NBA Schedule 2016: Complete national TV schedule
Here is a complete breakdown of every nationally televised NBA game for the 2016-17 season.
As always, the NBA will have plenty of nationally televised games during the 2016-17 season. Just like last year, there will be three channels airing games nationally: ESPN, ABC, and TNT. The first nationally broadcast game will be on Tuesday, October 26, when the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Philadelphia 76ers.
With the recent schedule release, fans now know when each national NBA game will be. Here’s a list of all those NBA games and their respective dates. All times are Eastern Time.
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Tuesday, October 25
8:00 PM Knicks/Cavaliers TNT
10:30 PM Spurs/Warriors TNT
Wednesday, October 26
8:00 PM Thunder/Sixers ESPN
10:30 PM Rockets/Lakers ESPN
Thursday, October 27
8:00 PM Celtics/Bulls TNT
10:30 PM Clippers/Blazers TNT
Friday, October 28
7:00 PM Cavaliers/Raptors ESPN
9:30 PM Warriors/Mavericks ESPN
Wednesday, November 2
8:00 PM Bulls/Celtics ESPN
10:30 PM Thunder/Clippers ESPN
Thursday, November 3
8:00 PM Celtics/Cavaliers TNT
10:30 PM Thunder/Warriors TNT
Friday, November 4
8:00 PM Knicks/Bulls ESPN
10:30 PM Warriors/Lakers ESPN
Wednesday, November 9
7:00 PM Nets/Knicks ESPN
9:30 PM Rockets/Spurs ESPN
Thursday, November 10
8:00 PM Bulls/Heat TNT
10:30 PM Lakers/Kings TNT
Wednesday, November 16
8:00 PM Warriors/Raptors ESPN
10:30 PM Grizzlies/Clippers ESPN
Thursday, November 17
8:00 PM Sixers/T’Wolves TNT
10:30 PM Bulls/Jazz TNT
Friday, November 18
8:00 PM Warriors/Celtics ESPN
10:30 PM Clippers/Kings ESPN
Wednesday, November 23
7:00 PM Spurs/Hornets ESPN
9:30 PM T’Wolves/Pelicans ESPN
Thursday, December 1
8:00 PM Clippers/Cavaliers TNT
10:30 PM Rockets/Warriors TNT
Friday, December 2
8:00 PM Cavaliers/Bulls ESPN
10:30 PM Rockets/Nuggets ESPN
Wednesday, December 7
8:00 PM Cavaliers/Knicks ESPN
10:30 PM Warriors/Clippers ESPN
Thursday, December 8
7:00 PM T’Wolves/Raptors TNT
9:30 PM Spurs/Bulls TNT
Friday, December 9
8:00 PM Rockets/Thunder ESPN
10:30 PM Suns/Lakers ESPN
Tuesday, December 13
8:00 PM T’Wolves/Bulls ESPN
10:30 PM Thunder/Blazers ESPN
Wednesday, December 14
7:00 PM Pacers/Heat ESPN
9:30 PM Celtics/Spurs ESPN
Thursday, December 15
8:00 PM Bulls/Bucks TNT
10:30 PM Knicks/Warriors TNT
Friday, December 16
8:00 PM Lakers/Sixers ESPN
10:30 PM Mavericks/Jazz ESPN
Thursday, December 22
8:00 PM Celtics/Pacers TNT
10:30 PM Spurs/Clippers TNT
Sunday, December 25
12:00 PM Celtics/Knicks ESPN
2:30 PM Warriors/Cavaliers ABC
5:00 PM Bulls/Spurs ABC
8:00 PM T’Wolves/Thunder ESPN
10:30 PM Clippers/Lakers ESPN
Thursday, December 29
8:00 PM Celtics/Cavaliers TNT
10:30 PM Mavericks/Lakers TNT
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
8:00 PM Bulls/Cavaliers ESPN
10:30 PM Blazers/Warriors ESPN
Thursday, January 5
8:00 PM Thunder/Rockets TNT
10:30 PM Spurs/Nuggets TNT
Friday, January 6
8:00 PM Knicks/Bucks ESPN
10:30 PM Grizzlies/Warriors ESPN
Wednesday, January 11
8:00 PM Wizards/Celtics ESPN
10:30 PM Cavaliers/Blazers ESPN
Thursday, January 12
8:00 PM Bulls/Knicks TNT
10:30 PM Pistons/Warriors TNT
Friday, January 13
8:00 PM Celtics/Hawks ESPN
10:30 PM Pistons/Jazz ESPN
Sunday, January 15
9:00 PM Bulls/Grizzlies ESPN
Monday, January 16
8:00 PM Cavaliers/Warriors TNT
10:30 PM Thunder/Clippers TNT
Wednesday, January 18
8:00 PM Hawks/Pistons ESPN
10:30 PM Thunder/Warriors ESPN
Thursday, January 19
8:00 PM Wizards/Knicks TNT
10:30 PM T’Wolves/Clippers TNT
Friday, January 20
8:00 PM Warriors/Rockets ESPN
10:30 PM Pacers/Lakers ESPN
