The NBA’s All-Star Game – and hopefully some competitiveness – takes the floor in Indianapolis on Sunday, Feb. 18. The event will be live streamed on Sling, which offers half off the first month, and on DirecTV Stream (free trial).

Last season’s All-Star Game played out in a way that the NBA hopes to never experience again. Nobody was interested in defense and almost nobody was watching the game, at least according to the abysmal television ratings.

So, the league sent a message: Make the All-Star Game better.

How that’ll work is anyone’s guess. But they’ll give it a shot on Sunday night, when the NBA’s midseason showcase game returns to Indianapolis for the first time in nearly four decades — with a return to the old no-draft, Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference, 48-minute game format that the league had gotten away from in recent years.

Nobody wants, or expects, Game 7, playoff-type intensity. Nobody is going to risk injury, nor should they, and everyone can agree that injuries — Golden State’s Stephen Curry, Phoenix’s Kevin Durant, the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo all either missed the game entirely or played very briefly because of injuries — helped doom the ratings.

A little competitiveness might lead to a bounceback.

The final score of last year’s game, where James and Antetokounmpo served as captains: Team Giannis 184, Team LeBron 175. Boston’s Jayson Tatum set an All-Star Game record by scoring 55 points and the game had a total — total — of four free throws, all of them shot by Antetokounmpo’s team.

We know this much, though: Scoring won’t be hard to find. There’s going to be a ton of 3-pointers attempted — there were 126 tried last year in this game — and most of them won’t exactly be fired off with a defender coming in a full sprint to close out the shooter.

Dunks will be constant, taking charges almost certainly won’t happen unless someone just happens to accidentally get in somebody’s way, and it would take something incredibly egregious to get Milwaukee’s Doc Rivers or Minnesota’s Chris Finch to challenge a call.

When is NBA All-Star Game?

The NBA All-Star Game is set for 7:40 p.m. (8:40 p.m. ET) on Sunday, Feb. 18.

Will it be live streamed?

Sling

Sling is also one of the cheaper live streaming services. It offers three different channel packages for its users: Sling Orange, Sling Blue and Sling Orange + Blue.

All three packages are offering half off the first month.

Sling Blue and Sling Orange are both $40 per month ($20 for the first month), but offer different channel selections.

The main difference between the two packages is the line of ESPN channels offered with Sling Orange as opposed to channels such as Fox News, MSNBC, Discovery and Bravo offered with Sling Blue.

Meanwhile, Sling Orange + Blue is both packages combined for $55 a month ($27.50 the first month).

DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial.

There are four options of DirecTV Stream:

The Entertainment Package, which consists of 65+ channels, is $69.99 until the promotion runs out April 30. It’s the basic package for can’t-miss entertainment – including ESPN, TNT, Nickelodeon and HGTV.

The Choice Package has more than 90 channels and is $84.99 during the promotion. The channels in ENTERTAINMENT, plus MLB Network, NBA TV, college sports networks, and more. Enjoy Regional Sports Networks with no additional fees.

The Ultimate Package has more than 130 channels and is $114.99 during the promotion. Everything in CHOICE, plus Oxygen, Golf Channel, NHL Network, Universal Kids and more.

The Premier Package has more than 140 channels and is $159.99 during the promotion. Everything in ULTIMATE, plus HBO Max, SHOWTIME, STARZ, Cinemax and more.

DirecTV Stream offers a free trial that doesn’t require much effort.

To sign up, enter a phone number, email address and credit card, and you’ll receive five days of the service without charge.

In addition, enhance your experience with the DirecTV Stream device. While it doesn’t include a free trial, it give you access to thousands of apps like Netflix and more on Google Play. You can search using the voice remote with Google Assistant, and you can enjoy a traditional live TV channel guide. It is sold separately.

What TV channel is it on?

The NBA All-Star Game will be broadcast on TNT.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.