I’m like, ‘Sorry, I don’t have any tickets for you,'” Mitchell said about his Cavs debut via Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal.
“To be honest, it really hasn’t hit me that I’m here. It probably won’t until the first home game,” Mitchell added. “When I put that jersey on, get out there and play with these guys, hear your name called … it’ll be different, but it’s exciting. It’s a new beginning, it’s a new step and I’m excited for it.”
Mitchell added that he likes how he and Garland team up in the backcourt.
“We’re very unselfish in a way, we try to help each other and … sometimes it’s too much, but not in a bad way,” Mitchell said per the Akron beacon Journal. “Sometimes you overtry, oversharing. Sometimes taking that shot is the shot in that possession for us as opposed to trying to get one more.”
“Or on the defensive end, our communication,” Mitchell added. “As much as I’ve been talking and sharing, giving my input on what I’ve seen, he’s doing the same thing right back to me and also to the group. There’s things that we can obviously still work on and get better at.”
The Sixers will likely start James Harden, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Matisse Thybulle, and Tobias Harris. They helped the Sixers down the Brooklyn Nets 127-108 in their preseason opener. Maxey had a big game with 20 points. Julian Champagnie and Furkan Korkmaz scored 15 points apiece.
“Just trying to help us win and try to push the pace and set the tone,” Maxey said via USA Today’s Sixers Wire. “Tobias (Harris) said something about how this game will set the tone for the year, and I was with him on that. We tried to go out there and send a message.”