With the NBA season getting closer, the reworked TV schedules are out. The 66 game slate starts with a Christmas Day Quintupleheader on ESPN, ABC, and TNT. The early highlight is the rematch of the NBA Finals, Heat/Mavs, being one of those five games to open the season. First up is the nationally televised schedule on ABC, followed by the full ESPN lineup and the TNT games in a separate post. So much for “competitive balance” as ABC will only feature 8 out of the 30 NBA teams on network television. I doubt too many fans of the league will complain though as these are all great matchups…
ABC schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Teams |
| Sun, Dec 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Miami at Dallas |
| 5 p.m. | Chicago at L.A. Lakers | |
| Sun, Jan 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Chicago at Miami |
| Sun, Feb 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Chicago at Boston |
| Sun, Feb 19 | 1 p.m. | Dallas at New York |
| 3:30 p.m. | Orlando at Miami | |
| Sun, March 4 | 1 p.m. | New York at Boston |
| 3:30 p.m. | Miami at L.A. Lakers | |
| Sun, March 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Boston at L.A. Lakers |
| Sun, April 1 | 1 p.m. | Chicago at Oklahoma City |
| 3:30 p.m. | Miami at Boston | |
| Sun, April 8 | 1 p.m. | Chicago at New York |
| Sun, April 15 | 1 p.m. | Miami at New York |
| 3:30 p.m. | Dallas at L.A. Lakers | |
| Sun, April 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers |
ESPN schedule after the jump…
ESPN schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Teams |
| Sun, Dec 25 | 8 p.m. | Orlando at Oklahoma City* |
| 10:30 p.m. | L.A. Clippers at Golden State* | |
| Fri, Jan 6 | 8 p.m. | Chicago at Orlando |
| 10:30 p.m. | Portland at Phoenix | |
| Wed, Jan 11 | 8 p.m. | Dallas at Boston* |
| 10:30 p.m. | Miami at L.A. Clippers* | |
| Fri, Jan 13 | 8 p.m. | Chicago at Boston |
| 10:30 p.m. | Miami at Denver | |
| Sun, Jan 15 | 9 p.m. | Phoenix at San Antonio |
| Mon, Jan 16 | 1 p.m. | Chicago at Memphis |
| Wed, Jan 18 | 8 p.m. | Portland at Atlanta |
| 10:30 p.m. | Dallas at L.A. Clippers | |
| Fri, Jan 20 | 8 p.m. | L.A. Lakers at Orlando* |
| 10:30 p.m. | Minnesota at L.A. Clippers* | |
| Fri, Jan 27 | 8 p.m. | New York at Miami |
| Sun, Jan 29 | 6:30 p.m. | San Antonio at Dallas |
| Wed, Feb 1 | 8 p.m. | Oklahoma City at Dallas |
| 10:30 p.m. | L.A. Clippers at Utah | |
| Fri, Feb 3 | 8 p.m. | New York at Boston |
| 10:30 p.m. | L.A. Lakers at Denver | |
| Fri, Feb 10 | 8 p.m. | L.A. Lakers at New York |
| 10:30 p.m. | Oklahoma City at Utah | |
| Sun, Feb 12 | 7 p.m. | Miami at Atlanta |
| 9:30 p.m. | Utah at Memphis | |
| Wed, Feb 15 | 10 p.m. | Portland at Golden State |
| Fri, Feb 17 | 8 p.m. | New Orleans at New York |
| 10:30 p.m. | Phoenix at L.A. Lakers | |
| Sun, Feb 19 | 8 p.m. | Denver at Oklahoma City |
| Mon, Feb 20 | 4 p.m. | Atlanta at Chicago |
| Wed, Feb 22 | 7 p.m. | Boston at Oklahoma City |
| 9:30 p.m. | L.A. Lakers at Dallas* | |
| Wed, Feb 29 | 9 p.m. | Chicago at San Antonio |
| Fri, March 2 | 8 p.m. | Golden State at Philadelphia |
| 10:30 p.m. | L.A. Clippers at Phoenix | |
| Sun, March 4 | 7 p.m. | Chicago at Philadelphia |
| 9:30 p.m. | Denver at San Antonio | |
| Mon, March 12 | 8 p.m. | New York at Chicago* |
| 10:30 p.m. | Boston at L.A. Clippers* | |
| Wed, March 14 | 8 p.m. | Miami at Chicago* |
| 10:30 p.m. | Utah at Phoenix | |
| Fri, March 16 | 7 p.m. | Miami at Philadelphia |
| 9:30 p.m. | San Antonio at Oklahoma City | |
| Sun, March 18 | 7 p.m. | Orlando at Miami* |
| 9:30 p.m. | Portland at Oklahoma City | |
| Wed, March 21 | 7 p.m. | New York at Philadelphia |
| 9:30 p.m. | L.A. Lakers at Dallas* | |
| Fri, March 23 | 8 p.m. | Boston at Philadelphia |
| 10:30 p.m. | Denver at Utah | |
| Sun, March 25 | 8 p.m. | Miami at Oklahoma City |
| 10:30 p.m. | Memphis at L.A. Lakers | |
| Wed, March 28 | 7 p.m. | Orlando at New York* |
| Fri, March 30 | 8 p.m. | Dallas at Orlando |
| 10:30 p.m. | Portland at L.A. Clippers |
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| Wed, April 4 | 8 p.m. | Oklahoma City at Miami |
| 10:30 p.m. | L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers | |
| Sat, April 7 | 8 p.m. | Orlando at Philadelphia |
| 10:30 p.m. | Denver at Golden State | |
| Mon, April 9 | 9 p.m. | Phoenix at Minnesota (ESPN2) |
| Tue, April 10 | 7 p.m. | Boston at Miami* |
| 9:30 p.m. | New York at Chicago* | |
| Wed, April 11 | 8 p.m. | Atlanta at Boston |
| 10:30 p.m. | Golden State at Portland | |
| Fri, April 13 | 8 p.m. | Milwaukee at Detroit |
| 10:30 p.m. | Dallas at Portland | |
| Sat, April 14 | 9 p.m. | Phoenix at San Antonio |
| Wed, April 18 | 8 p.m. | Orlando at Boston* |
| 10:30 p.m. | L.A. Lakers at Golden State* | |
| Fri, April 20 | 7 p.m. | Boston at Atlanta |
| 9:30 p.m. | L.A. Lakers at San Antonio | |
| Sat, April 21 | 5:30 p.m. | Denver at Phoenix |
| 8 p.m. | Dallas at Chicago | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Orlando at Utah | |
| Sun, April 22 | 1 p.m. | New York at Atlanta |
| Wed, April 25 | 8 p.m. | L.A. Clippers at New York* |
| 10:30 p.m. | San Antonio at Phoenix* |
