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Nypost · · 478 words · By Angela Tricarico
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“the New York Knicks are onto Round 2 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs”
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Multiple independent sources, including ESPN and a news report on the Knicks dismantling the Hawks, confirm the Knicks advanced to the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, better known as the New York Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has pla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Knicks_season…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, better known as the New York Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has pla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Knicks_season…
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“the New York Knicks are onto Round 2 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs”
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Multiple web search results confirm the New York Knicks advanced to the second round of the 2026 NBA playoffs, specifically mentioning a 140-89 victory to get there.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, better known as the New York Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has pla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Knicks_season…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, better known as the New York Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has pla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Knicks_season…
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“they’ll face their longtime rivals, the Philadelphia 76ers”
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Both ESPN and a report on the 76ers surviving the Celtics confirm that the Philadelphia 76ers advanced to face the New York Knicks in the second round.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 New York Knicks season was the 78th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks reached the knockout stage of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 New York Knicks season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 28, the Knicks clinched a playoff spot following their victory against th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
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“they’ll face their longtime rivals, the Philadelphia 76ers”
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ESPN and other web search results explicitly state that the Philadelphia 76ers advanced to face the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2026 playoffs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 New York Knicks season was the 78th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks reached the knockout stage of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 New York Knicks season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 28, the Knicks clinched a playoff spot following their victory against th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
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“The Knicks took down the Atlanta Hawks in six games to advance to the second round”
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Web search results confirm the Knicks played the Atlanta Hawks in the first round, including a Game 4 victory and a Game 1 victory on April 18, 2026. While the specific 'six games' count is implied by the advancement to Round 2 and the mention of a Game 6 rout, multiple sources confirm the matchup and the outcome.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 New York Knicks season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 28, the Knicks clinched a playoff spot following their victory against th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks
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“The Knicks took down the Atlanta Hawks in six games to advance to the second round”
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Multiple sources confirm the Knicks defeated the Atlanta Hawks to advance, and specific reports mention the series ending in Game 6 (implied by the 'Game 6 victory' in related claims and the 'eliminate Atlanta Hawks' reports).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 New York Knicks season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 28, the Knicks clinched a playoff spot following their victory against th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks
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“The series included a 140-89 Game 6 victory that made history as the Knicks’ largest playoff win ever”
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Three separate web search results (AOL, and two others) explicitly state the Knicks defeated the Hawks 140-89 in Game 6, calling it the largest playoff victory in franchise history.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 New York Knicks season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 28, the Knicks clinched a playoff spot following their victory against th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks
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“The series included a 140-89 Game 6 victory that made history as the Knicks’ largest playoff win ever”
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Web search results explicitly mention a 140-89 rout of the Hawks and a historic halftime lead (83-36) in the 2026 postseason.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 New York Knicks season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 28, the Knicks clinched a playoff spot following their victory against th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks
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“It took the No. 7-seeded 76ers all seven games to defeat the Boston Celtics and advance to the second round”
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ESPN and other web search results confirm the 76ers completed a comeback against the Boston Celtics in the first round, winning Game 7 to advance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Boston Celtics season was the franchise's 80th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the first season under the ownership of Bill Chisholm. For the first time since…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Boston_Celtics_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 76ers–Celtics rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. The two teams have the most meetings in the NBA playoffs; they have …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/76ers–Celtics_rivalry
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“It took the No. 7-seeded 76ers all seven games to defeat the Boston Celtics and advance to the second round”
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ESPN and other search results confirm the 76ers completed a comeback against the Boston Celtics in a Game 7 victory to advance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Boston Celtics season was the franchise's 80th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the first season under the ownership of Bill Chisholm. For the first time since…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Boston_Celtics_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 76ers–Celtics rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. The two teams have the most meetings in the NBA playoffs; they have …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/76ers–Celtics_rivalry
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“Down 3-1 going into Game 5, the Sixers won three straight to shock the No. 2 seeded Celtics”
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ESPN and other reports explicitly mention the 76ers completing a 3-1 comeback against the Boston Celtics.
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web search NEUTRAL — Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker and advocate of religious freedom, and served as the capital of the colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. [3][15] It then played a …
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 6, 2026 · There’s never a shortage of awesome things to do in Philadelphia, but there are some things “youse” just gotta do — especially if you’ve never been to our fair city before.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 14, 2025 · Iconic things to do in Philly include exploring the Eastern State Penitentiary after dark, running up the "Rocky" steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and more.
https://travel.usnews.com/Philadelphia_PA/Things_To_Do/
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“Down 3-1 going into Game 5, the Sixers won three straight to shock the No. 2 seeded Celtics”
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ESPN explicitly reports that the Philadelphia 76ers completed a '3-1 comeback' against the Boston Celtics in the first round, meaning they won three straight games after trailing 3-1.
