There are 53 games in the NBA on TNT lineup for this season. That includes 19 Thursday night doubleheaders.
The schedule includes the opening night doubleheader and NBA All-Star Weekend in New York. This year’s Opening Night doubleheader will involve the Texas Triangle teams, Dallas at San Antonio with the ring ceremony for the Spurs at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 28 and the nightcap being Houston at the Los Angeles Lakers at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Cleveland and Chicago get the maximum amount of 10 appearances on TNT. Oklahoma City, Golden State and the two Los Angeles teams get 9 appearances each. The Spurs get seven games aired on TNT and New York, Portland, Houston and Phoenix will receive 6 each.
TNT gets LeBron James’ first regular season game in Cleveland since returning in the off-season as the Cavs host the Knicks.
And TNT gets a Christmas night doubleheader (it falls on a Thursday night) with the Lakers at Chicago and Golden State at the Clippers.
Here’s the NBA’s Network of Record’s press release.
TNT Tips Off 2014-15 NBA Regular Season with Blockbuster Opening Week Doubleheaders Featuring NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs, LeBron James’ Homecoming, Kobe Bryant’s Return, MVP Kevin Durant & More in Action
TNT to Feature Marquee Primetime Christmas & MLK Day Doubleheaders
Network’s 53-Game Regular Season Schedule to Showcase NBA’s Biggest Stars with Multiple Appearances by League’s Top TeamsTurner Sports, entering its 31st consecutive year of NBA coverage, will feature a 53-game schedule during the 2014-15 NBA regular season including 10 appearances on TNT by the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls, nine appearances by the Los Angeles Clippers, L.A. Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors, seven appearances by the San Antonio Spurs and six appearances by the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns. TNT will televise 19 Thursday night NBA doubleheaders during the regular season.
TNT will tip off the 2014-15 NBA regular season with highly anticipated doubleheaders beginning with opening night coverage on Tuesday, Oct. 28, featuring the NBA Champion Spurs and Tim Duncan hosting the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki at 8 p.m. ET. In the second game of the night, Los Angeles’ Kobe Bryant will mark his return from injury to lead the Lakers against former teammate Dwight Howard and the Houston Rockets at 10:30 p.m.
This year marks the 19th straight season the network has tipped off with two games on opening night. The network’s opening night coverage will also include San Antonio’s championship ring ceremony during a one-hour TNT NBA Tip-Off pre-game show at 7 p.m.
The network’s blockbuster opening week schedule will continue with LeBron James’ season debut in Cleveland when the Cavs host the Knicks and Carmelo Anthony on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. The night’s action will conclude with the Thunder and MVP award winner Kevin Durant visiting the Clippers and All-Stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin at 10:30 p.m.
TNT will also televise a marquee doubleheader on Christmas (Thursday, Dec. 25) featuring the Bulls and Derrick Rose hosting the Lakers – with Chicago’s Pau Gasol and L.A.’s Carlos Boozer each facing their former teams – at 8 p.m., followed by the Warriors and “Splash Brothers” Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson visiting the Clippers at 10:30 p.m.
Special NBA coverage on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 19) will feature the Bulls visiting the Cavaliers at 8 p.m., followed by the Phoenix Suns and Goran Dragic hosting the Lakers at 10:30 p.m.
