The complete schedule of the new NBA season is out: the important schedule showdown is revealed, and the Warriors beat the Lakers in the first place in the national broadcast
On August 18, Beijing time, there are still two months before the start of the new NBA season. The NBA officially announced the complete schedule of the new season, as well as the date schedule of important nodes in the new season.
The specific arrangements for the new season are selected: (the following is Beijing time):
On October 25, the regular season begins;
November 4 - December 10, Mid-Season Championship;
February 17-19, 2024 All-Star Weekend;
On April 15, the regular season ended;
April 17-20, play-offs;
April 21, the playoffs begin;
On June 7, the finals began.
Among them, the season opener will start on October 25, and there will be two matches on the first day, namely:
At 7:30 a.m., the Lakers took on the Nuggets on the road;
At 10 a.m., the Suns take on the Warriors on the road.
In the opening game, the defending champion Nuggets will receive their championship ring at home and will raise the championship flag, while the Lakers are the opponents they defeated in the Western Conference Finals last season. In the other game, the Warriors will host the Suns, with Paul and Durant facing their old clubs. To be clear, this year's opener did not include any Eastern Conference teams.
The specific kick-off times for the new season's year-end games are as follows (home is back):
1 a.m., Bucks vs Knicks;
3:30 a.m., Warriors vs Nuggets;
6 a.m., Celtics vs Lakers
At 9 a.m., 76ers vs Heat;
11:30 p.m., Lone Ranger vs Sun.
The new season Martin Luther King Jr. (January 16, 2024) has a total of 4 matches, specifically against the following (home behind):
2:00, Rockets vs. 76ers;
4:30, Spurs vs Hawks;
7:00, Warriors vs Grizzlies;
11:30, Thunder vs Lakers.
It is worth mentioning that the NBA has arranged many heavyweight games in the first week of the game, including Lakers vs Nuggets, Suns vs Warriors, Warriors vs Kings, Heat vs Celtics and other playoff matchups last season, and some popular games are arranged as follows:
October 26:
7:00, Celtics vs Knicks;
9:30, Lone Ranger vs Spurs;
October 27:
7:30, 76ers vs Bucks;
10:00, Suns vs Lakers;
October 28:
7:30, Heat vs Celtic;
10:00, Warriors vs Kings;
October 29:
7:00, Knicks vs Pelicans;
10:00, Jazz vs Sun.
In addition, starting from last season, the NBA began to introduce "Nemesis Week", this year this cycle is scheduled for January 24-28, 2024, and part of this year's "Nemesis Week" is arranged as follows:
January 24:
8:30, Knicks vs Nets
11:00, Lakers vs Clippers
January 25:
8:30, Thunder vs Spurs
11:00, Suns vs Lone Ranger
January 26:
8:30, Celtics vs Heat
11:00, Kings vs Warriors
January 27:
8:00, Lone Ranger vs Hawks
10:30, Blazers vs Spurs
January 28:
4:00, Heat vs Knicks
6:30, 76ers vs Nuggets
9:30, Lakers vs Warriors
It should also be noted that the Warriors will have 41 national live broadcasts in the new season, the most teams of 30 teams, 2nd-6th are the Lakers 40 games, the Suns 37 games, the Celtics 35 games, the Nuggets 30 games, and the Bucks 30 games. What can fans expect from the new season with two months to go? Feel free to give your views in the comments section.