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The NBA released the full schedule for the 2026-27 season Thursday, Aug. 13 with nearly 240 games slated to be broadcast on national television networks or streaming platforms: ABC, NBC, ESPN, NBCSN, Peacock and Amazon Prime Video.
The defending champion New York Knicks , the San Antonio Spurs , the Los Angeles Lakers and the new-look Philadelphia 76ers featuring LeBron James will each have 34 national broadcasts – the maximum allowed by the league.
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Some teams you won't see much on the big stage include the New Orleans Pelicans , Sacramento Kings , Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks , who each will make only two appearances on a national broadcast.
The regular season begins on Tuesday, Oct. 20 with a triple-header on NBC and Peacock. Three games will be shown on Wednesday, Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving; while Christmas Day, which falls on a Friday, will have its annual five-game showcase. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 18 features a four-game slate, while quadruple-headers are also scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 30; Monday, Feb. 15; Sunday, Feb. 28; Sunday, March 7; and Sunday, March 14.
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The 2026-27 NBA season will begin with the Detroit Pistons hosting the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. ET.
NBA TV and streaming schedule for 2026-27 season
Here are all the NBA games scheduled to be broadcast on national TV networks or streaming platforms in the 2026-27 season (All times Eastern):
Tuesday, Oct. 20 — Boston at Detroit, 3 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Oct. 20 — Philadelphia at New York, 7 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Oct. 20 — Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Oct. 21 — Minnesota at Miami, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Oct. 21 — Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, Oct. 22 — Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. | ESPN
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Thursday, Oct. 22 — Denver at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, Oct. 23 — New York at Boston, 7 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Oct. 23 — Houston at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. | Prime
Monday, Oct. 26 — Golden State at Denver, 10 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, Oct. 27 — Detroit at New York, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Oct. 27 — Portland at L.A. Lakers, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Oct. 28 — Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Oct. 28 — Oklahoma City at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, Oct. 30 — New York at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Oct. 30 — L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10 p.m. | Prime
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Monday, Nov. 2 — Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Wednesday, Nov. 4 — Philadelphia at Detroit, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Nov. 4 — Dallas at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, Nov. 6 — Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Nov. 6 — Portland at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. | Prime
Monday, Nov. 9 — Washington at Detroit, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, Nov. 10 — Boston at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Nov. 10 — Oklahoma City at Portland, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Nov. 11 — Cleveland at New York, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Nov. 11 — Golden State at Houston, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
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Friday, Nov. 13 — New York at Indiana, 7 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Nov. 13 — Golden State at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. | Prime
Monday, Nov. 16 — Orlando at Boston, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, Nov. 17 — Detroit at San Antonio, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Nov. 17 — Utah at L.A. Clippers, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Nov. 18 — Milwaukee at Miami, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Nov. 18 — Golden State at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, Nov. 20 — Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Nov. 20 — Houston at Denver, 10 p.m. | Prime
Monday, Nov. 23 — Brooklyn at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, Nov. 24 — Boston at Washington, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
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Tuesday, Nov. 24 — Dallas at Denver, 10 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Nov. 25 — Miami at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Nov. 25 — Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Nov. 25 — San Antonio at Portland, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, Nov. 27 — Miami at New York, 7 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Nov. 27 — L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. | Prime
Monday, Nov. 30 — L.A. Lakers at Houston, 7:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, Dec. 1 — New York at Chicago, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Dec. 1 — Utah at Golden State, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Saturday, Dec. 12 — New York at Miami, 8:30 p.m. | ABC
Monday, Dec. 14 — Philadelphia at Orlando, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
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Tuesday, Dec. 15 — San Antonio at Cleveland, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Dec. 15 — Denver at Portland, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Dec. 16 — Washington at Boston, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Dec. 16 — L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, Dec. 18 — L.A. Clippers at Miami, 7 p.m. | Prime
Monday, Dec. 21 — New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, Dec. 22 — Detroit at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Dec. 22 — Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Dec. 23 — Houston at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. | Prime
Wednesday, Dec. 23 — Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. | Prime
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Friday, Dec. 25 — San Antonio at New York, 12 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
Friday, Dec. 25 — Miami at Boston, 2:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
Friday, Dec. 25 — Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 5 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
Friday, Dec. 25 — Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
Friday, Dec. 25 — Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
