Ok, the NBA regular season schedule is being released. Just out now, the NBA on TNT schedule. The NBA’s Network of Record will air Thursday night doubleheaders and have special double dips on Opening Night, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and a couple of Tuesday nights. In addition, TNT will have its usual NBA All-Star Weekend coverage coming on February 14-16 from New Orleans.
TNT’s schedule tips off on Tuesday, October 29 with the Chicago Bulls taking on the two-time defending champions Miami Heat. TNT airs the ring ceremony live during NBA Tip-Off. The nightcap will be the crosstown rivalry game in Los Angeles between the Clippers and the Lakers.
On November 7, Dwight Howard sees his former Lakers team as the Rockets take on LA.
Here’s TNT’s press release.
TNT’s 2013-14 NBA Regular Season Schedule to Feature Multiple Appearances by NBA Champion Heat, Lakers, Clippers, Thunder, Knicks, Bulls and Rockets
NBA Season Tips Off October 29 Exclusively on TNT with Miami Hosting Chicago & L.A. Clippers vs. Lakers
Turner Sports, in its 30th consecutive year of NBA coverage, today announced that TNT will televise 52 games during the 2013-14 NBA regular season including 10 appearances by the Los Angeles Clippers, Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder, as well as nine appearances each by the NBA Champion Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets. TNT will televise 20 Thursday night NBA doubleheaders during the regular season.
The NBA season will exclusively open on TNT for the 12th consecutive year with a doubleheader Tuesday, Oct. 29, featuring the Heat and NBA MVP LeBron James hosting the Bulls and the highly-anticipated return of Derrick Rose at 8 p.m. ET. TNT’s coverage will include Miami’s championship ring ceremony during the one-hour TNT NBA Tip-Off pre-game show at 7 p.m. The second game of the night will feature a premier point guard showdown when the Lakers and two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash host their in-town rival Clippers and six-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul at 10:30 p.m.
TNT’s opening week coverage will continue with a Halloween doubleheader on Thursday, Oct. 31, with four playoff teams from last season. The first game of the exclusive doubleheader features the Knicks and Carmelo Anthony visiting the Bulls at 8 p.m., followed by the Clippers hosting the Golden State Warriors – led by standout sharpshooter Stephen Curry and the recently acquired Andre Iguodala – at 10:30 p.m.
“TNT’s coverage of the NBA is a staple of our Thursday night programming schedule and we look forward to once again providing fans with the most informative and entertaining coverage from our award winning production team, announcers and analysts,” said David Levy, President of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
For the 12th consecutive year, TNT will televise extensive coverage of NBA All-Star 2014 including NBA All-Star Friday (Feb. 14) and the exclusive presentation of NBA All-Star Saturday (Feb. 15) and the 2014 NBA All-Star Game (Feb. 16) in New Orleans. The network’s regular season schedule will be followed by more than 40 playoff games including first and second round action and the exclusive presentation of the 2014 NBA Western Conference Finals.
Additional schedule highlights (full schedule listed below):
| Nov. 7 | Dwight Howard and the Houston Rockets host his former Lakers team at 9:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 5 | A cross-town battle in the Big Apple between the Knicks and Nets at 7 p.m. |
| Jan. 9 | The NBA Champion Heat travel to Madison Square Garden to face the Knicks at 8 p.m. |
| Jan. 20 | A special Martin Luther King Day doubleheader including exclusive coverage of the Lakers visiting the Bulls at 8 p.m., followed by the Warriors hosting the Indiana Pacers at 10:30 p.m. |
| Jan. 23 | In TNT’s second exclusive doubleheader of the week, the Heat host the Lakers at 8 p.m., followed by the Nuggets and Ty Lawson visiting the Portland Trail Blazers and 2013 NBA Rookie of the Year Damian Lillard at 10:30 p.m. |
| Jan. 30 | The Cleveland Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving visit the Knicks at 8 p.m. |
| Feb. 20 | The Thunder and Kevin Durant hosting the Heat and LeBron James at 8 p.m. |
| March 6 | A rematch of the 2013 NBA Finals with the Spurs hosting the Heat at 8 p.m. |
| March 25 | A cross-country match-up featuring historic franchises when the Lakers host the Knicks at 10:30 p.m. |
| April 3 | A Western Conference rivalry game with the Thunder hosting the Spurs at 8 p.m. |
The NBA on TNT’s marquee roster of announcers include five-time NBA Champion Steve Kerr, Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, five-time All-Star Chris Webber and Greg Anthony as game analysts; play-by-play commentators Marv Albert, Dick Stockton and Kevin Harlan; and reporters David Aldridge, Rachel Nichols and Craig Sager. TNT’s Sports Emmy® Award-winning studio show includes host Ernie Johnson and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, four-time NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal and two-time NBA Champion Kenny Smith
