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August 17, 2018

NBA TV to Televise 107 Games During 2018-19 Regular Season

NBA TV to Televise 107 Games During 2018-19 Regular Season with Double-Digit Appearances by Defending Champion Warriors, Rockets, Celtics, 76ers, Lakers & Thunder
Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul, left, is defended by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green during the second half of Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, May 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
 
Network’s Live Game Schedule Tips Off with Five Games in Four Nights, Beginning with Raptors & New Acquisition Kawhi Leonard vs. Wizards & John Wall, Saturday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. ET
 
Regular Season Coverage to Culminate with 22 Games in 20 Days, March 19-April 7
 
NBA TV will televise 107 live games during the 2018-19 regular season with the league’s biggest stars and top teams in action, highlighted by double-digit appearances by multiple teams, including the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors with Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, the Houston Rockets with reigning Kia NBA MVP James Harden and Chris Paul, and the star-laden Boston Celtics with Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum, Philadelphia 76ers with Joel Embiid and Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons, Los Angeles Lakers withLeBron James, Oklahoma City Thunder with Russell Westbrook and Paul George, and Toronto Raptors withKawhi Leonard.
 
The network will tip off its regular season coverage with five games in four nights, beginning Saturday, Oct. 20when the new-look Raptors and Leonard meet the Washington Wizards and John Wall at 7 p.m. ET.  OnSunday, Oct. 21, Paul will visit his former team – Rockets vs. LA Clippers – at 9 p.m.
 
NBA TV’s first doubleheader of the season – Monday, Oct. 22 – will feature the Celtics and Irving hosting theOrlando Magic and Aaron Gordon at 7:30 p.m., followed by the first national telecast of the new-look San Antonio Spurs and DeMar DeRozan when they visit the Lakers and James at 10:30 p.m.  The 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons telecast will air the next night, Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.
 
In addition to Opening Week’s five games in four nights, NBA TV will have a flurry of games over a concentrated number of days several times throughout the season, including six games over six days (Nov. 19-24), seven games in four days (Dec. 8-11), seven games over seven days around the holidays (Dec. 26-Jan. 1) and 22 games in 20 days to close out the regular season (Mar. 19-Apr. 7).
 
NBA TV will feature a special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day doubleheader on Monday, Jan. 21, starting with theThunder and Westbrook visiting the New York Knicks and rookie Kevin Knox at 12:30 p.m., followed by a matchup of top 10 draft picks – the Atlanta Hawks and No. 5 overall selection Trae Young hosting the Magicand No. 6 pick Mohamed Bamba at 3 p.m.
 
Two games played outside the United States will also air on the network, the NBA Mexico City Games 2018featuring the Utah Jazz and Donovan Mitchell vs. the Magic and Gordon on Saturday, December 15, at 5 p.m. and the NBA London Game 2019 – Knicks and Knox vs. Wizards and Bradley Beal – on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 3 p.m.
Many of the playoff teams in the NBA featured powerhouse foursomes. The Eastern Conference (Boston Celtics and Cavs) and in the Western Conference (the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets). By the way Stephen Curry has to take a back seat in scoring to the hot handed Kevin Durant at the moment. GSW won game one by defeating the Rockets, 119-106 as the Rockets’ went home on the short end of the score, even though James Harden scored 41 points.
 
Overall, NBA TV will feature 30 doubleheaders and one tripleheader this season with additional game highlights including:
 
  • Friday, Oct. 26 – The defending NBA Champion Warriors will visit the Knicks at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Sacramento Kings – with No. 2 overall pick Marvin Bagley III – hosting the Wizards and Wall at 10 p.m.
 
  • Tuesday, Oct. 30 – The 76ers with Simmons and Embiid will visit the Raptors with Leonard and Kyle Lowry in a matchup of two of last season’s best Eastern Conference teams at 7:30 p.m.
 
  • Monday, Nov. 5 – A Western Conference doubleheader featuring some of the league’s recent MVP winners and finalists, including the New Orleans Pelicans and Anthony Davis vs. the Thunder andWestbrook at 8 p.m. The Memphis Grizzlies and No. 4 overall pick Jaren Jackson, Jr. will visit theWarriors and Durant at 10:30 p.m.
 
  • Tuesday, Nov. 13 – A pair of rookie point guards will be on display – the Cleveland Cavaliers and No. 8 overall pick Collin Sexton vs. the Charlotte Hornets and Kemba Walker at 7 p.m. followed by theHawks and Young visiting the defending Champion Warriors and Klay Thompson at 10:30 p.m.
 
  • Saturday, Nov. 17 – Gordon Hayward will face his former team when the Jazz and Mitchell visit theCeltics at 7:30 p.m.
 