Additional TNT regular season schedule highlights (full schedule listed below):
Nov. 6 All three “Texas Triangle” teams in action – the San Antonio Spurs and Tony Parker facing the Houston Rockets and James Harden at 8 p.m., followed by the Dallas Mavericks and Nowitzki visiting the Portland Trail Blazers and LaMarcus Aldridge at 10:30 p.m. Dec. 11 A pair of perennial MVP candidates in competition when the Oklahoma City Thunder and Durant host the Cleveland Cavaliers and James at 8 p.m. Dec. 18 The Chicago Bulls and Rose hosting the Knicks and Anthony at 8 p.m. Jan. 15 The Lakers and Bryant hosting James and the Cavaliers at 10:30 p.m. Feb. 5 The Clippers and Griffin visiting the Cavaliers at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 & 19 TNT televising the last game before the NBA All-Star break – the Cavs and James visiting the Bulls and Rose on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. – and the first national telecasts following the league’s signature midseason events with a doubleheader on Thursday, Feb. 19 – the Thunder and Durant hosting the Mavericks and Nowitzki at 8 p.m., followed by the Spurs and Parker visiting the Clippers and Paul at 10:30 p.m. March 12 The Cavaliers and James facing the defending champion Spurs at 8 p.m. March 24 A star-studded doubleheader featuring the Lakers and Bryant against the Thunder and Russell Westbrook at 8 p.m., followed by the Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard hosting the Warriors and Curry at 10:30 p.m. March 31 A rematch of the 2014 NBA Finals when the Spurs visit the Miami Heat and Dwyane Wade at 8 p.m. April 2 The Cavaliers and James hosting his former Heat team at 8 p.m. April 7 A rematch of the 2014 Western Conference Finals with the Thunder hosting the Spurs at 8 p.m. In addition to its regular-season coverage, TNT will be the exclusive home of NBA All-Star Weekend’s signature events including the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, Feb. 13, All-Star Saturday Night on Feb. 14, and the 64th NBA All-Star Game from New York City on Sunday, Feb. 15. The network will also televise more than 40 NBA Playoff games including first and second round action and the exclusive presentation of the 2015 NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
TNT’s 2014-2015 NBA Regular Season Schedule
(All Times Eastern)
Date Day Time (ET) Game Oct. 28 Tuesday 7 p.m. TNT NBA Tip-Off
(including San Antonio Spurs Ring Ceremony)8 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ San Antonio Spurs 10:30 p.m. Houston Rockets @ L.A. Lakers Oct. 30 Thursday 8 p.m. New York Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers 10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ L.A. Clippers Nov. 6 Thursday 8 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Houston Rockets 10:30 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Portland Trail Blazers Nov. 13 Thursday 8 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Toronto Raptors 10:30 p.m. Brooklyn Nets @ Golden State Warriors Nov. 20 Thursday 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers @ Miami Heat 10:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Sacramento Kings Dec. 4 Thursday 8 p.m. Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks 10:30 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans @ Golden State Warriors Dec. 11 Thursday 8 p.m. Cleveland Cavaliers @ Oklahoma City Thunder 10:30 p.m. Houston Rockets @ Sacramento Kings Dec. 18 Thursday 8 p.m. New York Knicks @ Chicago Bulls 10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Golden State Warriors Dec. 25 Thursday 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers @ Chicago Bulls 10:30 p.m. Golden State Warriors @ L.A. Clippers Jan. 8 Thursday 8 p.m. Houston Rockets @ New York Knicks 10:30 p.m. Miami Heat @ Portland Trail Blazers Jan. 15 Thursday 8 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Houston Rockets 10:30 p.m. Cleveland Cavaliers @ L.A. Lakers Jan. 19 Monday 8 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers 10:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers @ Phoenix Suns Jan. 22 Thursday 8 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Chicago Bulls 10:30 p.m. Brooklyn Nets @ L.A. Clippers Jan. 29 Thursday 8 p.m. New York Knicks @ Indiana Pacers 10:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ L.A. Lakers Feb. 5 Thursday 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers @ Cleveland Cavaliers 10:30 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ Portland Trail Blazers Feb. 10 Tuesday 8 p.m. Houston Rockets @ Phoenix Suns 10:30 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ L.A. Lakers Feb. 12 Thursday 8 p.m. Cleveland Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls *********************************NBA ALL-STAR 2015************************************************* Feb. 13 Friday Rising Stars Challenge Feb. 14 Saturday All-Star Saturday Night Feb. 15 Sunday 2015 NBA All-Star Game from New York City ***************************************************************************************************** Feb. 19 Thursday 8 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Oklahoma City Thunder 10:30 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ L.A. Clippers Feb. 26 Thursday 8 p.m. Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers 10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Phoenix Suns Mar. 5 Thursday 8 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Chicago Bulls 10:30 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Portland Trail Blazers Mar. 12 Thursday 8 p.m. Cleveland Cavaliers @ San Antonio Spurs 10:30 p.m. New York Knicks @ L.A. Lakers Mar. 24 Tuesday 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder 10:30 p.m. Golden State Warriors @ Portland Trail Blazers Mar. 31 Tuesday 8 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Miami Heat 10:30 p.m. Golden State Warriors @ L.A. Clippers Apr. 2 Thursday 8 p.m. Miami Heat @ Cleveland Cavaliers 10:30 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ Golden State Warriors Apr. 7 Tuesday 8 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder 10:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers @ L.A. Clippers Apr. 9 Thursday 8 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Miami Heat 10:30 p.m. Portland Trail Blazers @ Golden State Warriors Apr. 14 Tuesday 8 p.m. Washington Wizards @ Indiana Pacers 10:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers @ Phoenix Suns
That is it. NBA TV’s schedule is next.
