NBA TV will air the most of any of the national television partners, some 97 games this season. Both the Cleveland Cavaliers, the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Chicago Bulls, both Los Angeles teams, the Miami Heat, Houston Rockets and Golden State will get the maximum 9 appearances on the network.
Its season begins on Saturday night, November 1 with a doubleheader involving Chicago at Minnesota at 8 p.m. ET, then the Lakers at Golden State in the nightcap.
Tuesday nights will be Fan Night once again as the fans can vote for the game they want to watch via NBA.com, the NBA Game Time app as well as through social media.
Here’s the NBA schedule with a few details on the season.
NBA TV to Televise 97 Games During 2014-15 Regular Season with Multiple Appearances by the Spurs, Cavaliers, Thunder, Bulls, Clippers, Lakers, Heat, Rockets and Warriors
Network Tips Off with Nov. 1 Doubleheader – Bulls vs. Timberwolves at 8 p.m. ET; Lakers vs. Warriors at 10:30 p.m.
Popular NBA TV Fan Night Returns for Sixth Consecutive SeasonNBA TV will televise 97 live games during the 2014-15 regular season with the league’s biggest stars and top teams in action including up to nine appearances by the NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs and Tim Duncan, the Cleveland Cavaliers and four-time league MVP LeBron James, the Oklahoma City Thunder and 2014 NBA MVP award winner Kevin Durant, the Chicago Bulls and Derrick Rose, the Los Angeles Clippers and Chris Paul, the L.A. Lakers and 16-time NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant, the Miami Heat and Dwyane Wade, the Houston Rockets and Dwight Howard and the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry.
The network will tip off its regular season coverage with a doubleheader on Saturday, Nov. 1, when the Bulls and Rose visit the Minnesota Timberwolves and Ricky Rubio at 8 p.m. ET. The second half of the doubleheader will feature the Lakers and Bryant visiting the Warriors and Curry at 10:30 p.m. NBA TV’s opening week live game action will also showcase the New York Knicks and Carmelo Anthony hosting the Charlotte Hornets and Al Jefferson on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m.
Additionally, the network’s popular NBA TV Fan Night will return for its sixth consecutive season with its first of 16 games on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Fans will once again have the opportunity to vote for the matchup they most want to see each week via NBA.com, NBA.com mobile web, NBA Game Time App, as well as Facebook and Twitter voting.
NBA TV’s regular season coverage will feature special programming on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day including a live game telecast featuring the Memphis Grizzlies and Zach Randolph hosting the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki on Monday, Jan. 19, at 5 p.m.
NBA TV will feature 21 doubleheaders this season including six in April. Additional regular season highlights include (full schedule listed below):
- Saturday, Nov. 8 – The Spurs and Duncan, one of the best big men of all time, hosting the New Orleans Pelicans and rising star Anthony Davis.
- Monday, Nov. 10 – A doubleheader with the Atlanta Hawks and Al Horford visiting the Knicks and Anthony at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Spurs and Tony Parker visiting its conference rival Clippers and Paul at 10:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 16 – A match-up featuring two of the league’s premier scorers when the Thunder and Durant host the Rockets and James Harden at 7 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 17 – A doubleheader opening with the Cavaliers and James hosting the Denver Nuggets and Ty Lawson at 7 p.m., followed by the Bulls and Rose visiting the Clippers and Blake Griffin at 10:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Dec. 3 – Two of the Western Conference’s top big men in action when the Rockets and Howard host the Grizzlies and Marc Gasol at 8 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 15 – An Eastern Conference match-up with familiar faces in new places as the Cavaliers and James host the Hornets and Lance Stephenson at 7 p.m.
- Monday, Jan. 5 – A doubleheader with the Washington Wizards and John Wall visiting the Pelicans and Davis at 8 p.m., followed by the Thunder and Durant visiting the Warriors and Curry at 10:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Jan. 15 – The Knicks and Anthony facing the Milwaukee Bucks and rookie forward Jabari Parker in London as part of NBA Global Games at 3 p.m.