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web search NEUTRAL — Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker and advocate of religious freedom, and served as the capital of the colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. [3][15] It then played a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 6, 2026 · There’s never a shortage of awesome things to do in Philadelphia, but there are some things “youse” just gotta do — especially if you’ve never been to our fair city before.
https://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/most-essen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 14, 2025 · Iconic things to do in Philly include exploring the Eastern State Penitentiary after dark, running up the "Rocky" steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and more.
https://travel.usnews.com/Philadelphia_PA/Things_To_Do/
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“NBA Playoffs Second Round, Game 1... When: May 4, 8 p.m. ET”
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While search results confirm a second-round series is scheduled, the specific time and date (May 4, 8 p.m. ET) are not corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; only general mentions of the schedule exist.
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web search NEUTRAL — Play free online games at Poki, the #1 website for instant web games. Explore exclusive titles, popular favorites, and new game releases every day - no download needed!
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web search NEUTRAL — Game modes There are 3 main game modes for 2 player games at Poki: playing against each other, playing as a team, or playing with more players.
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“NBA Playoffs Second Round, Game 1... When: May 4, 8 p.m. ET”
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Multiple ticket and news sources confirm Game 1 of the Knicks vs. 76ers series is scheduled for May 4, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET.
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web search NEUTRAL — Play free online games at Poki, the #1 website for instant web games. Explore exclusive titles, popular favorites, and new game releases every day - no download needed!
https://poki.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Game modes There are 3 main game modes for 2 player games at Poki: playing against each other, playing as a team, or playing with more players.
https://poki.com/en/two-player
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web search NEUTRAL — Subway Surfers is an endless runner that challenges you to escape security. Dash between trains, dodge obstacles, and collect coins in a vibrant, stylized world. Use power-ups to boost your score. Sta…
https://poki.com/en/g/subway-surfers
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“Where: Madison Square Garden (New York, New York)”
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Multiple sources confirm the game location as Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get tickets to see the New York Knicks play the Philadelphia 76ers in Round 2, Home Game 1 at Madison Square Garden on May 4, 2026.
https://www.msg.com/events-tickets/new-york-knicks-madison-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Knicks will host the Philadelphia 76ers tonight at Madison Square Garden for their first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The game begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. ET, and you can ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/new-york-knicks-vs-phil…
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web search NEUTRAL — Buy Tickets for NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers - Home Game 1, Series Game 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York on Monday 4th May 2026, 8:00PM.
https://www.buytickets.com/tickets/7728978/nba-eastern-confe…
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“Where: Madison Square Garden (New York, New York)”
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Wikipedia confirms Madison Square Garden is the home arena for the New York Knicks in New York City, and reports state the 76ers will visit the Knicks at 'the Garden'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get tickets to see the New York Knicks play the Philadelphia 76ers in Round 2, Home Game 1 at Madison Square Garden on May 4, 2026.
https://www.msg.com/events-tickets/new-york-knicks-madison-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Knicks will host the Philadelphia 76ers tonight at Madison Square Garden for their first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The game begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. ET, and you can ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/new-york-knicks-vs-phil…
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web search NEUTRAL — Buy Tickets for NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers - Home Game 1, Series Game 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York on Monday 4th May 2026, 8:00PM.
https://www.buytickets.com/tickets/7728978/nba-eastern-confe…
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“Channel: NBC”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the broadcast channel for Game 1.
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“Game 1 between the 76ers vs. Knicks is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. ET tonight, May 4”
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Claim 6 states the game is at 8 p.m. ET, while Claim 9 states it is at 7 p.m. ET. The provided evidence does not resolve this conflict with a definitive third source.
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“DIRECTV... its five-day free trial includes ESPN”
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“When the trial is over, you’ll pay as low as $49.99/month”
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“You can also stream the NBA playoffs with a subscription to Peacock, which costs $16.99/month after a seven-day free trial”
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“Game 2: Wednesday, May 6 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)”
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“Game 3: Friday, May 8 (7 p.m. ET, Prime Video)”
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“Game 4: Sunday, May 10 (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC)”
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“Game 5: Tuesday, May 12*”
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“Game 6: Thursday, May 14*”
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“Game 7: Sunday, May 17*”
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“This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Streaming Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping, Page Six, and Decider.com”
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“Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews”
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