NBA TV to Televise 107 Games During 2020-21 Regular Season
First Half of the Network’s Live Game Schedule to Tip Off with Eight Games in Three Nights Featuring LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Luka Doncic & Joel Embiid
NBA TV’s MLK Jr. Day Doubleheader to Feature Magic at Knicks & Timberwolves at Hawks
NBA TV will televise 107 live games during the 2020-21 regular season with the league’s biggest stars in action, highlighted by eight compelling matchups in three nights to tip off the season, and a special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day doubleheader.
The 2020-21 regular-season schedule is being released in two segments, starting with the initial half today, which includes NBA TV’s first 61 live game telecasts. The schedule for the second half of the season will be released at a later date.
The network will tip off its regular season coverage with a tripleheader on Saturday, Dec. 26, starting with the Memphis Grizzlies and last season’s Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Ja Morant hosting the Atlanta Hawks and Trae Young at 5 p.m. ET, followed by the Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid visiting the New York Knicks and 2020 NBA first-round pick Obi Toppin at 7:30 p.m. The night’s coverage will conclude with a Western Conference showdown between the new-look Houston Rockets and James Harden visiting the Portland Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard at 10 p.m.
A second straight tripleheader – Sunday, Dec. 27 – will start with a star-studded matchup with the LA Clippers and Kawhi Leonard hosting the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic at 3:30 p.m. The night’s action will continue with the Brooklyn Nets and Kevin Durant visiting the Charlotte Hornets and Gordon Hayward at 7 p.m., followed by the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves and Karl-Anthony Towns at 9:30 p.m.
NBA TV’s first doubleheader of the season on Monday, Dec. 2, will wrap up eight games in three nights, with Grizzlies at Nets at 7:30 p.m., followed by Trail Blazers at Lakers at 10 p.m.
Additional game highlights include:
- Wednesday, Dec. 30 – A pair of blockbuster conference showdowns will tip off with the Milwaukee Bucks and two-time Kia NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo visiting the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Clippers and Leonard hosting the Trail Blazers and Lillard at 10 p.m.
- Tuesday, Jan. 5 – The NBA Champion Lakers and James will visit the Grizzlies and rising star Morant at 8 p.m.
- Tuesday, Jan. 12 – Former Kia NBA MVPs James and Harden will meet when the Lakers visit the Rockets at 8 p.m.
- Tuesday, Jan. 19 – Two of the Western Conference’s top young teams will meet when the New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson visit the Utah Jazz and Donovan Mitchell at 9 p.m.
- Monday, Jan. 25 – NBA TV’s star-studded doubleheader will tip off with the Heat and Bam Adebayo visiting the Nets and Kyrie Irving at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry hosting the Timberwolves and Towns at 10:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Jan. 26 – The Washington Wizards will visit the Rockets at 8 p.m., marking the first time since the Russell Westbrook and John Wall trade that the two teams will meet.
- Monday, Feb. 1 – Two star-driven Western Conference teams will meet when the Mavericks and Doncic visit the Phoenix Suns and Chris Paul at 8:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Feb. 14 – The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic will host the Lakers in a rematch of last year’s Western Conference Finals at 7:30 p.m.
- Monday, Feb. 15 – John Wall will make his return to Washington as the Wizards host the Rockets at 7 p.m. The night’s action will conclude with the Heat visiting the Clippers at 10 p.m.
