OCT 20: NBA Opening Night Tripleheader

2026-27 NBA Opening Week Schedule for LeBron, 76ers vs. Brunson, Knicks and Every Game Released https://share.google/Oj696lsIYoJv7n6Le

3PM: CELTICS @ PISTONS


7PM: SIXERS @ KNICKS

9:30PM:  OKC @ SPURS

The NBA announced Tuesday the opening-week schedule for the 2026-27 NBA regular season this coming October.

In a tripleheader that will air on NBC and Peacock on Tuesday, Oct. 20, to tip off the season, the Boston Celtics will face the Detroit Pistons at 3 p.m. ET, the New York Knicks will host the Philadelphia 76ers at 7 p.m. ET and the Oklahoma City Thunder will clash with the San Antonio Spurs at 9:30 p.m. ET:

CHRISTMAS DAY GAME 2026: SPURS AT KNICKS

It should come as no surprise that the best game on the Christmas schedule is a rematch of the NBA Finals and last year's NBA Cup title game. The Knicks faced the Spurs on Christmas Day in 2024, which was the first time Spurs star Victor Wembanyama played on that stage. He finished with 42 points at Madison Square Garden in a loss to the Knicks in what would be the first of many big-time matchups against the Eastern Conference foe. The NBA Finals earlier this year was one of the best series in years. It featured drama, close finishes and, of course, one of the most stunning comebacks/collapses in NBA history, which resulted in the Knicks eventually winning the title. This meeting on Dec. 25 will be the Spurs' first time back at MSG since they blew a 29-point lead on June 10. Unfortunately, we don't get this matchup more than twice per season (guaranteed), but it feels right that this game will be played on Christmas for the second time in three seasons.