Stream NBC Sports Boston Channel Online and Never Miss a Live Game

I’ll need NBC Sports Boston to watch regular season Celtics games since I’ve cut the cord, but there are several streaming options available to me.

In a hurry? Only a handful of streaming services offer NBC Sports Boston. These services are all great choices:

Fubo

Known for its outstanding sports coverage, Fubo’s 150+ live TV channels provide a broad selection that appeals to most people. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.

DIRECTV STREAM

The king of RSNs, this is the streaming service for MLB, NBA, and NHL fans with its Choice Plan! New customers get a 5-day free trial with DIRECTV STREAM.

Hulu Live

Get 95+ live TV channels along with the Hulu Bundle with Disney+ and ESPN+! Try it today with a free trial.

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Many Boston Celtics fans based in this region of the country head to NBC Sports Boston on a regular basis as in-market broadcasts of those teams are shown on that channel.

How can you get it if you live there? Subscribe to FuboTV ($79.99/month), Hulu + Live TV ($76.99/month), or DIRECTV STREAM ($108.99/month).

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Streaming NBC Sports Boston

Due to various contract disputes over the past several years, the number of streaming services that offer NBC Sports Boston to those located in its viewing area has dwindled to just a few.

Fubo

Fubo (formerly FuboTV) ($94.98/month) is a great option if you are looking to get access to not only NBC Sports Boston but also NESN.

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With that said, it does offer over 150 live TV channels including all of the networks — CBS, ABC, Fox, and NBC — as well as CBS Sports Network (CBSSN), Fox Sports 1 (FS1), Fox Sports 2 (FS2), ESPN, and ESPN2. In addition, its inclusion of ABC and ESPN ensures that you can watch all non-TNT-broadcast Celtics games.

See our Fubo review for more details.

DIRECTV STREAM

NBC Sports Boston is available to those who subscribe to DIRECTV STREAM’s Choice plan. Those doing so will also garner access to ABC, Fox, ESPN, FS1, and TNT. DIRECTV STREAM also offers NESN to its Choice plan subscribers. It’s really the perfect service for local fans. The only downside is its price, which is $108.99/month. But that may well be worth it.

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Our DIRECTV STREAM review has more information.

Hulu + Live TV

Hulu + Live TV ($76.99/month) is another streaming service that provides NBC Sports Boston to subscribers in the New England area. Also of note, you can watch ABC, Fox, ESPN, FS1, and TNT, ensuring that you can see all Celtics games that are not shown on NBC Sports Boston. This includes live coverage of any postseason runs that they go on.

Get Hulu + Live TV for $59.99 Monthly

However, a significant con to note is that Hulu + Live TV does not offer NESN. For more information, see our Hulu + Live TV review. You might also check out YouTube TV. It offers a very similar plan with the same advantages and disadvantages for New England area fans.

Other Options

If you want to not only ditch cable but also not have a streaming service bill, you can simply go with an antenna, which provides you with more options than you may at first realize.

For example, during the Celtics’ 2021-22 campaign, going this route would allow you to watch four of the team’s contests. Plus, if the Celtics advance to the NBA Finals, all of those games would be shown on ABC.

You could also decide to go with a different streaming service and focus on national coverage of the Celtics, including broadcasts on cable channels. For example, with Sling TV’s Orange+Blue plan ($55.00/month), you will get ESPN, FS1, and TNT. However, you will not be able to receive Fox or ABC.

Out-of-market fans can watch Celtics games through NBA League Pass ($14.99/mo).

Devices to Live Stream NBC Sports Boston

The streaming services we’ve discussed support most of the devices in use:

• Amazon Fire TV
• Android mobile devices
• Android TV
• Apple TV
• Chromecast
• iOS (iPhone, iPad)
• Roku
• Samsung smart TVs
• Web browsers.

Fubo and Hulu + Live TV support a number of other devices:

• LG smart TVs
• Vizio SmartCast TVs
• Xbox One gaming systems.

