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The NBA has released its complete game schedule for the 2026-27 regular season, including broadcast and streaming assignments across Disney (ABC/ESPN/ESPN Radio), NBCUniversal (NBC/Peacock/NBCSN), and Amazon (Prime Video). The season tips off Tuesday, Oct. 20, and wraps Sunday, April 11, 2027, with all 30 teams in action on the final day.
The American Express NBA Tip-Off 2026 opener on Oct. 20 features an NBC/Peacock tripleheader: the Boston Celtics visit the Detroit Pistons at 3 p.m. ET, the defending NBA champion New York Knicks host the Philadelphia 76ers at 7 p.m. ET, and the San Antonio Spurs face the Oklahoma City Thunder at Frost Bank Center at 9:30 p.m. ET — a rematch of the 2026 Western Conference Finals.
ESPN picks up the schedule on Oct. 21 with a doubleheader featuring two-time Kia MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo making his Miami Heat debut against the Minnesota Timberwolves at 7:30 p.m. ET, then two-time Kia MVP Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors visiting 2025-26 scoring leader Luka Dončić and the Los Angeles Lakers at 10 p.m. ET. On Oct. 22, NBA all-time scoring leader LeBron James makes his Philadelphia home debut when the 76ers face seven-time All-Star Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 p.m. ET, followed by two-time reigning Kia MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the Thunder against three-time Kia MVP Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets at Paycom Center at 9:30 p.m. ET.
Christmas Day: Five Games on ABC/ESPN/ESPN App
For the 19th straight year, the NBA presents five Christmas Day games (Friday, Dec. 25), all on ABC/ESPN/ESPN App. The slate opens with a 2026 NBA Finals rematch between the Knicks and Spurs at Madison Square Garden at noon ET. It continues with Heat at Celtics (2:30 p.m. ET), 76ers at Lakers in James’ return to Los Angeles (5 p.m. ET), Thunder at Timberwolves in Minnesota’s first Christmas Day home game (8 p.m. ET), and Nuggets at Warriors (10:30 p.m. ET).
Emirates NBA Cup 2026
The regular-season schedule defines opponents for 80 of each team’s 82 games. The two unassigned games per team, played from Friday, Dec. 4 through Thursday, Dec. 10, will be set based on Emirates NBA Cup 2026 Group Play results. Group Play features 60 games on Cup Nights every Friday from Oct. 30 through Nov. 27, plus Tuesday, Nov. 24 and Wednesday, Nov. 25. Prime Video streams all Knockout Round games — Quarterfinals (Dec. 4–5), Semifinals (Dec. 8–9), and the Championship on Friday, Dec. 11 at Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Prime Video opens Cup coverage on Oct. 30 with defending Emirates NBA Cup champion Knicks visiting the 76ers (7:30 p.m. ET) and the Warriors hosting the Lakers (10 p.m. ET). The Black Friday doubleheader on Nov. 27 closes Group Play: Heat at Knicks (7 p.m. ET) and Lakers at Spurs (9:30 p.m. ET).
NBCUniversal Highlights
Peacock NBA Monday launches Oct. 26 with the Warriors visiting the Nuggets (10 p.m. ET). The 2026 Eastern Conference Finals rematch between the Knicks and Cavaliers airs Dec. 21 in Cleveland (7 p.m. ET). NBC/Peacock’s Coast 2 Coast Tuesday returns Oct. 27 with the Knicks hosting the Pistons (8 p.m. ET) and the Portland Trail Blazers visiting the Lakers (8 p.m. PT). Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 18) features an NBC/Peacock quadrupleheader: Pistons at Cavaliers (noon ET), Hawks hosting the 76ers (2:30 p.m. ET), Timberwolves at Knicks at Madison Square Garden (5 p.m. ET), and the Memphis Grizzlies hosting the Houston Rockets on Peacock/NBCSN (7:30 p.m. ET).
NBA All-Star 2027 takes place Feb. 19–21 in Phoenix on NBC/Peacock. Presidents’ Day (Feb. 15) brings another NBC/Peacock quadrupleheader: LaMelo Ball returns to Charlotte as the Timberwolves visit the Charlotte Hornets (noon ET), the 76ers meet the Dallas Mavericks (2:30 p.m. ET), Heat host the Spurs (5 p.m. ET), and the Indiana Pacers visit the Warriors on Peacock/NBCSN (7:30 p.m. ET).
Prime Video Game Schedule
Prime Video’s Friday slate opens Oct. 23 with the Knicks visiting the Celtics (7 p.m. ET) and the Spurs hosting the Rockets at Moody Center (9:30 p.m. ET) — the campus where 16-time All-Star Kevin Durant of the Rockets starred in college. Thursday doubleheaders begin in January, with Jaylen Brown returning to Boston to face the Celtics with the 76ers (Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m. ET) and Antetokounmpo returning to meet the Milwaukee Bucks with the Heat during AWS NBA Rivals Week (Jan. 28, 9:30 p.m. ET).
Global Games on Prime Video include the NBA Paris Game 2027 on Thursday, Jan. 14 (2 p.m. ET) and the NBA Manchester Game 2027 on Sunday, Jan. 17 (10:30 a.m. ET) — the NBA’s first regular-season game in Manchester, England — both between the Spurs and the New Orleans Pelicans.
On Feb. 27, Prime Video streams the first regular-season matchup between the top two picks in the 2026 NBA Draft: No. 1 AJ Dybantsa of the Washington Wizards and No. 2 Darryn Peterson of the Utah Jazz at Delta Center (3 p.m. ET). Prime Video is also the exclusive home for all six games of the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament 2027.
Additional Schedule Notes
- AWS NBA Rivals Week runs Tuesday, Jan. 26 through Saturday, Jan. 30, featuring 12 national games across five days.
- No games are scheduled for Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 3); all 30 teams play the day before.
- No games are scheduled for Saturday, April 10; all 30 teams play on Sunday, April 11. Eastern Conference games begin at 6 p.m. ET, Western Conference games at 8:30 p.m. ET to maximize competitive fairness.
- The 2026-27 regular season will feature a record 115 EMEA primetime games through the league’s broadcast partners and NBA League Pass.
- On Feb. 3, the Pistons host the Knicks in the second annual NBA Pioneers Classic (7 p.m. ET) honoring the legacy of the league’s first Black players.
- Toronto Raptors host the Cavaliers on Jan. 29 during AWS NBA Rivals Week in a rematch of their 2026 First Round series (7 p.m. ET).
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