NBA: Live Games & Scores

About

"NBA: Live Games & Scores" is an official sports game offering live streams, stats, scores, and news. However, the game is plagued with bugs, frequent ads, and requires significant grinding. Despite the potential, the game lacks optimization and can be frustrating to play. It is targeted towards basketball fans seeking a comprehensive NBA experience.

Genres & Tags

Sport

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

30%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,020 reviews

graphics1 positive mentions

stability131 negative mentions

The app allows users to watch all NBA games in one place, making it convenient for fans.
The interface has been improved with new features, such as the ability to view highlights and player stats.
The app provides timely updates and notifications about games and player performances.

The app frequently crashes and has significant buffering issues, making it frustrating to watch games.
Users report problems with closed captions that cannot be turned off, blocking important game information.
The app often fails to recognize active subscriptions, leading to repeated prompts to purchase or log in.

stability
131 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The app is plagued by severe stability issues, with users reporting frequent freezes, crashes, and glitches across various devices. Many experience interruptions during gameplay, requiring constant reloading and logging in, which significantly detracts from the viewing experience. Despite some minor improvements, the overall performance remains frustratingly unreliable, leading to dissatisfaction among subscribers.
- “The app constantly freezes, has issues with subtitles not being able to be removed, and I regularly have to disconnect and reconnect streaming to Chromecast whenever I want to change between games.”
- “It's incredibly expensive to subscribe to NBA games and you only get to watch maybe 40% of the game if you're lucky because the app consistently crashes, delays, and freezes after every few plays.”
- “Every time I try to watch a game on League Pass, the video freezes and says 'oops something went wrong.'”
monetization
73 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of the app has drawn significant criticism from users, particularly regarding the prevalence of ads even for subscribers who have paid for a premium service. Many users express frustration over unskippable ads before content, excessive pop-up ads, and the overall intrusive nature of advertising, which detracts from the viewing experience and raises questions about the value of their subscription. Overall, the combination of high subscription fees and relentless advertising has led to a negative perception of the app's monetization approach.
- “I would understand this level of advertising in the app for a user who has not shelled out for the subscription.”
- “I pay for a full subscription, and yet I still have to watch ads.”
- “Why on earth are the ads that pop up all the time now even required??”
optimization
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10%
14%
76%
The optimization of the app has been widely criticized, with users reporting severe stuttering, buffering, and crashing issues across various devices, including mobile and Chromecast. Many have noted that the app is poorly optimized for specific devices, such as foldables and Android TV, leading to a frustrating viewing experience. Overall, the performance has deteriorated significantly after recent updates, prompting some users to cancel their subscriptions due to the app's inability to function properly.
- “Glad this is a free trial, the content is awesome, but the app performance is abysmal.”
- “It's a great app because you can watch highlights, live games, mixtapes, etc. but the problem of this app is the performance. It crashes every time I watch highlights, maybe 30 minutes after that it crashes to the home screen. The rapid replay cannot play and stays on the loading screen. Please fix that, and it hangs when you play top 10 plays. Sometimes when you open the app, you need to log in again with your NBA ID. Please fix it.”
- “And this new version of the app won't play on my Android head unit in my car; your previous version ran smoothly on my Android car head unit.”
- “Stuttering and choppy performance on a 200 Mbps connection is not acceptable in 2024.”
- “Abysmal streaming experience, constantly stuttering, buffering, and dropping, leaving you well behind live, plus extra ads. This has been the case for years now.”
- “Poorly optimized app filled with bugs that somehow is more demanding on my phone than apps that do far more.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
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Users express frustration with the consistency of the story delivery across different platforms, noting slow loading times and difficulty in accessing the latest news. The experience varies significantly between devices, with some users unable to access content at all on certain platforms. Overall, the narrative surrounding the service is marked by dissatisfaction and inconsistency.
- “It's difficult to find the latest news, and you never know if you're going to be presented with an article, a story, or a video.”
- “From my laptop browser, the service never even worked, but that's a different story; I already gave up on that.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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50%
The graphics are noted for their modern aesthetic, although some users express disappointment over the removal of the game timeline graphic, which was a popular recap feature.
- “The visuals are modern.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
50%
The gameplay mechanics are easy to grasp, making it accessible for players who prefer not to watch on other devices. However, interruptions from frequent commercials and the need to switch between streams detract from the overall experience.
- “The mechanics are easy to understand, making it a great way to enjoy games if you can't watch them on other devices.”
- “The gameplay is engaging and keeps you hooked from start to finish.”
- “The controls are intuitive, allowing for a smooth and enjoyable gaming experience.”
- “Last season, the commercials constantly interrupted actual gameplay seemingly out of nowhere. The broadcast had to be switched back and forth between streams just to be functional, and the new balance ad or whatever ad was playing was played back to back in a loop.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users express deep frustration and disappointment over technical issues that hinder their ability to interact with live NBA games, highlighting the emotional impact on fans in India who rely on this access. The situation is described as "heartbreaking," emphasizing the strong connection and investment fans have in the experience.
- “Being a resident of India, this is the only way I can access live NBA games, but if such an issue is not resolved immediately, it's very heartbreaking for NBA fans like us.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the grinding aspect of watching live games to be tedious, particularly during timeouts and halftime, which detracts from the overall entertainment value.
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
200%
Users have reported significant issues with the game's music functionality, noting that buffering problems occur unless the game is paused for a while. Additionally, the game automatically pauses when users attempt to listen to music or watch videos on their phones, which can be frustrating.
- “The buffering is terrible unless you pause for a minute or so before playing.”
- “My absolute favorite is when I listen to some music or watch a video on my phone, and it pauses the game.”