I used ESPN+ out here all last year. I think ~10 games were blacked out, and no playoff games. For those I found streaming sites as there was literally no other way. I have a PC hooked up behind my TV and watch 100% of my tv/movies on there anyways so it's nothing for me. The downside is I'm up from 10:30-1:30am every home game, so ESPN+ will have you covered about 90%, and for the playoffs I assume they air those next day, but live you'd be in the same boat as me without cable I think, whatever that is. But regardless they have the blackout games next day as well - but sometimes they're blacked out at 4-7pm starts that I actually wanna watch and can't. So bottom line I'd say you'll be fine with ESPN+ which I think I remember you saying you ain't stayin up til 1:30am anyways. But besides all that can I trade for yer house in Palm Desert 1:1? It's oddly cold here in the winter for my socal raised ass