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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:05 pm EDTNBA schedule 2026-27: back-to-backs and road trips
How demanding each team's schedule is, from the 1200 regular-season games published so far (each team's two NBA Cup games are set in December). League average: 14.2 back-to-backs per team. Dates are US Eastern.
| Team | Games | Back-to-backs | Both on the road | Longest road trip | Longest homestand | Games before Nov 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Pelicans | 80 | 16 | 7 | 7 from Jan 30 | 5 | 16 |
| Boston Celtics | 80 | 16 | 8 | 6 from Dec 30 | 7 | 15 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 80 | 16 | 4 | 6 from Mar 9 | 4 | 16 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 80 | 16 | 7 | 5 from Dec 27 | 7 | 14 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 80 | 16 | 8 | 5 from Mar 17 | 4 | 15 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 80 | 15 | 5 | 7 from Jan 28 | 5 | 16 |
| Toronto Raptors | 80 | 15 | 6 | 6 from Mar 21 | 6 | 15 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 80 | 15 | 6 | 6 from Nov 13 | 7 | 15 |
| Golden State Warriors | 80 | 15 | 5 | 6 from Feb 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Indiana Pacers | 80 | 15 | 7 | 5 from Dec 20 | 5 | 15 |
| Detroit Pistons | 80 | 15 | 4 | 4 from Nov 12 | 4 | 14 |
| Chicago Bulls | 80 | 15 | 4 | 4 from Dec 18 | 6 | 14 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 80 | 14 | 3 | 6 from Mar 15 | 7 | 15 |
| Denver Nuggets | 80 | 14 | 4 | 6 from Nov 27 | 7 | 13 |
| Orlando Magic | 80 | 14 | 6 | 5 from Mar 10 | 7 | 14 |
| Washington Wizards | 80 | 14 | 3 | 5 from Feb 25 | 6 | 16 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 80 | 14 | 3 | 5 from Jan 17 | 6 | 16 |
| Houston Rockets | 80 | 14 | 6 | 5 from Jan 18 | 5 | 16 |
| Sacramento Kings | 80 | 14 | 8 | 5 from Jan 22 | 7 | 14 |
| New York Knicks | 80 | 13 | 3 | 7 from Dec 1 | 5 | 15 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 80 | 13 | 6 | 6 from Feb 9 | 5 | 16 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 80 | 13 | 5 | 6 from Jan 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Phoenix Suns | 80 | 13 | 4 | 6 from Mar 8 | 7 | 14 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 80 | 13 | 4 | 6 from Dec 29 | 5 | 14 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 80 | 13 | 3 | 5 from Dec 25 | 4 | 16 |
| Miami Heat | 80 | 13 | 5 | 5 from Nov 2 | 5 | 15 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 80 | 13 | 5 | 5 from Nov 29 | 8 | 16 |
| Utah Jazz | 80 | 13 | 4 | 5 from Mar 1 | 6 | 16 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 80 | 13 | 4 | 4 from Nov 10 | 7 | 15 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 80 | 13 | 5 | 4 from Oct 23 | 8 | 16 |
Computed by whynba from the published 2026-27 schedule (NBA and whynba data). A back-to-back is a game on the day after the previous one; road trips and homestands are consecutive away/home games. Each team links to its full schedule; the strength of schedule ranks every team's opponents; every game by date is on the month-by-month schedule.