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NBA games today: December 15
There are eight NBA games today. The slate is headlined by a doubleheader on ESPN, starting with the San Antonio Spurs hosting the Los Angeles Lakers at 7:30 PM ET. The night cap calls for the New York Knicks visiting the Phoenix Suns at 10:00 PM ET.
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Key dates on the new NBA schedule
Christmas Day games
| Game | Time (ET) | TV Info |
| Bucks @ Knicks | 12:00 PM | ESPN |
| Warriors @ Nuggets | 2:30 PM | ESPN/ABC |
| Celtics @ Lakers | 5:00 PM | ESPN/ABC |
| 76ers @ Heat | 8:00 PM | ESPN |
| Mavericks @ Suns | 10:30 PM | ESPN |
When does the 2023-2024 NBA regular season end?
The NBA schedule for the new season tipped off on October 24. The final matchups on the NBA games today schedule will be on April 12 when the regular season officially comes to a close. The playoffs will then commence a few days later after the play-in tournament is completed.
When do the NBA Playoffs start?
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The traditional start to the round of 16 playoffs will be in April after the regular season concludes on the 12th.
Before the 2021-2022 season, the league introduced its first NBA Play-In Tournament. The tourney pits the seventh to tenth seeds in each conference in a mini-tournament to decide which teams will enter the playoffs as the seventh and eighth seeds.
Where can I watch NBA tonight?
Every single NBA game during the regular season and playoffs is televised. Almost all of them can be found on the league’s NBA TV app. There are also many games during the season that can be found on ABC, ESPN, and TNT. Furthermore, all the various teams in the Association also have broadcast deals with local networks in their home cities.
Is NBA streaming free?
NBA streaming is not free. You can either stream a plethora of games for this season on NBA League Pass for $99.99, or on NBA TV for an annual rate of $59.99 — or $6.99 monthly.
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How can I watch NBA TNT games?
TNT will broadcast 65 matchups on the NBA games today schedule this season. You can view them via your local cable provider or streaming services like YouTube TV, as well as on the TNT app.
Why are there 82 NBA games?
After MLB, the NBA games today schedule is one of the longest and most arduous in North American professional sports. From October to April, all 30 teams compete in 82 games — 41 each home and away.
The season is done this way so each team can play division rivals four times, six other teams in their conference four times, the remaining teams in the conference three times, and then a pair of home and away matchups against the fifteen teams from the opposing conference during the season.
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However, there have been rumblings in recent years that the length of the NBA season very well could be cut by several games in the near future.
Who won the 2023 NBA Finals?
In the 2023 NBA Finals, two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets were able to bring Denver their first NBA championship when they were able to upend the Miami Heat in five games. Get a look at the final scores for each game in the 2023 NBA Finals below.
| Game | Date | Matchup | Time (EST) | TV Info |
| 1 | Thursday, June 1 | Nuggets 104, Heat 93 | 8:30 PM | ABC |
| 2 | Sunday, June 4 | Heat 111, Nuggets 108 | 8:00 PM | ABC |
| 3 | Wednesday, June 7 | Nuggets 109, Heat 94 | 8:30 PM | ABC |
| 4 | Friday, June 9 | Nuggets 108, Heat 95 | 8:30 PM | ABC |
| 5 | Monday, June 12 | Nuggets 94, Heat 89 | 8:30 PM | ABC |
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Are the NBA Finals 7 games?
Similar to playoff series in other sports leagues like MLB and the NHL, the NBA Finals is a best-of-seven series. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and conference finals of the NBA playoffs are also seven-game series.