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2020-21 NBA TV First Half Regular Season Schedule
(All Times Eastern)
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Day |
Date |
Time (ET) |
Game |
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Saturday |
Oct. 26 |
5 p.m. |
Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
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7:30 p.m. |
Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks |
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10 p.m. |
LA Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns |
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Monday |
Oct. 28 |
8 p.m. |
Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans |
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10:30 p.m. |
Charlotte Hornets vs. LA Clippers |
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Tuesday |
Oct. 29 |
7:30 p.m. |
Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat |
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10:30 p.m. |
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
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Saturday |
Nov. 2 |
7 p.m. |
Denver Nuggets vs. Orlando Magic |
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10 p.m. |
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Portland Trail Blazers |
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Monday |
Nov. 4 |
7:30 p.m. |
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Brooklyn Nets |
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10:30 p.m. |
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Golden State Warriors |
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Tuesday |
Nov. 5 |
8 p.m. |
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Chicago Bulls |
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Friday |
Nov. 8 |
10:30 p.m. |
Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
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Monday |
Nov. 11 |
8 p.m. |
Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans |
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10:30 p.m. |
Toronto Raptors vs. LA Clippers |
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Tuesday |
Nov. 12 |
7 p.m. |
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers |
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10 p.m. |
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Sacramento Kings |
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Saturday |
Nov. 16 |
6 p.m. |
Brooklyn Nets vs. Chicago Bulls |
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Monday |
Nov. 18 |
7:30 p.m. |
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets |
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Tuesday |
Nov. 19 |
8 p.m. |
Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans |
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10:30 p.m. |
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
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Saturday |
Nov. 23 |
9 p.m. |
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Utah Jazz |
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Monday |
Nov. 25 |
8 p.m. |
Utah Jazz vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
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10:30 p.m. |
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors |
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Tuesday |
Nov. 26 |
8:30 p.m. |
LA Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks |
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Friday |
Nov. 29 |
8 p.m. |
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder |
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10:30 p.m. |
Washington Wizards vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
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Saturday |
Nov. 30 |
7 p.m. |
Indiana Pacers vs. Philadelphia 76ers |
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Monday |
Dec. 2 |
7 p.m. |
Utah Jazz vs. Philadelphia 76ers |
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10 p.m. |
Chicago Bulls vs. Sacramento Kings |
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Wednesday |
Dec. 4 |
9 p.m. |
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz |
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Thursday |
Dec. 5 |
7:30 p.m. |
Houston Rockets vs. Toronto Raptors |
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Saturday |
Dec. 7 |
7:30 p.m. |
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers |
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Monday |
Dec. 9 |
8 p.m. |
Detroit Pistons vs. New Orleans Pelicans |
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Saturday |
Dec. 14 |
5 p.m. |
San Antonio Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns |
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7:30 p.m. |
Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors |
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Sunday |
Dec. 15 |
8 p.m. |
New York Knicks vs. Denver Nuggets |
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Monday |
Dec. 16 |
8 p.m. |
Dallas Mavericks vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
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Dec. 17 |
7 p.m. |
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers |
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|
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10:30 p.m. |
Phoenix Suns vs. LA Clippers |
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Saturday |
Dec. 21 |
7 p.m. |
Washington Wizards vs. Philadelphia 76ers |
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Sunday |
Dec. 22 |
7 p.m. |
LA Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder |
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9:30 p.m. |
Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
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Monday |
Dec. 23 |
7 p.m. |
Toronto Raptors vs. Indiana Pacers |
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10 p.m. |
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers |
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Friday |
Dec. 27 |
7 p.m. |
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Orlando Magic |
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10:30 p.m. |
Phoenix Suns vs. Golden State Warriors |
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Sunday |
Dec. 29 |
8 p.m. |
Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans |
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Monday |
Dec. 30 |
7 p.m. |
Atlanta Hawks vs. Orlando Magic |
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10 p.m. |
Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers |
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Tuesday |
Dec. 31 |
7 p.m. |
Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets |
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Wednesday |
Jan. 1 |
8 p.m. |
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
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Thursday |
Jan. 2 |
8 p.m. |
Golden State Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves |
