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Just like with hockey and baseball, your options for watching local NBA games this year can vary drastically based on where you live. In 2025, all but one NBA team offers standalone streaming options, allowing you to watch in-market games without an expensive pay TV package. Six NBA teams are also broadcasting local games over the air, so you can watch for free with an antenna (don’t miss TechHive’s top TV antenna recommendations). Meanwhile, a couple of pay TV holdouts remain. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone provided a single page on which to look up your local NBA team and see what you needed to watch in-market games without cable for the 2024-2025 season? That is precisely the service we are providing right here. (If you missed it, here’s a similar resource for this season’s NHL coverage.) NBA in-market streaming options: An overview for 2024-2025 Below is a chart showing every National Basketball Association team, its corresponding local channel or regional sports network, the live TV streaming services that carry those channels, and whether any standalone alternatives exist. Note that these options only apply for locally televised, in-market games. We’ll get to the options for nationally televised games—including most playoff coverage—in a bit. If you find this chart difficult to read, you can also view a version on Google Sheets. NBA TeamLocal channel/RSNStreaming bundle optionsUnbundled optionsAtlanta HawksFanDuel Sports Network SoutheastDTV Stream, FuboFanDuel Sports Network+ ($20/mo or $190/yr)Boston CelticsNBC Sports BostonYTTV, Hulu Live, Fubo, DTV StreamPeacock sub required, plus $15/moBrooklyn NetsYES NetworkDTV Stream, FuboYES on Gotham Sports ($25/mo or $240/yr)$360/yr with MSGCharlotte HornetsFanDuel Sports Network SoutheastDTV Stream, FuboFanDuel Sports Network+ ($20/mo or $190/yr)Chicago BullsChicago Sports NetworkDirecTV StreamCHSN ($20/mo)Free over-the-airCleveland CavaliersFanDuel Sports Network OhioDTV Stream, FuboFanDuel Sports Network+ ($20/mo or $190/yr)Dallas MavericksKFAA and WFAADTV Stream, FuboMavsTV ($15/mo or $125/yr)Free over-the-airDenver NuggetsAltitude SportsDirecTV Stream, FuboAltitude+ ($20/mo)20 games over-the-air (9News and My20)Detroit PistonsFanDuel Sports Network DetroitDTV Stream, FuboFanDuel Sports Network+ ($20/mo or $190/yr)Golden State WarriorsNBC Sports Bay AreaYTTV, Hulu Live, Fubo, DTV StreamPeacock sub required, plus $18/moHouston RocketsSpace City Home NetworkDTV Stream, Fubo–Indiana PacersFanDuel Sports Network IndianaDTV Stream, FuboFanDuel Sports Network+ ($20/mo or $190/yr)Los Angeles ClippersFanDuel Sports Network SoCalDTV Stream, FuboClipperVision ($20/mo or $125/yr)Los Angeles LakersSpectrum SportsNetDTV StreamSpectrum SportsNet+ ($20/mo or $195/yr)Memphis GrizzliesFanDuel Sports Network SoutheastDTV Stream, FuboFanDuel Sports Network+ ($20/mo or $190/yr)Miami HeatFanDuel Sports Network SunDTV Stream, FuboFanDuel Sports Network+ ($20/mo or $190/yr)Milwaukee BucksFanDuel Sports Network WisconsinDTV Stream, FuboFanDuel Sports Network+ ($20/mo or $190/yr)Minnesota TimberwolvesFanDuel Sports Network NorthDTV Stream, FuboFanDuel Sports Network+ ($20/mo or $190/yr)New Orleans PelicansGulf Coast Sports & Entertainment NetworkFuboPelicans+ ($15/mo or $100/yr)Free over-the-airNew York KnicksMSG NetworkDTV Stream, FuboMSG on Gotham Sports ($30/mo or $280/yr)$360/yr with YESOklahoma City ThunderFanDuel Sports Network OklahomaDTV Stream, FuboFanDuel Sports Network+ ($20/mo or $190/yr)Orlando MagicFanDuel Sports Network FloridaDTV Stream, FuboFanDuel Sports Network+ ($20/mo or $190/yr)Philadelphia 76ersNBC Sports PhiladelphiaYTTV, Hulu Live, FuboPeacock sub required, plus $25/moPhoenix SunsArizona’s FamilyFuboSuns Live ($15/mo or $100/yr)Free over-the-airPortland Trail BlazersRip City TV Network–BlazerVision ($120/yr)Free over-the-airSacramento KingsNBC Sports CaliforniaYTTV, Hulu Live, Fubo, DTV StreamPeacock sub required, plus $18/moSan Antonio SpursFanDuel Sports Network SouthwestDTV Stream, FuboFanDuel Sports Network+ ($20/mo or $190/yr)Toronto RaptorsTSN–TSN ($20/mo, $80/half-year, $120/yr)Utah JazzKJZZ14DTV StreamJazz+ ($20/mo or $125.50/yr)SEG+ (Utah HC bundle, $175/yr)Free over-the-airWashington WizardsNBC Sports WashingtonYTTV, Hulu Live, DTV StreamMonumental ($20/mo or $200/yr)Note: DTV Stream