  • Monday, Nov. 19 – The top two picks in the NBA Draft will be showcased in a doubleheader, beginning with No. 1 draft pick Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns visiting the 76ers and Embiid at 7 p.m., followed by Bagley III and the Kings hosting the Thunder and George at 10 p.m.
 
  • Monday, Dec. 10 – A doubleheader capped by the Lakers and LeBron James facing the Miami Heat at10:30 p.m.  The night’s first game will feature the Pelicans and Davis visiting Boston to take on the Celtics and Tatum at 7:30 p.m.
 
  • Tuesday, Jan. 1 – A New Year’s Day showcase between the Jazz with Mitchell and Raptors with Leonard at 7:30 p.m.
 
  • Saturday, Jan. 5 – Two of the Eastern Conference’s most dynamic players will meet when the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo host the Raptors and Leonard at 8:30 p.m.
 
  • Sunday, Jan. 13 – The Lakers and James host his former team – the Cavaliers and Kevin Love – at 9:30 p.m.
 
  • Monday, Feb. 25 – In the second game of a doubleheader, DeAndre Jordan will take on his former team when the Dallas Mavericks visit the LA Clippers at 10:30 p.m.  Elite big men will be featured in the night’s first game – 76ers and Embiid vs. Pelicans and Davis – at 8 p.m.
 
  • Thursday, Mar. 28 – Two of last season’s highest-scoring teams will meet – Denver Nuggets and Isaiah Thomas vs. Rockets and Harden – at 8 p.m.
 
  • Sunday, Apr. 7 – NBA TV’s regular season game coverage will end with a tripleheader – Heat vs.Raptors at Noon, followed by Suns vs. Rockets at 6 p.m. and Clippers vs. Warriors at 8:30 p.m.
The Toronto Raptors hate to see the Cavs on their schedule. Here is why! The Cavs are 2-1 in the first game of the playoffs, LeBron James teams have won 22 consecutive Eastern Conference playoff games. Cleveland has won 11 of the last 12 playoff games against Toronto. LeBron James continues to keep the Cleveland Cavs in the win column. And the beat continues!
 
2018-19 NBA TV Regular Season Schedule
(All Times Eastern)
 