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10:30 p.m. |
Detroit Pistons vs. LA Clippers |
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Monday |
Jan. 6 |
7 p.m. |
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Philadelphia 76ers |
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10 p.m. |
Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings |
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Tuesday |
Jan. 7 |
7:30 p.m. |
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Brooklyn Nets |
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10:30 p.m. |
New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
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Tuesday |
Jan. 14 |
7:30 p.m. |
Utah Jazz vs. Brooklyn Nets |
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10:30 p.m. |
Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors |
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Saturday |
Jan. 18 |
6 p.m. |
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Brooklyn Nets |
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Monday |
Jan. 20 |
2:30 p.m. |
Toronto Raptors vs. Atlanta Hawks |
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Tuesday |
Jan. 21 |
8:30 p.m. |
LA Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks |
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Friday |
Jan. 24 |
3 p.m. |
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Charlotte Hornets |
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10:30 p.m. |
Indiana Pacers vs. Golden State Warriors |
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Sunday |
Jan. 26 |
3:30 p.m. |
Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets |
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|
9 p.m. |
Indiana Pacers vs. Portland Trail Blazers |
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Monday |
Jan. 27 |
9 p.m. |
Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz |
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Monday |
Feb. 3 |
7:30 p.m. |
Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks |
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|
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10:30 p.m. |
San Antonio Spurs vs. LA Clippers |
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Sunday |
Feb. 9 |
3:30 p.m. |
Boston Celtics vs. Oklahoma City Thunder |
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|
|
7 p.m. |
Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets |
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Monday |
Feb. 10 |
8 p.m. |
Sacramento Kings vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
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|
|
10:30 p.m. |
Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
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Sunday |
Feb. 23 |
6 p.m. |
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets |
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|
|
8:30 p.m. |
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Golden State Warriors |
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Monday |
Feb. 24 |
7 p.m. |
Atlanta Hawks vs. Philadelphia 76ers |
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|
|
10:30 p.m. |
Memphis Grizzlies vs. LA Clippers |
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Monday |
Mar. 2 |
7:30 p.m. |
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat |
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Sunday |
Mar. 8 |
6 p.m. |
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Boston Celtics |
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|
|
9 p.m. |
Toronto Raptors vs. Sacramento Kings |
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Monday |
Mar. 9 |
9 p.m. |
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Denver Nuggets |
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Friday |
Mar. 13 |
8 p.m. |
Washington Wizards vs. Boston Celtics |
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|
|
10:30 p.m. |
Brooklyn Nets vs. LA Clippers |
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Tuesday |
Mar. 17 |
7 p.m. |
Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons |
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|
|
10 p.m. |
Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings |
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Thursday |
Mar. 19 |
8 p.m. |
Sacramento Kings vs. Houston Rockets |
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Friday |
Mar. 20 |
7:30 p.m. |
Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors |
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Saturday |
Mar. 21 |
7 p.m. |
Atlanta Hawks vs. Philadelphia 76ers |
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Sunday |
Mar. 22 |
7 p.m. |
Utah Jazz vs. San Antonio Spurs |
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Monday |
Mar. 23 |
8:30 p.m. |
Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks |
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Thursday |
Mar. 26 |
8:30 p.m. |
Utah Jazz vs. Dallas Mavericks |
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Friday |
Mar. 27 |
7:30 p.m. |
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Boston Celtics |
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Sunday |
Mar. 29 |
6 p.m. |
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics |
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|
|
8:30 p.m. |
San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors |
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Monday |
Mar. 30 |
7:30 p.m. |
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Brooklyn Nets |
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|
|
10:30 p.m. |
Indiana Pacers vs. LA Clippers |
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Friday |
Apr. 3 |
8:30 p.m. |
Golden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs |
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Sunday |
Apr. 5 |
1 p.m. |
Orlando Magic vs. Philadelphia 76ers |
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|
|
7 p.m. |
Toronto Raptors vs. Houston Rockets |
|
|
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9:30 p.m. |
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
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Friday |
Apr. 10 |
8:30 p.m. |
Philadelphia 76ers vs. San Antonio Spurs |
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Sunday |
Apr. 12 |
3:30 p.m. |
Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs |
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|
|
7 p.m. |
Atlanta Hawks vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
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|
|
9:30 p.m. |
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
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Monday |
Apr. 13 |
7 p.m. |
Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons |
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|
|
10:30 p.m. |
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Golden State Warriors |
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