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TNT’s 2013-2014 NBA REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE |
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| Date | Day | Time (ET) | Game | |
| Oct. 29
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Tuesday | 7 p.m. | TNT NBA Tip-Off (including Miami Heat Ring Ceremony) |
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| 8 p.m. | Chicago Bulls @ Miami Heat | |||
| 10:30 p.m. | L.A. Clippers @ L.A. Lakers | |||
| Oct. 31 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | New York Knicks @ Chicago Bulls | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Golden State Warriors @ L.A. Clippers | |||
| Nov. 7 | Thursday | 7 p.m. | L.A. Clippers @ Miami Heat | |
| 9:30 p.m. | L.A. Lakers @ Houston Rockets | |||
| Nov. 14 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Houston Rockets @ New York Knicks | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Oklahoma City Thunder @ Golden State Warriors | |||
| Nov. 21 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | L.A. Clippers @ Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Chicago Bulls @ Denver Nuggets | |||
| Dec. 5 | Thursday | 7 p.m. | New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls | |||
| Dec. 12 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | L.A. Clippers @ Brooklyn Nets | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Houston Rockets @ Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| Dec. 19 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Chicago Bulls @ Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| 10:30 p.m. | San Antonio Spurs @ Golden State Warriors | |||
| Dec. 26 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Memphis Grizzlies @ Houston Rockets | |
| 10:30 p.m. | L.A. Clippers @ Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| Jan. 9 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Miami Heat @ New York Knicks | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Oklahoma City Thunder @ Denver Nuggets | |||
| Jan. 16 | Thursday | 7 p.m. | New York Knicks @ Indiana Pacers | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Oklahoma City Thunder @ Houston Rockets | |||
| Jan. 20 | Monday | 8 p.m. | L.A. Lakers @ Chicago Bulls | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Indiana Pacers @ Golden State Warriors | |||
| Jan. 23 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | L.A. Lakers @ Miami Heat | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Denver Nuggets @ Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| Jan. 30 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks | |
| 10:30 p.m. | L.A. Clippers @ Golden State Warriors | |||
| Feb. 6 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | San Antonio Spurs @ Brooklyn Nets | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Chicago Bulls @ Golden State Warriors | |||
| Feb. 13 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Brooklyn Nets @ Chicago Bulls | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Oklahoma City Thunder @ L.A. Lakers | |||
| *********************************NBA ALL-STAR 2014************************************************* | ||||
| Feb. 14 | Friday | NBA Rising Stars | ||
| Feb. 15 | Saturday | NBA All-Star Saturday | ||
| Feb. 16 | Sunday | 2014 NBA All-Star Game from New Orleans | ||
| ***************************************************************************************************** | ||||
| Feb. 20 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Miami Heat @ Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Houston Rockets @ Golden State Warriors | |||
| Feb. 27 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | New York Knicks @ Miami Heat | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Brooklyn Nets @ Denver Nuggets | |||
| Mar. 6 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | Miami Heat @ San Antonio Spurs | |
| 10:30 p.m. | L.A. Clippers @ L.A. Lakers | |||
| Mar. 13 | Thursday | 7 p.m. | Houston Rockets @ Chicago Bulls | |
| 9:30 p.m. | L.A. Lakers @ Oklahoma City | |||
| Mar. 25 | Tuesday | 8 p.m. | Oklahoma City Thunder @ Dallas Mavericks | |
| 10:30 p.m. | New York Knicks @ L.A. Lakers | |||
| Apr. 1 | Tuesday | 8 p.m. | Houston Rockets @ Brooklyn Nets | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Portland Trail Blazers @ L.A. Lakers | |||
| Apr. 3 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Dallas Mavericks @ L.A. Clippers | |||
| Apr. 8 | Tuesday | 8 p.m. | Brooklyn Nets @ Miami Heat | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Houston Rockets @ L.A. Lakers | |||
| Apr. 10 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | San Antonio Spurs @ Dallas Mavericks | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Denver Nuggets @ Golden State Warriors | |||
| Apr. 15 | Tuesday | 8 p.m. | New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Denver Nuggets @ L.A. Clippers | |||
ESPN/ABC’s regular season schedule is next.
