NBA Playoffs continue tonight with the Los Angeles Lakers facing the Houston Rockets. Various college sports events are also scheduled, including Louisville at Vanderbilt in baseball.
Key points
NBA Playoffs feature Lakers vs. Rockets tonight
Louisville plays Vanderbilt in college baseball
Multiple college basketball shows scheduled
Lakers' LeBron James featured in playoff action
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May 1, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Lebron James (23) reacts after a made basket against the Houston Rockets during the second quarter of game six of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images
May 1, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Lebron James (23) reacts after a made basket against the Houston Rockets during the second quarter of game six of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images
All Times Eastern
College Baseball
Louisville at Vanderbilt — ESPN2/ESPN Unlimited, 8 p.m.
College Basketball
The Hoops HQ Show — Fubo Sports Network, 11 a.m.
College Basketball Talk — CBS Sports Network, noon
ACC Network Basketball Podcast — ACC Network, 5 p.m.
Chiney Today — ESPNews, 8 p.m.
College Golf Men’s and Women’s PGA Works Collegiate Championship, The Park, West Palm Beach, FL
2nd Round — Golf Channel, 4 p.m.
College Lacrosse
Game On: Journey to the NCAA Championship: Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
College Softball Southeastern Conference Tournament 1st Round, John Cropp Stadium, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Auburn vs. Missouri — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 1 p.m.
Kentucky vs. Mississippi State — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 4 p.m.
Mississippi vs. South Carolina — SEC Network/ESPN Unlimited, 7 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 12:30 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 6 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 9 p.m.
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Tigres UANL vs. Nashville SC — FS1/Fox One//TUDN, 9:30 p.m.
Q&A
What NBA playoff games are on TV tonight, May 5, 2026?
The Los Angeles Lakers will be playing against the Houston Rockets in the NBA Playoffs tonight.
How can I watch the Louisville vs. Vanderbilt baseball game on May 5, 2026?
The Louisville at Vanderbilt baseball game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and available on ESPN Unlimited at 8 p.m. Eastern.
What college basketball shows are airing on May 5, 2026?
Shows like The Hoops HQ Show, College Basketball Talk, and the ACC Network Basketball Podcast will air at various times throughout the day.
What time does the NBA playoff game between the Lakers and Rockets start?
The start time for the Lakers vs. Rockets NBA playoff game is not specified, but it will be part of the evening's playoff schedule.
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Leg 2, Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, México
CONCACAF Champions Cup Match Day — FS1/Fox One, 9 p.m.
Fútbol central — TUDN, 9 p.m.
Línea de cuatro — TUDN, 11 p.m.
Golf
The Big Swing With Jimmy Roberts — Golf Channel, 7 a.m.
5 Clubs With Gary Williams — Golf Channel, 8 a.m.
Eye on Golf With Shotgun Start — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.
Golf Today — Golf Channel, 2 p.m.
The Smylie Kaufman Show — SportsGrid, 4 p.m.
Golf Central — Golf Channel, 7 p.m.
LaLiga
LaLiga al Día — ESPN Deportes, 8 a.m.
LaLiga Highlight Show — ESPN+, 11 a.m.
Mixed Martial Arts
Morning Kombat — DraftKings Network, 10 p.m.
MLB American League
Boston at Detroit — NESN/Detroit SportsNet, 6:30 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay — Sportsnet One/Rays.TV, 6:30 p.m.
Texas at New York Yankees — Rangers Sports Network/YES, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City — CleGuardians.TV/Royals.TV, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Anaheim — Chicago Sports Network/Angels Broadcast Television, 9:30 p.m.
National League
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs — Reds.TV/Marquee Sports Network, 7;30 p.m.
Milwaukee at St. Louis — Brewers.TV/Cardinals.TV, 7:45 p.m.
New York Mets at Colorado — SNY/Rockies.TV, 8:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Arizona — MLB Network (main)/SportsNet Pittsburgh/Dbacks.TV, 9:30 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco — Padres.TV/NBC Sports Bay Area, 9:45 p.m.
Interleague MLB on TBS Tuesday
Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros — TBS/truTV/HBO Max//Spectrum SportsNet LA/Space City Home Network, 8 p.m.
MLB on TBS Leadoff — TBS/truTV/HBO Max, 7:30 p.m.
