NBA just release the games for the first 4 days of the season and the Christmas day match-up, which will surely hyped-up even the most casual fan.
The nationally televised games will be on TNT, ESPN and ABC for opening week and Christmas Day for its landmark 75th Anniversary Season. It’s also worth noting that the there will be a Play-In Tournament that will be held on April 12-15.
In the announcement, NBA said;
The first four days of the league’s 75th Anniversary Season (Oct. 19-22) will feature eight national television games as part of Kia NBA Tip-Off 2021, with TNT and ESPN airing two doubleheaders each. Those games will showcase 12 different teams, the last eight players to win the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award and three rematches from last season’s playoffs.
The 2021-22 regular season will run Oct. 19, 2021 – April 10, 2022. The 2022 NBA All-Star Game will take place on Sun., Feb. 20 in Cleveland and air on TNT. The 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament will be held April 12-15, followed by the start of the 2022 NBA Playoffs on Sat., April 16. https://t.co/2I1QxRe6cc
— NBA (@NBA) August 17, 2021
October 19, 2021
- Brooklyn Nets @Milwaukee Bucks – 7:30 p.m.,,, on TNT
- Golden State Warriors @Los Angeles Lakers – 10:00 p.m.,,, on TNT
October 20, 2021
- Boston Celtics @New York Knicks – 7:30 p.m., on ESPN
- Denver Nuggets @Phoenix Suns – 10:00 p.m., on ESPN
October 21, 2021
- Dallas Mavericks @Atlanta Hawks – 7:30 p.m., on TNT
- LA Clippers @Golden State Warriors – 10:00 p.m., on TNT
October 22, 2021
- Brooklyn Nets @Philadelphia 76ers – 7:30 p.m., on ESPN
- Phoenix Suns @Los Angeles Lakers – 10:00 p.m., on ESPN
As for the Christmas day games, NBA will feature arguably the top teams in both conference but the key matchup for the Christmas day games is the Brooklyn Nets visiting Los Angeles Lakers, Kevin Durant versus Lebron James. Stephen A.’s reaction probably summed up all our excitement for the upcoming NBA season.
The NBA will feature five games on Christmas Day (Saturday, Dec. 25) for the 14th year in a row, with ESPN or ABC televising each matchup. pic.twitter.com/IEvOgFkXCQ
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) August 17, 2021
Christmas Day (Dec. 25, 2021)
- Atlanta Hawks @New York Knicks – 12:00 p.m., on ESPN
- Boston Celtics @Milwaukee Bucks – 2:30 p.m., on ABC
- Golden State Warriors @Phoenix Suns – 5:00 p.m., on ABC
- Brooklyn Nets @Los Angeles Lakers – 8:00 p.m., on ABC/ESPN
- Dallas Mavericks @Utah Jazz – 10:30 p.m., on ESPN
