- The 2026-27 NBA season tips off Tuesday, Oct. 20 with a tripleheader — Boston at Detroit, the defending-champion Knicks hosting the 76ers (New York will raise its title banner at MSG), and a Thunder-Spurs rematch from last year’s Western Conference Finals.
- Each team plays 82 regular-season games, but the league initially assigns 80 — the final two games for every club will be set based on NBA Cup Group Play results.
- The season runs through Sunday, April 11, 2027, when all 30 teams play that day with staggered start times (Eastern games earlier, Western games later).
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