Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat is set for Thursday, June 1. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

The NBA Finals will end in six games. At least, that’s what history says.

Out of the first 76 editions of the NBA Finals — the 77th title series starts Thursday night in Denver when the Nuggets play host to the Miami Heat — the series has ended in six games 30 times.

That’s by far the most common outcome.

The title series has gone to Game 7 on 19 occasions, ended in five games on 18 occasions and wound up as a four-game sweep only nine times.

Each of the last four years has seen the finals end in exactly six games — Toronto over Golden State in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers over the Heat in 2020, Milwaukee over Phoenix in 2021 and Golden State over Boston last season.

The Nuggets will tie a franchise record by playing their 50th home game of the season.

Denver has already set a single-season franchise home wins mark, with 42 entering this series (42-7). If the Nuggets go 3-0 or 4-0 home in the NBA Finals, they’ll pass the 1976-77 team (38-6, .864) for the second-best home record in franchise history.

They were 40-4 at home in 2012-13, the team’s single-season best mark.

When is the Heat-Nuggets Game 1?

The Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat play at 7:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. ET) on Thursday, June 1.

Streaming options

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo pro” package, which comprises 146-plus channels for $74.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

There is also the “fubo elite” package, which comprises 205-plus channels for $84.99 per month. It comes with fuboExtra (48 more channels) and News Plus (11 more channels). Plus, more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

The “fubo premiere” package is “fubo elite” with the addition of Showtime for $94.99 per month.

What TV channel is game on?

The Nuggets and Heat will be broadcast on ABC.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.