stands for DirecTV Stream, and YTTV stands for YouTube TV. Out-of-market NBA streaming As in previous years, NBA League Pass lets you watch any out-of-market game that isn’t nationally-televised. If your favorite team plays in a different city from where you live, you can forgo the regional sports options above and get League Pass instead. It costs $17 per month or $110 for the season. What about nationally televised games? The unbundled options above won’t entitle you to NBA games that air on national television, including the playoffs and in-season tournament (now dubbed the “Emirates NBA Cup”). Those games are split between ESPN, ABC, and TNT, with a small number of playoff games on NBA TV, so figuring out the best course of action can get tricky. TNT’s basketball coverage is still included with Max at $10 per month with ads or $17 per month without. While Warner eventually plans to charge an extra $10 per month for live sports, it’s not doing so yet. NBA TV is available on a standalone basis through NBA League Pass, which also includes out-of-market games. It costs $17 per month or $110 for the season. As for the other channels, you could try to pick up ABC’s coverage with an antenna, but that still doesn’t help you with the games on ESPN. All of which brings us to live TV streaming services, which are the best way to bundle everything together: Sling TV Orange is the cheapest option at $40 per month (plus an extra $11 per month for NBA TV), but it’s missing ABC in all but a handful of markets. YouTube TV is a more complete option at $73 per month. Hulu + Live TV costs $83 per month but does not carry NBA TV. Fubo includes regional sports in many markets, but is much pricier at $92 per month (or more, depending on regional sports fees) and lacks TNT, a major source of NBA coverage. DirecTV Stream also includes regional sports for most markets in its “Choice” package, but it’s expensive at $115 per month. Ultimately you’ll have to decide whether to piece things together (or even forgo some NBA coverage) in pursuit of greater savings, or pay more for the convenience of a bigger bundle. For more help navigating the streaming sports landscape, check out these useful tools. And consider signing up for my Cord Cutter Weekly newsletter to get money-saving streaming advice every Friday. Read...

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At a glanceExpert`s Rating Pros Good 40Gbps read performance Very affordable Compact and good-looking Cons Slower than most USB4 SSDs Low TBW rating Our Verdict While Corsair’s EX400U is on the slow side for a USB4 SSD, it’s also less expensive. It’s faster and more compatible across platforms than 20Gbps USB3.2×2 SSDs, as well. We’d like a higher TBW rating though. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Best Prices Today: Corsair EX400U USB4 SSD Retailer Price Corsair $129.99 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket The Corsair EX400U is easily the smallest USB4 SSD I’ve yet tested. It’s also good looking and a fast reader, though write performance is more like what you’d see from 20Gbps USB SSDs. Still, considering the low pricing, it’s a very desirable external storage device. Read on to learn more, then see our roundup of the best external drives for comparison. What are the EX400U’s features? The EX400U is an external USB4 SSD rendered in pewter and measuring around 2.5-inches square by just shy of an inch thick. Weight is a mere, but palpable-in-the-hand 1.8 ounces — it isn’t so light it feels cheap. The big surprise for me was that the white circle (don’t let the artistic lighting fool you) on the bottom of the unit is magnetic. It was kind of fun sticking the drive to various metal surfaces (including the ruler). Sadly, most of the surfaces I’d like to stick it to are non-ferromagnetic, like my aluminum Mac Studio. I say sadly because it’s the perfect shape and size to hide behind said unit. The underside of the Corsair EX400U. The white circle is magnetic. Kudos to Corsair for actually revealing what’s inside the EX400U, as I had no desire to dissect it and most vendors just clam up when asked. The controller is a Phison PS2251-21 and the NAND is layered TLC. That controller is actually designed for USB4 and eliminates a bulky bridge chip to keep the price and weight down. Alas, it doesn’t seem to perform quite as well as the ASMedia ASM2464PD found in