MLB on TBS Closer — TBS/truTV/HBO Max, 11 p.m.
Baltimore at Miami — MASN/Marlins.TV, 6:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Philadelphia — NBC Sports California/NBC Sports Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington — Twins.TV/Nationals.TV, 6:45 p.m.
Atlanta at Seattle — MLB Network (backup)/BravesVision/Mariners.TV, 9:30 p.m.
Announcers: Steve Phillips/Eduardo Pérez/Xavier Scruggs
The Leadoff Spot — MLB Network, 9 a.m.
Announcers: Robert Flores/Mark DaRosa
MLB Central — MLB Network, 10 a.m.
Host: Brian Kenny
MLB Now — MLB Network, noon
Sources Tell Jeff Passan — ESPN2, 2 p.m.
The Just Baseball Show — SportsGrid, 3 p.m.
Announcers: Greg Amsinger/Harold Reynolds/Dan Plesac
MLB Tonight: National Pregame Show — MLB Network, 5 p.m.
Blue Jays Central — Sportsnet One, 6 p.m.
MLB Big Inning — MLB Network/MLB.TV, 7 p.m.
MLB en vivo — UniMás, 9 p.m.
MLB Big Inning — MLB.TV, 10 p.m.
NBA Playoffs Conference Semifinals Eastern Conference Game 1, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Announcers: Noah Eagle/Grant Hill/Robbie Hummel//Ashley ShahAhmadi
Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons — NBCSN/Peacock, 7 p.m.
Western Conference Game 1, Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Announcers: Mike Tirico/Reggie Miller//Zora Stephenson
Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder — NBC/Peacock, 8:30 p.m.
Announcers: Maria Taylor/Carmelo Anthony/Vince Carter/Tracy McGrady
NBA Showtime — NBCSN/Peacock, 6 p.m.
NBA Showtime — NBC/Peacock, 8 p.m.
Run It Back — FanDuel TV, 10 a.m.
Basketcast — NBA TV, noon
NBA Today — ESPN, 3 p.m.
Chasing History: West Opening Round — NBA TV, 5 p.m.
Chasing History: East Opening Round — NBA TV, 5:30 p.m.
NBA Shot Clock: Games of the Night — NBA TV< 6 p.m.
The Association: Postgame: Cleveland vs. Detroit: Game 1 — NBA TV, 9;30 p.m.
The Association: Postgame: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City — NBA TV, 11 p.m.
The Association: Post Up — NBA TV, 1 a.m. (Wednesday)
NFL
Good Morning Football — NFL Network, 8 a.m.
Good Morning Football: Overtime — Check your local listings/The Roku Sports Channel, 10 a.m.
The Fantasy Life Show — Fubo Sports Network, 10 a.m.
Ross Tucker Football Podcast — DraftKings Network, 3 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m.
The Insiders — NFL Network, 7 p.m.
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals Western Conference Game 2, Ball Arena, Denver, CO Announcers — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited: Bob Wischusen/Erik Johnson//Leah Hextall//Sportsnet/CBC: Harnarayan Singh/Louie DeBrusk//Sean Reynolds
Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche — ESPN/ESPN Unlimited//Sportsnet/CBC/TVA Sports, 8 p.m. (Colorado leads series 1-0)
NHL Tonight: First Shift — NHL Network/Sportsnet One, 4 p.m.
NHL Now — NHL Network/Sportsnet One, 5 p.m.
Hockey Central — Sportsnet, 6:30 p.m.
Host: John Buccigross
NHL Draft Lottery — ESPN/Sportsnet, 7 p.m.
Announcers: Steve Levy/Mark Messier/P.K. Subban
The Point — ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight: Playoff Edition — NHL Network, 8:30 p.m.
NHL Tonight: Playoff Edition — NHL Network, 9;30 p.m.
NHL Tonight: Playoff Edition — NHL Network, midnight
PWHL Walter Cup Playoffs Semifinals Game 2, Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
Minnesota Frost at Montréal Victoire — Prime Video (Canada)/Scripps Sports Network/YouTube/WFTC, 7 p.m. (Minnesota leads series 1-0)
Soccer
Morning Footy — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 8 a.m.
Real Madrid Pass — Fubo Sports Network, 9 a.m.
Fútbol W — ESPN+, 1 p.m.
Best of Morning Footy – CBS Sports Golazo Network, 2 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
Generación Fútbol — ESPN Deportes, 6 p.m.
