NBA Playoffs 2015: Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors Game live stream, how to watch online

The Golden State Warriors will meet the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs 2015 Western Conference finals on Tuesday night.

Tip-off from Oracle Arena in Oakland is set for 8 p.m. Central on ESPN. Live stream is available via Watch ESPN.

The top-seeded Warriors have home-court advantage for the best-of-7 series, and will host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7. The second-seeded Rockets will host Games 3, 4 and 6.

Golden State won all four meetings between the two teams during the regular season by double digits. The Warriors, led by league MVP Stephen Curry, swept New Orleans in the first round and then beat Memphis in six games in Round 2.

Houston, the No. 2 seed in the West, is led by MVP runner-up James Harden. The Rockets beat Dallas in five games in the opening round of the playoffs, then outlasted the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games in Round 2.

Houston last reached the conference finals in 1997, and last made the NBA Finals in 1995. Golden State is in the conference finals for the first time since 1976, a year after they won their most-recent NBA title.

Here’s the complete schedule (all times Central):

Tuesday — Game 1 at Golden State, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday — Game 2 at Golden State, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday — Game 3 at Houston, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

May 25 — Game 4 at Houston, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

May 27 — Game 5 (if necessary) at Golden State, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

May 29 — Game 6 (if necessary) at Houston, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

May 31 — Game 7 (if necessary) at Golden State, 8 p.m. (ESPN)