Saturday, January 21
8:30 PM Spurs/Cavaliers ABC
Monday, January 23
8:00 PM Knicks/Pacers TNT
Wednesday, January 25
8:00 PM Warriors/Hornets ESPN
10:30 PM Lakers/Blazers ESPN
Thursday, January 26
8:00 PM Mavericks/Thunder TNT
10:30 PM Lakers/Jazz TNT
Friday, January 27
8:00 PM Heat/Bulls ESPN
Saturday, January 28
8:30 PM Clippers/Warriors ABC
Sunday, January 29
3:30 PM Thunder/Cavaliers ABC
Monday, January 30
8:00 PM Pistons/Celtics TNT
10:30 PM Grizzlies/Suns TNT
Wednesday, February 1
7:00 PM T’Wolves/Cavaliers ESPN
9:30 PM Bulls/Thunder ESPN
Thursday, February 2
8:00 PM Hawks/Rockets TNT
10:30 PM Warriors/Clippers TNT
Friday, February 3
8:00 PM Lakers/Celtics ESPN
10:30 PM Mavericks/Blazers ESPN
Saturday, February 4
8:30 PM Cavaliers/Knicks ABC
Sunday, February 5
3:30 PM Clippers/Celtics ABC
Monday, February 6
7:00 PM Lakers/Knicks TNT
9:30 PM Spurs/Grizzlies TNT
Wednesday, February 8
8:00 PM Clippers/Knicks ESPN
10:30 PM Bulls/Warriors ESPN
Thursday, February 9
8:00 PM Cavaliers/Thunder TNT
10:30 PM Celtics/Blazers TNT
Friday, February 10
8:00 PM Pacers/Wizards ESPN
10:30 PM Bulls/Suns ESPN
Saturday, February 11
8:30 PM Warriors/Thunder ABC
Sunday, February 12
3:30 PM Spurs/Knicks ABC
Monday, February 13
8:00 PM Spurs/Pacers TNT
10:30 PM Hawks/Blazers TNT
Wednesday, February 15
7:00 PM Pacers/Cavaliers ESPN
9:30 PM Knicks/Thunder ESPN
Thursday, February 16
8:00 PM Celtics/Bulls TNT
Thursday, February 23
8:00 PM Knicks/Cavaliers TNT
10:30 PM Clippers/Warriors TNT
Friday, February 24
8:00 PM Mavericks/T’Wolves ESPN
10:30 PM Spurs/Clippers ESPN
Saturday, February 25
8:30 PM Bulls/Cavaliers ABC
Monday, February 27
7:00 PM Raptors/Knicks TNT
9:30 PM Heat/Mavericks TNT
Wednesday, March 1
8:00 PM Cavaliers/Celtics ESPN
10:30 PM Rockets/Clippers ESPN
Thursday, March 2
8:00 PM Warriors/Bulls TNT
10:30 PM Thunder/Blazers TNT
Friday, March 3
7:00 PM Heat/Orlando Magic ESPN
9:30 PM Spurs/Pelicans ESPN
Saturday, March 4
8:30 PM Clippers/Bulls ABC
Sunday, March 5
3:30 PM Warriors/Knicks ABC
8:30 PM Thunder/Mavericks ESPN
Monday, March 6
8:00 PM Pacers/Hornets TNT
10:30 PM Celtics/Clippers TNT
Wednesday, March 8
8:00 PM Pistons/Pacers ESPN
10:30 PM Celtics/Warriors ESPN
Thursday, March 9
8:00 PM Spurs/Thunder TNT
10:30 PM Lakers/Suns TNT
Saturday, March 11
8:30 PM Warriors/Spurs ABC
Sunday, March 12
3:30 PM Bulls/Celtics ABC
9:00 PM Cavaliers/Rockets ESPN
Monday, March 13
8:00 PM Hawks/Spurs TNT
10:30 PM Lakers/Nuggets TNT
Wednesday, March 15
8:00 PM Blazers/Spurs ESPN
10:30 PM Bucks/Clippers ESPN
Saturday, March 18
8:30 PM Cavaliers/Clippers ABC
Monday, March 20
8:00 PM Warriors/Thunder TNT
10:30 PM Knicks/Clippers TNT
Tuesday, March 21
7:00 PM Bulls/Raptors ESPN
9:30 PM Spurs/T’Wolves ESPN
Wednesday, March 22
8:00 PM Hawks/Wizards ESPN
10:30 PM Knicks/Jazz ESPN
Sunday, March 26
3:30 PM Thunder/Rockets ABC
Monday, March 27
8:00 PM Cavaliers/Spurs TNT
10:30 PM Pelicans/Jazz TNT
Wednesday, March 29
9:30 PM Warriors/Spurs ESPN
Thursday, March 30
8:00 PM Cavaliers/Bulls TNT
10:30 PM Rockets/Blazers TNT
Friday, March 31
7:00 PM Pacers/Raptors ESPN
9:30 PM Spurs/Thunder ESPN
Sunday, April 2
3:30 PM Celtics/Knicks ABC
Tuesday, April 4
8:00 PM Bulls/Knicks ESPN
10:30 PM Blazers/Jazz ESPN
Wednesday, April 5
8:00 PM Cavaliers/Celtics ESPN
10:30 PM Mavericks/Clippers ESPN
Thursday, April 6
8:00 PM Celtics/Hawks TNT
10:30 PM T’Wolves/Blazers TNT
Saturday, April 8
8:30 PM Clippers/Spurs ABC
Monday, April 10
8:00 PM Wizards/Pistons TNT
10:30 PM Rockets/Clippers TNT
Wednesday, April 12
8:00 PM Hawks/Pacers ESPN
10:30 PM Pelicans/Blazers ESPN