Date
Day
Time (ET)
Game
Oct. 20
Saturday
7 p.m.
Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards
Oct. 21
Sunday
9 p.m.
Houston Rockets vs. LA Clippers
Oct. 22
Monday
7:30 p.m.
Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics
Oct. 22
Monday
10:30 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Oct. 23
Tuesday
7 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons
Oct. 26
Friday
7:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors vs. New York Knicks
Oct. 26
Friday
10 p.m.
Washington Wizards vs. Sacramento Kings
Oct. 29
Monday
8 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Oct. 30
Tuesday
7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Toronto Raptors
Nov. 3
Saturday
7 p.m.
Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers
Nov. 5
Monday
8 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Nov. 5
Monday
10:30 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Golden State Warriors
Nov. 6
Tuesday
8:30 p.m.
Washington Wizards vs. Dallas Mavericks
Nov. 9
Friday
7 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Nov. 10
Saturday
8:30 p.m.
Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs
Nov. 12
Monday
7:30 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Toronto Raptors
Nov. 12
Monday
10:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors vs. LA Clippers
Nov. 13
Tuesday
7 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Nov. 13
Tuesday
10:30 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks vs. Golden State Warriors
Nov. 17
Saturday
7:30 p.m.
Utah Jazz vs. Boston Celtics
Nov. 18
Sunday
7 p.m.
Golden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs
Nov. 19
Monday
7 p.m.
Phoenix Suns vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Nov. 19
Monday
10 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Sacramento Kings
Nov. 20
Tuesday
7:30 p.m.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. New York Knicks
Nov. 23
Friday
7 p.m.
Houston Rockets vs. Detroit Pistons
Nov. 23
Friday
10:30 p.m.
Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Nov. 24
Saturday
8:30 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Nov. 26
Monday
7 p.m.
Houston Rockets vs. Washington Wizards
Nov. 27
Tuesday
9 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets
Nov. 28
Wednesday
7 p.m.
New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Nov. 28
Wednesday
10 p.m.
Orlando Magic vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Dec. 1
Saturday
8 p.m.
Boston Celtics vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Dec. 3
Monday
7 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Detroit Pistons
Dec. 4
Tuesday
9 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Utah Jazz
Dec. 8
Saturday
7:30 p.m.
Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Dec. 9
Sunday
6 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Toronto Raptors
Dec. 10
Monday
7:30 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Boston Celtics
Dec. 10
Monday
10:30 p.m.
Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Dec. 11
Tuesday
8 p.m.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets
Dec. 11
Tuesday
10:30 p.m.
Toronto Raptors vs. LA Clippers
Dec. 15
Saturday
5 p.m.
Utah Jazz vs. Orlando Magic
Dec. 17
Monday
8 p.m.
Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets
Dec. 17
Monday
10:30 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Golden State Warriors
Dec. 18
Tuesday
7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Brooklyn Nets
Dec. 19
Wednesday
7:30 p.m.
Phoenix Suns vs. Boston Celtics
Dec. 19
Wednesday
10 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Sacramento Kings
Dec. 22
Saturday
7:30 p.m.
Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Dec. 26
Wednesday
7:30 p.m.
Toronto Raptors vs. Miami Heat
Dec. 28
Friday
8 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks vs. New Orleans Pelicans
Dec. 28
Friday
10:30 p.m.
LA Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Dec. 29
Saturday
7 p.m.
Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans
Dec. 29
Saturday
10 p.m.
Golden State Warriors vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Dec. 31
Monday
7 p.m.
Boston Celtics vs. San Antonio Spurs
Jan. 1
Tuesday
7:30 p.m.
Utah Jazz vs. Toronto Raptors
Jan. 5
Saturday
8:30 p.m.
Toronto Raptors vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Jan. 6
Sunday
6 p.m.
Indiana Pacers vs. Toronto Raptors
Jan. 8
Tuesday
8 p.m.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Jan. 8
Tuesday
10:30 p.m.
New York Knicks vs. Golden State Warriors
Jan. 12
Saturday
8:30 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Jan. 13
Sunday
9:30 p.m.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Jan. 14
Monday
8:30 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets vs. San Antonio Spurs
Jan. 15
Tuesday
7 p.m.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Jan. 15
Tuesday
10:30 p.m.
Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Jan. 17
Thursday
3 p.m.
New York Knicks vs. Washington Wizards
Jan. 21
Monday
12:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New York Knicks
Jan. 21
Monday
3 p.m.
Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks
Jan. 22
Tuesday
8 p.m.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Jan. 28
Monday
7 p.m.
Golden State Warriors vs. Indiana Pacers
Jan. 28
Monday
10:30 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks vs. LA Clippers
Feb. 4
Monday
7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Brooklyn Nets
Feb. 4
Monday
10 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Sacramento Kings
Feb. 10
Sunday
8:30 p.m.
Miami Heat vs. Golden State Warriors
Feb. 11
Monday
7 p.m.
Washington Wizards vs. Detroit Pistons
Feb. 24
Sunday
7:30 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks
Feb. 25
Monday
8 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
Feb. 25
Monday
10:30 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks vs. LA Clippers
Mar. 3
Sunday
7 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Mar. 4
Monday
7:30 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Brooklyn Nets
Mar. 4
Monday
10:30 p.m.
LA Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Mar. 10
Sunday
6 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Atlanta Hawks
Mar. 10
Sunday
8:30 p.m.
Phoenix Suns vs. Golden State Warriors
Mar. 11
Monday
7 p.m.
Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 11
Monday
10:30 p.m.
Boston Celtics vs. LA Clippers
Mar. 15
Friday
7 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons
Mar. 15
Friday
10:30 p.m.
Chicago Bulls vs. LA Clippers
Mar. 19
Tuesday
8 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Mar. 19
Tuesday
10:30 p.m.
Indiana Pacers vs. LA Clippers
Mar. 21
Thursday
7 p.m.
Denver Nuggets vs. Washington Wizards
Mar. 22
Friday
8 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets
Mar. 23
Saturday
7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta Hawks
Mar. 23
Saturday
10 p.m.
Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Mar. 24
Sunday
7:30 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Boston Celtics
Mar. 25
Monday
7 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Orlando Magic
Mar. 25
Monday
10 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Mar. 28
Thursday
8 p.m.
Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets
Mar. 29
Friday
7 p.m.
Indiana Pacers vs. Boston Celtics
Mar. 30
Saturday
8 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Mar. 31
Sunday
8 p.m.
Washington Wizards vs. Denver Nuggets
Apr. 1
Monday
7:30 p.m.
Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics
Apr. 1
Monday
10 p.m.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Phoenix Suns
Apr. 3
Wednesday
7:30 p.m.
Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat
Apr. 3
Wednesday
10:30 p.m.
Houston Rockets vs. LA Clippers
Apr. 6
Saturday
5 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Apr. 6
Saturday
8 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls
Apr. 7
Sunday
12 p.m.
Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors
Apr. 7
Sunday
6 p.m.
Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets
Apr. 7
Sunday
8:30 p.m.
LA Clippers vs. Golden State Warriors

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