Monday, Dec. 28 — Cleveland at Boston, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, Dec. 28 — Minnesota at Denver, 10:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Dec. 29 — Miami at Dallas, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Dec. 29 — Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Thursday, Dec. 31 — Denver at Minnesota, 4 p.m. | Prime
Monday, Jan. 4 — Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
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Tuesday, Jan. 5 — Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Jan. 5 — Phoenix at Denver, 10 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Jan. 6 — Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Jan. 6 — New York at Golden State, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 7 — Minnesota at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. | Prime
Thursday, Jan. 7 — Boston at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Jan. 8 — Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, Jan. 8 — Phoenix at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Monday, Jan. 11 — Denver at New York, 7:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Monday, Jan. 11 — L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, Jan. 12 — Washington at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
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Tuesday, Jan. 12 — Sacramento at Golden State, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Jan. 13 — New York at Boston, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Jan. 13 — Houston at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 14 — New Orleans, vs, San Antonio, 2 p.m. | Prime
Sunday, Jan. 17 — San Antonio, vs, New Orleans, 10:30 a.m. | Prime
Monday, Jan. 18 — Detroit at Cleveland, 12 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, Jan. 18 — Philadelphia at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, Jan. 18 — Minnesota at New York, 5 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, Jan. 18 — Houston at Memphis, 7:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, Jan. 19 — Charlotte at Dallas, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
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Tuesday, Jan. 19 — Utah at Denver, 10 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Jan. 20 — Chicago at Brooklyn, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Jan. 20 — Miami at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 21 — Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m. | Prime
Thursday, Jan. 21 — L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Jan. 22 — New York at Atlanta, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, Jan. 22 — Minnesota at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, Jan. 24 — Oklahoma City at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, Jan. 25 — Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Monday, Jan. 25 — Sacramento at Denver, 9:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
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Tuesday, Jan. 26 — Houston at San Antonio, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Jan. 26 — Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Jan. 27 — Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Jan. 27 — Denver at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 28 — Atlanta at New York, 7 p.m. | Prime
Thursday, Jan. 28 — Miami at Milwaukee, 9:30 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Jan. 29 — Cleveland at Toronto, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, Jan. 29 — Charlotte at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Saturday, Jan. 30 — Philadelphia at Miami, 12:30 p.m. | ABC
Saturday, Jan. 30 — Denver at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m. | ABC
Saturday, Jan. 30 — San Antonio at Golden State, 5:30 p.m. | ABC
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Saturday, Jan. 30 — L.A. Lakers at New York, 8:30 p.m. | ABC
Sunday, Jan. 31 — Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, Feb. 1 — Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Monday, Feb. 1 — San Antonio at Golden State, 10 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, Feb. 2 — L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Feb. 2 — Minnesota at Portland, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Feb. 3 — New York at Detroit, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Feb. 3 — Utah at Houston, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, Feb. 4 — Boston at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m. | Prime
Thursday, Feb. 4 — Dallas at Denver, 10 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Feb. 5 — Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. | Prime
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Friday, Feb. 5 — Indiana at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. | Prime
Saturday, Feb. 6 — Miami at Minnesota, 3 p.m. | Prime
Saturday, Feb. 6 — Portland at Memphis, 5:30 p.m. | Prime
Saturday, Feb. 6 — L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. | ABC
Sunday, Feb. 7 — Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Sunday, Feb. 7 — New York at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, Feb. 8 — Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Monday, Feb. 8 — L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, Feb. 9 — San Antonio at Dallas, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Feb. 9 — Houston at Utah, 10 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
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Wednesday, Feb. 10 — Golden State at Boston, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Feb. 10 — L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, Feb. 11 — New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. | Prime
Thursday, Feb. 11 — San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Feb. 12 — Minnesota at Boston, 8 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Feb. 12 — Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. | ESPN
Saturday, Feb. 13 — Dallas at Charlotte, 3 p.m. | Prime
Saturday, Feb. 13 — Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m. | Prime
Saturday, Feb. 13 — Golden State at New York, 8:30 p.m. | ABC
Monday, Feb. 15 — Minnesota at Charlotte, 12 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
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Monday, Feb. 15 — Philadelphia at Dallas, 2:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, Feb. 15 — San Antonio at Miami, 5 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, Feb. 15 — Indiana at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, Feb. 16 — Toronto at Atlanta, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, Feb. 16 — Houston at L.A. Clippers, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, Feb. 17 — New York at Detroit, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, Feb. 17 — Boston at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, Feb. 18 — San Antonio at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. | Prime
