NBA Schedule: When is first game of season? NBA playoffs, finals, key details
The NBA released the complete schedule for the regular season on Thursday after revealing the Emirates NBA Cup (in-season tournament) schedule earlier this week.
A doubleheader on the card during the first night of the season opens with Boston-New York followed by the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Lakers are a main dish for Christmas Day for the 26th consecutive season — visiting the Golden State Warriors — and a star attraction in primetime again this season, appearing on national television 39 times with 11 games on TNT, 10 games on ESPN, six games on ABC and 12 games on NBA TV.
The Philadelphia 76ers will debut their new Big Three — with Paul George in the mix alongside Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey — on October 23 against the visiting Milwaukee Bucks.
That same night, the Los Angeles Clippers will christen their new home arena against the Phoenix Suns. George will visit the Clippers, his old team, just two weeks later when the Sixers play at Los Angeles on November 6.
The Dallas Mavericks also have a new Big Three to show off after they landed Klay Thompson to hoop with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Their season debut comes Oct. 24 at home against the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama.
As revealed earlier this week, Thompson will meet his old team, the Warriors, on November 12 in San Francisco to kick off the group stage of the NBA Cup.
In addition to Lakers at Warriors, the NBA stacked its usual five-game, nationally televised slate with these matchups: Spurs at
