The NBA released its schedule for the 2016-17 season late Thursday afternoon, and with that came each of the league’s network partners announcing their broadcast slates for the upcoming campaign.
ESPN and ABC will boast 100 regular-season games on its schedule (82 on ESPN and 18 on ABC), including its usual Wednesday and Friday doubleheaders, along with featured games on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons. TNT is also expanding its number of games, broadcasting 64 games during the NBA regular season. But the network will be increasing its slate by adding a new Monday night series to its schedule to go with its usual Thursday night games.
The new Monday night package will begin on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 16 in 2017) with a prime-time doubleheader featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Golden State Warriors in a NBA Finals rematch at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Los Angeles Clippers in the nightcap at 10:30 p.m. ET. The Monday series will include 10 doubleheaders among a total of 21 game telecasts.
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Jan. 16
Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors, 8 p.m. ET
Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Jan. 23
new York Knicks at Indiana Pacers, 8 p.m. ET
Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Clippers
Jan. 30
Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics, 8 p.m. ET
Memphis Grizzlies at Phoenix Suns, 10:30 p.m. ET
Feb. 6
Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks, 7 p.m. ET
San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies, 9:30 p.m. ET
Feb. 13
San Antonio Spurs at Indiana Pacers, 8 p.m. ET
Atlanta Hawks at Portland Trail Blazers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Feb. 27
Toronto Raptors at New York Knicks, 7 p.m. ET
Miami Heat at Dallas Mavericks, 9:30 p.m. ET
March 6
Indiana Pacers at Charlotte Hornets, 8 p.m. ET
Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m. ET
March 13
Atlanta Hawks at San Antonio Spurs, 8 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets, 10:30 p.m. ET
March 20
Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8 p.m. ET
New York Knicks at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m. ET
March 27
Cleveland Cavaliers at San Antonio Spurs, 8 p.m. ET
New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz, 10:30 p.m. ET
April 10
Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons, 8 p.m. ET
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m. ET
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