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Two of the biggest return games of 2025-26 NBA regular season The vast majority of the schedule for all 30 NBA teams were released on ESPN’s “NBA Today” on Thursday.
On 24 November, Kevin Duunt Will have to go back Sigh First time as a member of Houston RocketsOn 28 November, Anthony davis As Los Angeles will return Dallas Maverrix Surat lakers In an NBA Cup group game.
Each team now knows 80 of the 82 games that will play. Opening-wheel and holiday gamessimultaneously NBA Cup Group ScheduleWas declared earlier this week.
The schedule has also exposed the new NBA’s new partnership with NBA/Committee and Amazon with ESPN/ABC with broadcast institutions that will maintain the NBA final.
The return of Durant in Phoenix, which Houston did a star business in June, will be shown on NBC. Meanwhile, Davis, which was swapped Luca donic One of the most stunning trades in the history of NBA in February will return to Los Angeles on Amazon Prime.
Lakes & Maveryx will meet three other times this season: in Dallas on 24 January (8:30 pm ET, ABC), 12 February in Los Angeles and 5 April in Dallas.
On February 1 – the exactly one year after the Madison Square Garden against Laks new York KnicksShortly after the game only for the delick trade – she will again square two teams in MSG on NBC.
defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder There will also be many big matches, many of them will be in half of the back of the schedule. Durant and Rockets will visit Oklahoma City for the ring ceremony on Opening Night (October 21), and Houston will return to Oklahoma City on 7 February (3:30 pm, ABC); Thunder will travel alone to Houston on 15 January.
The thunder will see first Minnesota timbervolsOn 26 November (7:30 pm, ESPN) in Oklahoma City, in the final of his Western Conference last season, where he will again play from March 15 (1 pm, ESPN). He will play in Minnesota twice, 19 December and 29 January.
All four matchups between Thunder Star Shay Gilgius-AlexanderWhich was the MVP of the previous season, and three times MVP Nicola jokik of Denver Nagets From February onwards, both players will get a chance to make a case late for this season award. Denver will travel to Oklahoma City on 27 February (9:30, ESPN) and 9 March, and Nugets will host Thunder on 1 February and 10 April.
It is not only a late possible MVP Tasleem in the season. Laks and Thunder will face each other twice in a short period – in Oklahoma City on 2 April and in Los Angeles on 7 April.
Thunder will have four late season meetings against Eastern Conference favorite Cleaveland – On January 19, in Oklahoma City in cavaliers, 22 February (1 pm, ABC)- and New York- March 4 (7 pm, ESPN) at the Madison Square Garden, in Oklahoma City on 29 March in Oklahoma City.
Nuxes and cavaliers will play in New York during Nights Day (October 22, ESPN) and Christmas day (afternoon, ABC/ESPN) before a final matchup in Cleveland on 24 February.
New York will host revival Atlanta Hawks And long -standing message villain Tri young January 2 this season for the first time. Cavaliers, meanwhile, will host Lebron James What could be his last game in Cleveland on 28 January (7 pm, ESPN).
Other notable returns by star players are on schedules.
Center Miles TurnerWhich is only played for Fast bowlers In their first 11 NBA sessions, they will return to Indiana on 3 November. Milwouki box,
New La clippers Center Brooke Lopez On March 29, he will travel alone to Milwauki.
Desmond BainWho was traded by Grizlies till Orlando magic In a blockbuster deal in June, we will visit Memphis on 18 January.
Later in back-to-back games that month, Boston Celtics The 2023-24 championships will welcome a pair of prominent contributors of the team, who were traded in this summer. Jrue holiday And this Portland Trail Blazers Will visit Boston on 26 January, and Crystaps porzingis And Hawks will come to the city on 28 January.
