NBA Releases Schedule For Seeding Games In 2019-20 Comeback

NEW YORK – The NBA today released its complete game schedule and U.S. national television schedules for TNT, ESPN, ABC and NBA TV for the “seeding games,” which will be played July 30 – Aug. 14 to tip off the resumption of the 2019-20 season.

The 22 teams participating in the season restart will play eight seeding games each at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

On Thursday, July 30, the season will resume with a TNT (U.S. only) doubleheader as the Utah Jazz faces the New Orleans Pelicans (6:30 p.m. ET) and the LA Clippers meet the Los Angeles Lakers (9 p.m. ET).

ESPN (U.S. only) will tip off its restart game telecasts with a doubleheader on Friday, July 31 and four games on Saturday, Aug. 1. Friday’s doubleheader will feature the Boston Celtics vs. the Milwaukee Bucks (6:30 p.m. ET) and the Houston Rockets vs. the Dallas Mavericks (9 p.m. ET). Saturday’s schedule on ESPN (U.S. only) will begin with a matchup between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets (1 p.m. ET).

ABC (U.S. only) will present two games on Sunday, Aug. 2, with the Portland Trail Blazers taking on the Celtics (3:30 p.m. ET) and the Bucks meeting the Rockets (8:30 p.m. ET).

NBA TV (U.S. only) will televise seven games during the first week of the season restart, beginning with a matchup between the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers on July 31 (4 p.m. ET).

During the season restart, there will be a maximum of seven seeding games per day across three venues at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Each team will be designated as the home team in four seeding games and the visiting team in four seeding games. The tip-off time for each team’s last seeding game, scheduled to be played on Aug. 13 or 14, will be determined at a later date in order to provide the most compelling matchups to a national audience. As part of the restart, the NBA and its broadcast and technology partners are collaborating to enhance game telecasts and bring fans an immersive, interactive viewing experience.

The 88 seeding games, which were selected from the remaining 259 regular-season matchups, will count toward the final 2019-20 regular-season standings and regular-season statistics. In the first step of the selection process for the seeding games, the matchups were chosen chronologically, starting from March 11, except in these instances:

A matchup featured a non-participating team
A matchup resulted in either team in the matchup exceeding eight total games
A matchup prevented any participating team from having eight feasible matchups

The second step in the selection process was matchup balancing. There were eight instances in which selecting matchups chronologically prevented a matchup that was scheduled to be played two more times in the remainder of the regular season from being included among the seeding games. In those cases, one instance of that matchup was added as a seeding game, and instances of repeat matchups as seeding games were removed where possible.

For example: Milwaukee’s two remaining regular-season matchups against the Washington Wizards were scheduled to be played on March 21 and 27 and their two remaining regular-season matchups against the Brooklyn Nets were scheduled to be played on April 9 and 15. If matchups for seeding games were selected in chronological order only, then the Bucks would have been scheduled to play the Wizards twice and the Nets zero times. To balance the matchups, one instance of a Bucks-Nets matchup was added as a seeding game and one instance of a Bucks-Wizards matchup was removed as a seeding game.

The seeding games will conclude on Aug. 14. If a play-in is required to determine the eighth playoff seed in either conference, it will take place on Aug. 15-16. The first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs will begin on Aug. 17.

All games will be available on NBA League Pass* during the comeback.

*Blackouts may apply in select markets.

Boston Celtics

vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, July 31 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, August 2 (3:30 p.m. ET)

vs. Miami Heat on Tuesday, August 4 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, August 5 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Friday, August 7 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Orlando Magic on Sunday, August 9 (5:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, August 11 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Washington Wizards on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Brooklyn Nets

vs. Orlando Magic on Friday, July 31 (2:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Washington Wizards on Sunday, August 2 (2:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, August 4 (1:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Boston Celtics on Wednesday, August 5 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Sacramento Kings on Friday, August 7 (5:00 p.m. ET)
vs. LA Clippers on Sunday, August 9 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Orlando Magic on Tuesday, August 11 (1:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Dallas Mavericks

vs. Houston Rockets on Friday, July 31 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Phoenix Suns on Sunday, August 2 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, August 4 (2:30 p.m. ET)
vs. LA Clippers on Thursday, August 6 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, August 8 (8:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Utah Jazz on Monday, August 10 (3:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, August 11 (5:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Phoenix Suns on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Denver Nuggets

vs. Miami Heat on Saturday, August 1 (1:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, August 3 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, August 5 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, August 6 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Utah Jazz on Saturday, August 8 (3:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, August 10 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. LA Clippers on Wednesday, August 12 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Friday, August 14 (TBD, TBD)

Houston Rockets

vs. Dallas Mavericks on Friday, July 31 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, August 2 (8:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, August 4 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, August 6 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Sacramento Kings on Sunday, August 9 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, August 11 (2:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, August 12 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, August 14 (TBD, TBD)

Indiana Pacers

vs. Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, August 1 (7:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Washington Wizards on Monday, August 3 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Orlando Magic on Tuesday, August 4 (6:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Phoenix Suns on Thursday, August 6 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, August 8 (6:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Miami Heat on Monday, August 10 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Houston Rockets on Wednesday, August 12 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Miami Heat on Friday, August 14 (TBD, TBD)

