NBA special games 2026-27

Christmas Day games

5 games on Friday, December 25, 2026.

• San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks Fri, Dec 25 · 12:00 pm ET · Madison Square Garden · Christmas Day
• Miami Heat at Boston Celtics Fri, Dec 25 · 2:30 pm ET · TD Garden · Christmas Day
• Philadelphia 76ers at Los Angeles Lakers Fri, Dec 25 · 5:00 pm ET · Crypto.com Arena · Christmas Day
• Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves Fri, Dec 25 · 8:00 pm ET · Target Center · Christmas Day
• Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors Fri, Dec 25 · 10:30 pm ET · Chase Center · Christmas Day

NBA Global Games

• Denver Nuggets at Indiana Pacers Sat, Nov 7 · 5:00 pm ET · Arena CDMX · NBA Mexico City Game
• New Orleans Pelicans at San Antonio Spurs Thu, Jan 14 · 2:00 pm ET · Accor Arena · NBA Paris Game
• San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans Sun, Jan 17 · 10:30 am ET · Co-op Live · NBA Manchester Game

Emirates NBA Cup: group stage

60 group-stage games; the knockout rounds are scheduled once the groups finish. See the six groups and their standings. Last season's tournament: 2025 NBA Cup results.

Friday, October 30

• Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards 7:00 pm ET · Capital One Arena
• Detroit Pistons at Brooklyn Nets 7:30 pm ET · Barclays Center
• Orlando Magic at Toronto Raptors 7:30 pm ET · Scotiabank Arena
• New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers 7:30 pm ET · Xfinity Mobile Arena
• Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics 7:30 pm ET · TD Garden
• Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat 8:00 pm ET · Kaseya Center
• LA Clippers at Minnesota Timberwolves 8:00 pm ET · Target Center
• Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks 8:00 pm ET · American Airlines Center
• Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors 10:00 pm ET · Chase Center
• Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns 10:00 pm ET · Mortgage Matchup Center

Friday, November 6

• Washington Wizards at Atlanta Hawks 7:00 pm ET · State Farm Arena
• Boston Celtics at Charlotte Hornets 7:00 pm ET · Spectrum Center
• Philadelphia 76ers at Cleveland Cavaliers 7:30 pm ET · Rocket Arena
• Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Pelicans 8:00 pm ET · Smoothie King Center
• Oklahoma City Thunder at Memphis Grizzlies 8:00 pm ET · FedExForum
• Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks 8:00 pm ET · American Airlines Center
• Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks 8:00 pm ET · Fiserv Forum
• Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers 10:00 pm ET · Crypto.com Arena
• San Antonio Spurs at Sacramento Kings 10:00 pm ET · Golden 1 Center

Friday, November 13

• New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers 7:00 pm ET · Gainbridge Fieldhouse
• Milwaukee Bucks at Orlando Magic 7:00 pm ET · Kia Center
• Memphis Grizzlies at New Orleans Pelicans 8:00 pm ET · Smoothie King Center
• Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat 8:00 pm ET · Kaseya Center
• Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls 8:00 pm ET · United Center
• Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets 8:30 pm ET · Toyota Center
• Golden State Warriors at San Antonio Spurs 9:30 pm ET · Frost Bank Center
• Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings 10:00 pm ET · Golden 1 Center
• Oklahoma City Thunder at LA Clippers 10:30 pm ET · Intuit Dome

Friday, November 20

• Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks 7:00 pm ET · State Farm Arena
• Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons 7:30 pm ET · Little Caesars Arena
• Orlando Magic at Brooklyn Nets 7:30 pm ET · Barclays Center
• Indiana Pacers at Cleveland Cavaliers 7:30 pm ET · Rocket Arena
• Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls 8:00 pm ET · United Center
• New Orleans Pelicans at Oklahoma City Thunder 8:00 pm ET · Paycom Center
• Phoenix Suns at Utah Jazz 9:30 pm ET · Delta Center
• Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles Lakers 10:00 pm ET · Crypto.com Arena
• Houston Rockets at Denver Nuggets 10:00 pm ET · Ball Arena

Tuesday, November 24

• Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic 7:00 pm ET · Kia Center
• Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards 8:00 pm ET · Capital One Arena
• Dallas Mavericks at Denver Nuggets 10:00 pm ET · Ball Arena

Wednesday, November 25

• Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers 5:00 pm ET · Xfinity Mobile Arena
• Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets 7:00 pm ET · Spectrum Center
• Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder 7:30 pm ET · Paycom Center
• Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks 7:30 pm ET · Madison Square Garden
• Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks 8:00 pm ET · Fiserv Forum
• LA Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies 8:00 pm ET · FedExForum
• Phoenix Suns at Houston Rockets 8:30 pm ET · Toyota Center
• San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers 10:00 pm ET · Moda Center
• Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors 10:00 pm ET · Chase Center

Friday, November 27

• Miami Heat at New York Knicks 7:00 pm ET · Madison Square Garden
• Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons 7:30 pm ET · Little Caesars Arena
• Brooklyn Nets at Toronto Raptors 7:30 pm ET · Scotiabank Arena
• Philadelphia 76ers at Indiana Pacers 7:30 pm ET · Gainbridge Fieldhouse
• Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics 8:00 pm ET · TD Garden
• Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves 8:30 pm ET · Target Center
• Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns 9:00 pm ET · Mortgage Matchup Center
• Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz 9:30 pm ET · Delta Center
• Golden State Warriors at Portland Trail Blazers 9:30 pm ET · Moda Center
• Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs 9:30 pm ET · Frost Bank Center
• New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ET · Intuit Dome

Rivals Week

Tuesday, January 26

• Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs 8:00 pm ET · Frost Bank Center
• Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers 11:00 pm ET · Crypto.com Arena

Wednesday, January 27

• Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers 7:00 pm ET · Rocket Arena
• Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves 9:30 pm ET · Target Center

Thursday, January 28

• Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks 7:00 pm ET · Madison Square Garden
• Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks 9:30 pm ET · Fiserv Forum

Friday, January 29

• Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors 7:00 pm ET · Scotiabank Arena
• Charlotte Hornets at Minnesota Timberwolves 9:30 pm ET · Target Center

Saturday, January 30

• Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat 12:30 pm ET · Kaseya Center
• Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder 3:00 pm ET · Paycom Center
• San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors 5:30 pm ET · Chase Center
• Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks 8:30 pm ET · Madison Square Garden

Other events

• New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons Wed, Feb 3 · 7:00 pm ET · Little Caesars Arena · NBA Pioneers Classic