many pricier competitors. Corsair warranties the EX400U for three years, or 250 TBW (terabytes that may be written before it becomes a read-only hockey puck) for every 1TB of capacity. That’s less than half the TBW rating we normally see with TLC NAND, and more in line with what QLC SSDs are rated for. (I’m kidding about the hockey puck!) A magnetic ring on the bottom of the EX400U makes it fun to stick the compact drive to metal surfaces. How much is the EX400U? The Corsair EX400U is available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities for $130, $190, and $350 respectively. That’s hardly dirt cheap, but considerably more affordable than the Adata SE920 and OWC 1M2 competition. It even works out a bit cheaper than the Ugreen CM850 or CM642 enclosures — depending on what capacity and quality of SSD you populate those empty USB4 products with. But those are all faster products… How fast is the Corsair EX400U? I kind of let the cat out of the bag on this topic up top. While the EX400U competes well with the competition in multi-queued reading, it’s writing and single-queue performance was more like that of a 20Gbps (USB 3.2×2) SSD than a full-on USB4 SSD like the Adata SE920 and OWC Express 1M2. Note that the Ugreen CM850 (PCWorld reviewed the ever-so-slightly slower CM642) is an unpopulated enclosure that we tested with a very fast 8TB WD SN850X inside. The EX400U’s best number by far was in the eight-queue sequential read. Note that Windows only uses one queue for its I/O. The EX400U’s best number by far was in the-eight queue sequential read. Otherwise the numbers are mediocre for USB4. Note that Windows only uses one queue for its I/O. Longer bars are better. The Corsair EX400U was more competitive in CrystalDiskMark 8’s random tests, actually proving the fastest in the single-queue, single-thread write by 4MBps. The Corsair EX400U was more competitive in CrystalDiskMark 8’s random tests, actually proving the fastest in the single-queue, single-thread write by 4MBps. Longer bars are better. Our 48GB transfer results corroborated the CrystalDiskMark numbers. While fast, the EX400U was significantly off the pace set by the other USB4 SSDs we’ve tested. While fast, the EX400U was significantly off the pace set by the other USB4 SSDs we’ve tested. Shorter bars are better. The EX400U’s slower write rate is also reflected in the 450GB transfer, though it’s still the 7th fastest time we’ve seen from any external SSD. The EX400U’s slower write rate is also reflected in the 450GB transfer, though it’s still the 7th fastest time we’ve seen from any external SSD. Shorter bars are better. While the performance discussion above may come off a bit negative, that’s only compared to other USB4 SSDs — all of which are very, very fast. The EX400U still ranked 7th place overall — faster than every 20Gbps SSD we’ve kicked the tires on as well as a number of Thunderbolt 3/4 SSDs. Should you buy the Corsair EX400U? I say, yeah. While it’s not the fastest 40Gbps SSD out there, it is very affordable and far more compatible across PCs and Macs than 20Gbps USB 3.2×2 SSDs. It’s also nicely light and compact. How we test Drive tests currently utilize Windows 11, 64-bit running on an X790 (PCIe 4.0/5.0) motherboard/i5-12400 CPU combo with two Kingston Fury 32GB DDR5 4800MHz modules (64GB of memory total). Both 20Gbps USB and Thunderbolt 4 are integrated to the back panel and Intel CPU/GPU graphics are used. The 48GB transfer tests utilize an ImDisk RAM disk taking up 58GB of the 64GB of total memory. The 450GB file is transferred from a 2TB Samsung 990 Pro which also runs the OS. Each test is performed on a newly NTFS-formatted and TRIM’d drive so the results are optimal. Note that in normal use, as a drive fills up, performance may decrease due to less NAND for secondary caching, as well as other factors. This can be less of a factor with the current crop of SSDs with far faster late-generation NAND. Caveat: The performance numbers shown apply only to the drive we were shipped and to the capacity tested. SSD performance can and will vary by capacity due to more or fewer chips to shotgun reads/writes across and the amount of NAND available for secondary caching. Vendors also occasionally swap components. If you ever notice a large discrepancy between the performance you experience and that which we report, by all means, let us know. Read...