Fubo supports Hisense smart TVs. And for the gamers out there, Hulu supports the PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.

What Is NBC Sports Boston?

NBC Sports Boston is a regional sports network (RSN) that has broadcast New England sports events to those located there since its launch in 1981. This channel got its start as PRISM New England and has had SportsChannel-, Fox Sports-, and Comcast-related names. It adopted its current moniker in 2017.

This network has covered various sports teams over the years. Other than its current two, the most notable of those is the Hartford Whalers, a former NHL franchise that joined that league in 1979, started being broadcast by this network two years later, and moved to North Carolina in 1997 to become the Carolina Hurricanes.

Where Is NBC Sports Boston Available?

NBC Sports Boston may be accessed anywhere in the six New England states — Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut — with the exception of southwestern Connecticut. For example, it is available in Hartford and Waterbury but not in New Haven.

NBC Sports Boston Teams

Most of NBC Sports Boston’s live game broadcasts are Boston Celtics contests. For example, 72 of the team’s 82 regular-season games in the 2021-22 season — 88% — were slated for coverage on that channel.

NBC Sports Boston is a regular destination for New England Patriots fans as well. It doesn’t air games. But it does air related shows such as Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast as well as Pre-game Live and Post-game Live immediately before and after the team’s games are shown on different networks.

What about the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins? They are shown on NESN, which is available from Fubo and DIRECTV STREAM.

NBC Sports Boston does discuss and report on all five of New England’s major league sports franchises on various shows that it airs, such as Boston Sports Tonight and Hockey Night in New England.

Original Shows

NBC Sports Boston airs a lot of original content for local fans beyond pre- and post-game shows. Of most note is the nightly Boston Sports Tonight. Other shows are season dependent. But in general, the station presents a lively lineup and not the hours-long blocks of paid programming so common of RSNs when games aren’t happening.

NBC Sports Boston Plus

Note that there is no NBC Sports Boston Plus but it isn’t necessary. Even when NBC Sports Boston aired Revolution games, game conflicts were resolved with the help of My38, WSBK.

NBC Sports Boston Commentators

Mike Gorman and Brian Scalabrine team up to commentate on Boston Celtics broadcasts. Gorman has been the team’s play-by-play announcer since 1981 while Scalabrine, a former Celtics player (2005-10), started his role as analyst in 2014.

Wrapping Up

If you are interested in all New England-based major league sports teams, you will most likely want to go with DIRECTV STREAM ($108.99/month). That is because it offers TNT, a channel that Fubo ($79.99/month) does not feature, and NESN, which Hulu + Live TV ($76.99/month) does not offer.

However, those who are solely focused on the Celtics are set with Hulu + Live TV.

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FAQs

What is the cheapest way to stream NBC Sports Boston?

Both Hulu + Live TV offers NBC Sports Boston and numerous other channels for $76.99/month. But take into account that Hulu + Live TV does not offer NESN. You can get both of those with Fubo ($94.98/month) or DIRECTV STREAM ($108.99/month).

Can I watch the Revolution on NBC Sports Boston?

It has been some time since the New England Revolution were shown on NBC Sports Boston. But even if that were not the case, all MLS teams left the world of local broadcasting starting in 2023. Now if you want to watch, you can sign up for MLS Season Pass $14.99/mo.

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I am a Senior Content Editor at Hotdog.com, specializing in sports streaming and regional programming issues. With a PhD in Atmospheric Physics from the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and extensive experience in remote sensing technology, including early video streaming, I bring a unique technical perspective to the streaming industry.

My expertise in sports coverage, particularly for out-of-market games and regional sports networks, stems from years of hands-on experience as an early adopter of streaming services and my work addressing fans' viewing challenges. As a longtime cord-cutter and subscriber to multiple streaming platforms, I combine my technical knowledge with practical user experience, making me a leading expert in the field of sports streaming and entertainment technology.

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