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Oct. 24, 2023
- All of the action gets underway at the end of October when the season tips off with a star-studded opening night. MORE: The In-Season Tournament games you won't want to miss When does the NBA season start for 2023-24? Date: Oct. 24, 2023 The first games of the 2023-24 NBA season will be played on Oct. 24, 2023.
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Aug 18, 2023 · The 2023-24 NBA regular season will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 24 with doubleheader on TNT (Nuggets vs. Lakers and Suns vs. Warriors). The NBA has released its full schedule for the 2023-24...
Aug 18, 2023 · We have the schedule for opening night, Christmas Day and the in-season tournament, as well as key dates throughout the season. Regular-season action will begin on Oct. 24 and conclude on...
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- Ring Night
- Wemby's debut
- Christmas Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- Rivals Week
- All-Star Break
- Leap Year Rematch
- Off Days
- Out-of-Market Games
The NBA has released its schedule for the coming season, with an eye on player rest and travel.
On Thursday, when announcing the 2023-24 fixture list, the league indicated that maximizing player rest and limiting travel demands were again part of the formula.
No team will play the day before or after high-profile national television games, such as Christmas and ABC weekend matchups. No In-Season Tournament games will be on the second night of a back-to-back, either.
For now, teams have received an 80-game schedule for the coming season. The other two games will be based on how they fare in the new tournament that starts on November 3.
Let's preview some of the key dates in the calendar...
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The Denver Nuggets will mark their 2022-23 championship win and get a visit from commissioner Adam Silver on opening night, October 24, when they play host to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first of 1,230 games this regular season.
The second game of the opening night double-header is Phoenix Suns at Golden State Warriors, as Chris Paul's former team play his new team.
The debut of No 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama comes on the second night of the season, when the San Antonio Spurs play host to the Dallas Mavericks on October 25.
Christmas in New York remains an NBA tradition.
The New York Knicks will play on December 25 for the 56th time, and they will open the traditional Christmas quintuple-header by playing host to the Milwaukee Bucks in the noon slot.
The rest of the Christmas games are Golden State at Denver (2.30pm Eastern), Boston Celtics at the Lakers (5pm Eastern), Philadelphia at Miami (8pm Eastern), and Dallas at Phoenix (10.30pm Eastern).
The Lakers LeBron James will get another chance to become the Christmas all-time wins leader among players; he's played in 17 games, and his teams have gone 10-7. The only player with 10 wins on Christmas is newly enshrined Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, whose teams went 10-3 on the holiday.
There are 11 games set for January 15, the annual celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. - including the traditional NBA games on that holiday in Atlanta and Memphis.
San Antonio visits the Atlanta Hawks that day, while Golden State visits the Memphis Grizzlies.
The other games are Houston Rockets at Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas, Orlando Magic at New York, Detroit Pistons at Washington Wizards, Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami at Brooklyn Nets, Boston at Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers at Utah Jazz, and Oklahoma City at the Lakers.
Image: Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo wears a shirt commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. day
NBA Rivals Week returns with 11 nationally televised games across four networks from January 23 through to January 27.
Those matchups are:
•January 23: New York at Brooklyn, LA Lakers at LA Clippers
•January 24: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, Phoenix at Dallas
•January 25: Boston at Miami, Sacramento Kings at Golden State
•January 26: Dallas at Atlanta, Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio
There are no games between February 16 and 21 because of the All-Star break. This season's All-Star Game is in Indianapolis. There are two games on February 15, and 12 games when play resumes on February 22.
For the first time, there will be an NBA Finals rematch from the previous season on February 29 - Miami to Denver to celebrate the leap year this season.
The other leap-year games are Milwaukee at Charlotte, Utah at Orlando, Atlanta at Brooklyn, Golden State at New York, Oklahoma City at San Antonio, Houston at Phoenix, and Washington at the Lakers.
No NBA games will be played on election day for the second consecutive season. It falls this year on November 7.
A pair of Sundays - December 3 and December 10 - are also expected to be off days, given how the new in-season tournament is scheduled.
As previously announced, Atlanta will play Orlando (a Magic home game) in Mexico City on November 9, and Brooklyn will play Cleveland (a Cavaliers home game) in Paris on January 11.
San Antonio will return to Austin, Texas, for two home games again this season, just as it did last season. The Spurs will host Denver there on March 15 and Brooklyn on March 17.
Jul 28, 2023 · When is the 2023-24 NBA in-season tournament? The brand new NBA in-season tournament will begin action on Friday, Nov. 3. The semifinals and final will take place on Thursday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 9, respectfully.
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Oct 18, 2023 · The first games of the 2023-24 NBA season will be played on Oct. 24, 2023. Two games will be played on opening night. The slate begins when the Lakers will face the Nuggets followed by the...
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Oct 24, 2023 · 2023-24 NBA season tipoff: Your ultimate guide of all 30 teams. A new NBA season will start on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Get ready with expert analysis on what lies ahead for every team.
Oct 18, 2023 · When does the NBA season start for 2023-24? Date: Oct. 24, 2023. The first games of the 2023-24 NBA season will be played on Oct. 24, 2023. Two games will be played on opening night. The...