- Monday, Feb. 9 – A match-up featuring two of the NBA’s most exciting guards when the Clippers and Paul host the Mavericks and Monta Ellis at 8:30 p.m.
- Monday, Feb. 23 – A doubleheader starting with the Toronto Raptors and DeMar DeRozan visiting the Pelicans and Davis at 8 p.m., followed by the Grizzlies and Gasol visiting the Clippers and Griffin at 10:30 p.m.
- Sunday, March 1 – Several of the league’s biggest stars in action when the Cavaliers, led by James and Kyrie Irving, visit the Rockets and the combination of Harden and Howard at 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 1 – The final month of the regular season tipping off with a doubleheader as the Nets and Williams travel across town to play the Knicks and Anthony at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Western Conference showdown between the Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers, led by LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard, at 10 p.m.
- Friday, April 10 – A Western Conference doubleheader with the Spurs and NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard visiting Houston and Harden at 8 p.m., followed by the Timberwolves and Rubio visiting the Lakers and Bryant at 10:30 p.m.
- Monday, April 13 – The Thunder and Durant hosting the Trail Blazers and Aldridge at 8 p.m., followed by the Grizzlies and Mike Conley visiting Golden State and “Splash Brothers” Curry and Klay Thompson at 10:30 p.m.
NBA TV is coming off a record-setting 2014 NBA Playoffs, which delivered unprecedented audience growth for the network including its most-watched game coverage of all time and its two most-viewed telecasts ever. NBA TV’s seven originally produced live game telecasts averaged 720,000 total viewers to register the network’s most-viewed NBA Playoffs coverage ever and a 137% increase over the comparable playoff coverage last year. The network’s presentation of Game 6 between the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks on Thursday, April 29, produced NBA TV’s most-viewed telecast ever with an average of 1,071,000 total viewers.
Additionally, during the 2013-14 NBA regular season, the NBA TV Fan Night telecast featuring the Heat and Pacers on December 10 netted the network’s most viewed regular season telecast ever with an average of 920,000 total viewers.
2014-15 NBA TV Regular Season Schedule
(All Times Eastern)
Date Time (ET) Game Saturday, Nov. 1 8 p.m. Chicago Bulls at Minnesota Timberwolves 10:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Golden State Warriors Sunday, Nov. 2 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Hornets at New York Knicks Tuesday, Nov. 4 NBA TV Fan Night ** Saturday, Nov. 8 8:30 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans at San Antonio Spurs Sunday, Nov. 9 7:30 p.m. Miami Heat at Dallas Mavericks Monday, Nov. 10 7:30 p.m. Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks 10:30 p.m. San Antonio Spurs at L.A. Clippers Tuesday, Nov. 11 NBA TV Fan Night ** Friday, Nov. 14 7 p.m. Denver Nuggets at Indiana Pacers Saturday, Nov. 15 10 p.m. Brooklyn Nets at Portland Trail Blazers Sunday, Nov. 16 7 p.m. Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder Monday, Nov. 17 7 p.m. Denver Nuggets at Cleveland Cavaliers 10:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls at L.A. Clippers Tuesday, Nov. 18 NBA TV Fan Night Saturday, Nov. 22 9 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz Sunday, Nov. 23 7 p.m. Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday, Nov. 25 NBA TV Fan Night Wednesday, Nov. 26 10:30 p.m. Memphis Grizzles at L.A. Lakers Friday, Nov. 28 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Houston Rockets Saturday, Nov. 29 7 p.m. Dallas Mavericks at Philadelphia 76ers Tuesday, Dec. 2 NBA TV Fan Night Wednesday, Dec. 3 8 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies at Houston Rockets Friday, Dec. 5 7 p.m. Denver Nuggets at Washington Wizards 10 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Sacramento Kings Monday, Dec. 8 7:30 p.m. Denver Nuggets at Toronto Raptors Tuesday, Dec. 9 NBA TV Fan Night Saturday, Dec. 13 10 p.m. Detroit Pistons at Sacramento Kings Monday, Dec. 15 7 p.m. Charlotte Hornets at Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday, Dec. 21 6 p.m. Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic Tuesday, Dec. 23 NBA TV Fan Night Friday, Dec. 26 8 p.m. Charlotte Hornets at Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday, Dec. 27 7:30 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies at Miami Heat 10 p.m. New York Knicks at Sacramento Kings Monday, Dec. 29 7 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks at Charlotte Hornets Tuesday, Dec. 30 NBA TV Fan Night Friday, Jan. 2 7 p.m. Brooklyn Nets at Orlando Magic Sunday, Jan. 4 9:30 p.m. Indiana Pacers at L.A. Lakers Monday, Jan. 5 8 p.m. Washington Wizards at New Orleans Pelicans 10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors Tuesday, Jan. 6 NBA TV Fan Night Monday, Jan. 12 7:30 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans at Boston Celtics Tuesday, Jan. 13 NBA TV Fan Night Thursday, Jan. 15 3 p.m. New York Knicks vs. Milwaukee Bucks * Saturday, Jan. 17 8 p.m. Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets Monday, Jan. 19 5 p.m. Dallas Mavericks at Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday, Jan. 20 NBA TV Fan Night Saturday, Jan. 24 7 p.m. New York Knicks at Charlotte Hornets 10 p.m. Washington Wizards at Portland Trail Blazers Sunday, Jan. 25 8 p.m. Washington Wizards at Denver Nuggets Monday, Jan. 26 7:30 p.m. Portland Trail Blazers at Brooklyn Nets Tuesday, Jan. 27 NBA TV Fan Night ** Monday, Feb. 2 8 p.m. Atlanta Hawks at New Orleans Pelicans Tuesday, Feb. 3 NBA TV Fan Night ** Saturday, Feb. 7 7 p.m. Chicago Bulls at New Orleans Pelicans Sunday, Feb. 8 7 p.m. San Antonio Spurs at Toronto Raptors Monday, Feb. 9 8:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Dallas Mavericks Saturday, Feb. 21 8 p.m. Phoenix Suns at Chicago Bulls Sunday, Feb. 22 7 p.m. Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder 9:30 p.m. Boston Celtics at L.A. Lakers Monday, Feb. 23 8 p.m. Toronto Raptors at New Orleans Pelicans 10:30 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies at L.A. Clippers Tuesday, Feb. 24 NBA TV Fan Night Saturday, Feb. 28 9 p.m. San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns Sunday, March 1 7 p.m. Cleveland Cavaliers at Houston Rockets Monday, March 2 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Suns at Miami Heat Tuesday, March 3 NBA TV Fan Night Saturday, March 7 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Suns at Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday, March 8 6 p.m. Utah Jazz at Brooklyn Nets 9:30 p.m. Dallas Mavericks at L.A. Lakers Monday, March 9 8 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies at Chicago Bulls Tuesday, March 10 NBA TV Fan Night Friday, March 13 8:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Dallas Mavericks Saturday, March 14 7 p.m. Sacramento Kings at Washington Wizards Sunday, March 15 9 p.m. New York Knicks at Phoenix Suns Tuesday, March 17 NBA TV Fan Night Monday, March 23 7:30 p.m. Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets Saturday, March 28 10 p.m. Denver Nuggets at Portland Trail Blazers Sunday, March 29 9 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder at Phoenix Suns Monday, March 30 7:30 p.m. Houston Rockets at Toronto Raptors 10 p.m. Phoenix Suns at Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday, April 1 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks 10 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Portland Trail Blazers Sunday, April 5 7 p.m. Golden State Warriors at San Antonio Spurs 9:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers Friday, April 10 8 p.m. San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets 10:30 p.m. Minnesota Timberwolves at L.A. Lakers Saturday, April 11 7:30 p.m. Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat 10:30 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies at L.A. Clippers Sunday, April 12 7 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets 9:30 p.m. Dallas Mavericks at L.A. Lakers Monday, April 13 8 p.m. Portland Trail Blazers at Oklahoma City Thunder 10:30 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors * – Game to be played at O2 Arena, London, England
** – Denotes Fan Night Doubleheader
That is all. We’re now finished with the NBA schedule.