Thursday, Feb. 18 — Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. | Prime
Thursday, Feb. 25 — Oklahoma City at New York, 7:30 p.m. | Prime
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Thursday, Feb. 25 — Dallas at Golden State, 10 p.m. | Prime
Friday, Feb. 26 — Cleveland at Boston, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, Feb. 26 — L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Saturday, Feb. 27 — Washington at Utah, 3 p.m. | Prime
Saturday, Feb. 27 — Oklahoma City at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. | Prime
Saturday, Feb. 27 — Philadelphia at New York, 8:30 p.m. | ABC
Sunday, Feb. 28 — Denver at San Antonio, 1 p.m. | ABC
Sunday, Feb. 28 — L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Sunday, Feb. 28 — Boston at Minnesota, 7 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Sunday, Feb. 28 — Miami at Houston, 9:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, March 1 — Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
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Monday, March 1 — Washington at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, March 2 — Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, March 2 — L.A. Clippers at Portland, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, March 3 — Toronto at Miami, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, March 3 — San Antonio at Denver, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, March 4 — L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. | Prime
Thursday, March 4 — New York at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. | Prime
Friday, March 5 — Boston at Detroit, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, March 5 — San Antonio at Houston, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Saturday, March 6 — Indiana at Miami, 3 p.m. | Prime
Saturday, March 6 — Atlanta at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m. | Prime
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Saturday, March 6 — Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. | ABC
Sunday, March 7 — Philadelphia at Boston, 1 p.m. | ABC
Sunday, March 7 — Minnesota at Denver, 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Sunday, March 7 — New York at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock/TELE
Sunday, March 7 — Houston at Golden State, 10 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, March 8 — Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Monday, March 8 — Dallas at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, March 9 — Cleveland at Detroit, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, March 9 — Portland at Golden State, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, March 10 — Orlando at Miami, 7 p.m. | ESPN
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Wednesday, March 10 — Atlanta at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, March 11 — Philadelphia at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. | Prime
Thursday, March 11 — New York at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. | Prime
Friday, March 12 — Oklahoma City at Boston, 7:30 p.m. | Prime
Friday, March 12 — Golden State at Denver, 10 p.m. | Prime
Saturday, March 13 — Orlando at Atlanta, 3 p.m. | Prime
Saturday, March 13 — Indiana at Houston, 5:30 p.m. | Prime
Saturday, March 13 — Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. | ABC
Saturday, March 13 — L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10:30 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, March 14 — Boston at New York, 12 p.m. | ABC
Sunday, March 14 — San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 2:30 p.m. | ABC
Sunday, March 14 — Miami at Denver, 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Sunday, March 14 — Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, March 15 — Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Monday, March 15 — Atlanta at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, March 16 — Detroit at Indiana, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, March 16 — Denver at L.A. Clippers, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, March 17 — Dallas at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, March 17 — Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, March 21 — San Antonio at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Sunday, March 21 — Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, March 22 — Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Monday, March 22 — Detroit at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, March 23 — LA Lakers at Miami, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, March 23 — Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, March 24 — San Antonio at Boston, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, March 24 — Philadelphia at Golden State, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Saturday, March 27 — San Antonio at Detroit, 3 p.m. | Prime
Sunday, March 28 — New York at Orlando, 12:30 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, March 28 — L.A. Lakers at Houston, 3 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, March 28 — Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Sunday, March 28 — Philadelphia at Denver, 10 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, March 29 — Miami at Cleveland, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Monday, March 29 — Phoenix at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, March 30 — New York at Orlando, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, March 30 — Houston at Portland, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, March 31 — Golden State at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, March 31 — Denver at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, April 1 — Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m. | Prime
Thursday, April 1 — L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. | Prime
Friday, April 2 — Golden State at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. | Prime
Friday, April 2 — Denver at Phoenix, 10 p.m. | Prime
Sunday, April 4 — Boston at New York, 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Sunday, April 4 — San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Monday, April 5 — Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m. | Peacock/NBCSN
Tuesday, April 6 — New York at Atlanta, 8 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Tuesday, April 6 — Phoenix at Golden State, 11 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Wednesday, April 7 — Cleveland at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, April 7 — Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. | ESPN
Thursday, April 8 — Philadelphia at Miami, 7 p.m. | Prime
Thursday, April 8 — Golden State at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. | Prime
Friday, April 9 — Detroit at New York, 7 p.m. | Prime
Friday, April 9 — Denver at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. | Prime
Contributing: Scooby Axson
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