NBA Schedule 2018-19: Complete ESPN TV schedule
The NBA schedule begins in just over two months. It’s time to start planning out your game-watching calendar and keeping track of the biggest contests — here is every game that will be on ESPN.
One easy way to think about what matters heading into a new NBA season is to chart the course ESPN takes on its biweekly national broadcasts.
The mothership knows what matters, and covers the NBA better than just about any network on television. Their reaction — in the form of their broadcast schedule — shows what will be important, and how different narratives across the league will form over the course of the 2018-19 season.
In this case, the Lakers will once again dominate the airwaves after adding LeBron James to their formidable and entertaining squad, while powerhouses such as the Warriors, Rockets and Celtics remain among the leaders in ESPN telecasts.
Below are the games that will be on ESPN during the 2018-19 NBA season. Make sure to mark your calendars, and get excited for (most of) these matchups.
October
Oct. 17, New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets, 8 p.m. ET
Oct. 17, Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns, 10:30 p.m. ET
Oct. 19, Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors, 8 p.m. ET
Oct. 19, Golden State Warriors at Utah Jazz, 10:30 p.m. ET
Oct. 20, Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Oct. 24, Dallas Mavericks at Atlanta Hawks, 7 p.m. ET
Oct. 24, Philadelphia 76ers at Milwaukee Bucks, 9:30 p.m. ET
Oct. 31, Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 8 p.m. ET
Oct. 31, San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns, 10:30 p.m. ET
November
Nov. 2, Oklahoma City Thunder at Washington Wizards, 8 p.m. ET
Nov. 2, Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves, 10:30 p.m. ET
Nov. 7, Philadelphia 76ers at Indiana Pacers, 8 p.m. ET
Nov. 7, Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Nov. 9, Boston Celtics at Utah Jazz, 9:30 p.m. ET
Nov. 14, New Orleans Pelicans at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8 p.m. ET
Nov. 14, Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Nov. 16, Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics, 7 p.m. ET
Nov. 16, Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks, 9:30 p.m. ET
Nov. 21, Los Angeles Lakers at Cleveland Cavaliers, 8 p.m. ET
Nov. 21, Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors, 10:30 p.m. ET
Nov. 30, Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs, 8 p.m. ET
Nov. 30, Denver Nuggets at Portland Trail Blazers, 10:30 p.m. ET
December
Dec. 5, Philadelphia 76ers at Toronto Raptors, 8 p.m. ET
Dec. 5, San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Dec. 7, Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons, 7 p.m. ET
Dec. 7, Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks, 9:30 p.m. ET
Dec. 12, Oklahoma City Thunder at New Orleans Pelicans, 8 p.m. ET
Dec. 12, Toronto Raptors at Golden State Warriors, 10:30 p.m. ET
Dec. 14, Indiana Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:30 p.m. ET
Dec. 14, Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets, 10 p.m. ET
Dec. 21, Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics, 8 p.m. ET
Dec. 21, New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Dec. 25, Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks, Noon ET
Dec. 25, Portland Trail Blazers at Utah Jazz, 10:30 p.m. ET
January
Jan. 2, Minnesota Timberwolves at Boston Celtics, 8 p.m. ET
Jan. 2, Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Jan. 4, Washington Wizards at Miami Heat, 8 p.m. ET
Jan. 4, Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trail Blazers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Jan. 9, Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets, 8 p.m. ET
Jan. 9, Detroit Pistons at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Jan. 11, Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. ET
Jan. 11, Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz, 10 p.m. ET
Jan. 16, Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics, 8 p.m. ET
Jan. 16, New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors, 10:30 p.m. ET
Jan. 18, San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8 p.m. ET
Jan. 18, New Orleans Pelicans at Portland Trail Blazers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Jan. 23, San Antonio Spurs at Philadelphia 76ers, 8 p.m. ET
Jan. 23, Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz, 10:30 p.m. ET
Jan. 25, Toronto Raptors at Houston Rockets, 8 p.m. ET
Jan. 27, Milwaukee Bucks at Oklahoma City Thunder, 6 p.m. ET
Jan. 30, Indiana Pacers at Washington Wizards, 8 p.m. ET
Jan. 30, Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers, 10:30 p.m. ET
February
Feb. 1, Boston Celtics at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. ET
Feb. 1, Houston Rockets at Denver Nuggets, 10 p.m. ET
Feb. 6, Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks, 8 p.m. ET
Feb. 6, San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors, 10:30 p.m. ET
Feb. 8, Denver Nuggets at Philadelphia 76ers, 7 p.m. ET
Feb. 8, Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans, 9:30 p.m. ET
Feb.13, Brooklyn Nets at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7 p.m. ET
Feb. 13, Houston Rockets at Minnesota Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m. ET
Feb. 22, San Antonio Spurs at Toronto Raptors, 7 p.m. ET
Feb. 22, Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder, 9:30 p.m. ET
Feb. 27, Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs, 8 p.m. ET
Feb. 27, New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
March
March 1, Washington Wizards at Boston Celtics, 8 p.m. ET
March 1, Milwaukee Bucks at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
March 6, Philadelphia 76ers at Chicago Bulls, 8 p.m. ET
March 6, Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
March 8, Philadelphia 76ers at Houston Rockets, 8 p.m. ET
March 8, Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors, 10:30 p.m. ET
March 13, Detroit Pistons at Miami Heat, 7 p.m. ET
March 13, Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets, 9:30 p.m. ET
March 17, Minnesota Timberwolves at Houston Rockets, 9 p.m. ET
March 18, Golden State Warriors at San Antonio Spurs, 8 p.m. ET
March 18, Indiana Pacers at Portland Trail Blazers, 10:30 p.m. ET
March 20, Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers, 7 p.m. ET
March 20, Toronto Raptors at Oklahoma City Thunder, 9:30 p.m. ET
March 27, Indiana Pacers at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8 p.m. ET
March 27, Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz, 10:30 p.m. ET
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April
April 5, Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers, 8 p.m. ET
April 5, Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets, 10:30 p.m. ET
April 10, Orlando Magic at Charlotte Hornets, 8 p.m. ET
April 10, Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets, 10:30 p.m. ET