The NBA’s 2026-27 regular season opens Tuesday, Oct. 20, with an NBC/Peacock tripleheader: Boston at Detroit (3 p.m. ET), Philadelphia at the New York Knicks (7 p.m. ET), and Oklahoma City at San Antonio (9:30 p.m. ET). Christmas Day, Dec. 25, features five games on ABC/ESPN: Knicks-Spurs at Madison Square Garden (noon ET), Heat-Celtics (2:30 p.m. ET), 76ers at Lakers (5 p.m. ET), Thunder at Timberwolves (8 p.m. ET), and Nuggets at Warriors (10:30 p.m. ET).