LA Clippers

vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, July 30 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, August 1 (6:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, August 4 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, August 6 (6:30 ET)
vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, August 8 (1:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, August 9 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, August 12 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, August 14 (TBD, TBD)

Los Angeles Lakers

vs. LA Clippers on Thursday, July 30 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Saturday, August 1 (8:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Utah Jazz on Monday, August 3 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, August 5 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Houston Rockets on Thursday, August 6 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Indiana Pacers on Saturday, August 8 (6:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Denver Nuggets on Monday, August 10 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Sacramento Kings on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Memphis Grizzlies

vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, July 31 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, August 2 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, August 3 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Utah Jazz on Wednesday, August 5 (2:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, August 7 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Sunday, August 9 (2:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Boston Celtics on Tuesday, August 11 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Miami Heat

vs. Denver Nuggets on Saturday, August 1 (1:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Monday, August 3 (1:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Boston Celtics on Tuesday, August 4 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, August 6 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Phoenix Suns on Saturday, August 8 (7:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Indiana Pacers on Monday, August 10 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, August 12 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Indiana Pacers on Friday, August 14 (TBD, TBD)

Milwaukee Bucks

vs. Boston Celtics on Friday, July 31 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Houston Rockets on Sunday, August 2 (8:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, August 4 (1:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Miami Heat on Thursday, August 6 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, August 8 (8:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Monday, August 10 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Washington Wizards on Tuesday, August 11 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

New Orleans Pelicans

vs. Utah Jazz on Thursday, July 30 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. LA Clippers on Saturday, August 1 (6:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, August 3 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Sacramento Kings on Thursday, August 6 (1:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Washington Wizards on Friday, August 7 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, August 9 (3:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, August 11 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Orlando Magic on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Oklahoma City Thunder

vs. Utah Jazz on Saturday, August 1 (3:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Denver Nuggets on Monday, August 3 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, August 5 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, August 7 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Washington Wizards on Sunday, August 9 (12:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Phoenix Suns on Monday, August 10 (2:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Miami Heat on Wednesday, August 12 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. LA Clippers on Friday, August 14 (TBD, TBD)

Orlando Magic

vs. Brooklyn Nets on Friday, July 31 (2:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Sacramento Kings on Sunday, August 2 (6:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, August 4 (6:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, August 5 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, August 7 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Boston Celtics on Sunday, August 9 (5:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, August 11 (1:00 p.m. ET)
vs. New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Philadelphia 76ers

vs. Indiana Pacers on Saturday, August 1 (7:00 p.m. ET)
vs. San Antonio Spurs on Monday, August 3 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Washington Wizards on Wednesday, August 5 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Orlando Magic on Friday, August 7 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, August 9 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, August 11 (4:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, August 12 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Houston Rockets on Friday, August 14 (TBD, TBD)

Phoenix Suns

vs. Washington Wizards on Friday, July 31 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, August 2 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. LA Clippers on Tuesday, August 4 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Indiana Pacers on Thursday, August 6 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Miami Heat on Saturday, August 8 (7:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, August 10 (2:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, August 11 (4:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Portland Trail Blazers

vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, July 31 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Boston Celtics on Sunday, August 2 (3:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Houston Rockets on Tuesday, August 4 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Denver Nuggets on Thursday, August 6 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. LA Clippers on Saturday, August 8 (1:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, August 9 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, August 11 (5:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Sacramento Kings

vs. San Antonio Spurs on Friday, July 31 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Orlando Magic on Sunday, August 2 (6:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, August 4 (2:30 p.m. ET)
vs. New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday, August 6 (1:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Brooklyn Nets on Friday, August 7 (5:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Houston Rockets on Sunday, August 9 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, August 11 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

San Antonio Spurs

vs. Sacramento Kings on Friday, July 31 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, August 2 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, August 3 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, August 5 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Utah Jazz on Friday, August 7 (1:00 p.m. ET)
vs. New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, August 9 (3:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Houston Rockets on Tuesday, August 11 (2:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Utah Jazz on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Toronto Raptors

vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, August 1 (8:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Miami Heat on Monday, August 3 (1:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Orlando Magic on Wednesday, August 5 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Boston Celtics on Friday, August 7 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, August 9 (2:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, August 10 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, August 12 (6:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Denver Nuggets on Friday, August 14 (TBD, TBD)

Utah Jazz

vs. New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday, July 30 (6:30 ET)
vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, August 1 (3:30 ET)
vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, August 3 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, August 5 (2:30 p.m. ET)
vs. San Antonio Spurs on Friday, August 7 (1:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Denver Nuggets on Saturday, August 8 (3:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Dallas Mavericks on Monday, August 10 (3:00 p.m. ET)
vs. San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Washington Wizards

vs. Phoenix Suns on Friday, July 31 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, August 2 (2:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Indiana Pacers on Monday, August 3 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, August 5 (4:00 p.m. ET)
vs. New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, August 7 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, August 9 (12:30 p.m. ET)
vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, August 11 (9:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Boston Celtics on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)