Scoreline — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 7 p.m.
Línea de cuatro — TUDN, 8 p.m.
Scoreline — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 11 p.m.
Fútbol Picante — ESPN Deportes, 11:30 p.m.
Línea de cuatro — TUDN, midnight
Tricolor al día — TUDN, 1 a.m. (Wednesday)
Sports News & Talk
SportsCenter — ESPN, 7 a.m.
The Early Line Live — SportsGrid, 7 a.m.
Nothing Personal with David Samson — DraftKings Network, 8 a.m.
Get Up — ESPN, 8 a.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN2, 8 a.m.
Morning Buzz — CBS Sports HQ, 9 a.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN2, 9 a.m.
The Dan Patrick Show — NBCSN/Peacock, 9 a.m.
The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz — DraftKings Network, 11 a.m.
Up & Adams — FanDuel TV/FanDuel Sports Network, 11 a.m.
The Craig Carton Show — SportsGrid 11 a.m.
B1G Today — Big Ten Network, noon
BYU Sports Nation — BYUtv, noon
Midday Rundown — CBS Sports HQ, noon
The Pat McAfee Show — ESPN, noon
The Rich Eisen Show — ESPN Unlimited/Disney+, noon
The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz — Peacock, noon
NewsWire LIVE — SportsGrid, noon
SportsCenter — ESPN, 2 p.m.
The Pat McAfee Show — YouTube, 2 p.m.
Trending Now — CBS Sports HQ, 3 p.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
Ross Tucker Even Money — DraftKings Network, 3:30 p.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 5 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
ACC PM — ACC Network, 6 p.m.
Front Office Sports Today — SportsGrid, 6 p.m.
Primetime Pregame LIVE — CBS Sports HQ, 6 p.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 6 p.m.
Gametime Decisions Live — SportsGrid, 6 p.m.
Gameday Scoreboard and Highlights — CBS Sports HQ, 7 p.m.
Mystery Crate — DraftKings Network, 8 p.m.
SEC Storied: The Fighting Tiger — SEC Network, 8 p.m.
BBC Sport — BBC News, 9:45 p.m.
All Access the ACC Life — ACC Network, 10 p.m.
All The Smoke — DraftKings Network, 10 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 10:30 p.m.
Scoreboard Final — CBS Sports HQ, 11 p.m.
All the Smoke Dugout — DraftKings Network, 11 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night With Scott Van Pelt — ESPN, 11 p.m.
El pelotazo — Telemundo, midnight
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, midnight
Contacto deportivo — Univision, midnight
Scoreboard Final — CBS Sports HQ, 1 a.m. (Wednesday)
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 1 a.m. (Wednesday)
Pushing the Odds with Matt Perrault — SportsGrid, 1 a.m. (Wednesday)
TMZ Sports — FS1, 1:30 a.m. (Wednesday)
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 2 a.m. (Wednesday)
Contacto deportivo — TUDN, 2 a.m. (Wednesday)
South Beach Sessions — DraftKings Network, 3 a.m. (Wednesday)
Mystery Crate — DraftKings Network, 4 a.m. (Wednesday)
Boomer and Gio — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m. (Wednesday)
Unsportsmanlike with Evan, Carly and Michelle — ESPN2/ESPNU, 6 a.m. (Wednesday)
Maggie and Perloff — YouTube, 6 a.m. (Wednesday)
Tennis ATP Tour/WTA Tour Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
Men’s and Women’s 1st Round — Tennis Channel, 5 a.m. (Wednesday)
UEFA Champions League Semifinal Leg 2, Emirates Stadium, London, England, United Kingdom
Arsenal vs. Atlético de Madrid — CBS/Paramount+//Univision/TUDN, 2:55 p.m.
Announcers: Kate Scott/Jamie Carragher/Thierry Henry/Micah Richards
UEFA Champions League Today Pre-Match Show — CBS/Paramount+, 2 p.m.
UEFA Champions League Today Post Match Show — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m.
Fútbol central — Univision/TUDN, 2 p.m.
Misión Europa — TUDN, 5 p.m.
Champions League Matchday — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 3 p.m.
Beckham & Friends with guests Tom Hiddleston and Lucien Laviscount — Paramount+, 3 p.m.
The Champions Club — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 5 p.m.