It is officially time for the Clippers-Suns live stream to mark the start of the Western Conference Finals. That said, a lot has happened since Phoenix knocked out the Nuggets with a sweep. | you can do it so that you can really come across that you can forget about those seemingly exactly how{} people who, in fact we promise, anyone quickly just ignore.

Chris Paul was on a tear this postseason; the 36-year-old was coming off a sweep of the Nuggets in which he averaged 25.5 points and 10.3 assists per game. Now his postseason is on hold. On Wednesday morning, news broke that Paul had entered the league's COVID protocol and would be sidelined indefinitely. With Paul sidelined, the Suns will have to rely on Cameron Payne, who was Paul's back-up throughout the playoffs; the 26-year-old Payne averaged 10 points in 20 minutes per game in the playoffs.

The Clippers have already had to adjust to life without their star player in the playoffs. Since Kawhi Leonard was ruled out indefinitely with an ACL injury, L.A. has relied on Paul George, a seven-time All-Star who closed out the series with a 28-point outing after scoring 30+ in a three-game series against the Jazz.

The Suns enter Game 1 having not played a game in a week as they await their opponent, while the Clippers completed a seven-game series with Utah on Friday night. Phoenix is the 4.5-point favorite in Game 1. The over/under is 221.5.

If you've had to leave your "bubble" - or you've suffered the dreaded local blackout - and you can't watch the Clippers vs. Suns live stream on cable, you're not out of luck You are not out of luck. With a virtual private network, or VPN, you can pretend you're surfing the web from your hometown (or anywhere else not hit by a blackout) and access the same streaming service you've already paid for.

Not sure which VPN is right for you? We tested a variety of services and chose ExpressVPN as the best VPN overall. They offer great speed and excellent customer service. However, there are other VPN options out there. Here are our top picks.

In the US, Clippers-Suns will be on ABC and ESPN3.

Those without cable subscriptions can watch the game on Sling TV.

Both ESPN and TNT are included in the $35 Sling Orange package; the ABC game will be simulcast on ESPN3, TNT, ESPN, and ESPN3 are available on Sling Orange, and NBA TV is available in the Sports Extra pack. Sports Extra packs offer NBA TV.

Sling and Fubo are two of our picks for our best streaming services list, but since these games are broadcast on ESPN3, we pick Sling here despite the lack of ABC (although you can get it on one of the best TV antennas).

UK basketball fans have had bad luck with Sky Sports, but it stops here. The Sky Sports Arena will begin its live stream of Clippers-Suns at 8:15 PM BST.

NBA League Pass is available in the UK as an alternative.

Canadian hoops fans may not be able to watch the Clippers-Suns live stream, neither TSN nor SportsNet are showing it on their schedules, as soon as we know more we will update this story accordingly.

NBA League Pass is also available in Canada.