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NBA preseason 2021-22 schedule: games, dates, times, TV
Here you'll find the full list of NBA 2021-22 preseason games, with the action getting underway this Sunday as the Brooklyn Nets travel to face the Los Angeles Lakers.
Ahead of the NBA’s historic 75th anniversary, the 2021-22 pre-season gets underway this Sunday, 3 October with a full-packed schedule of fixtures for basketball fans to enjoy before the real action begins on 19 October.
The pre-season tips off with a stellar matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, with the East Coast Big 3, Durant, Harden and Irving, meeting their West Coast counterparts, LeBron, Davis and Westbrook, at L.A.’s Staples Center, in the only game on Sunday, 3 October.
Monday (4 October) sees Orlando Magic take on the Boston Celtics, and Golden State Warriors travel to Portland to face the Trailblazers, in two of nine fixtures on the second day, while on Tuesday (5 October) reigning champions the Milwaukee Bucks get their preseason underway at the Memphis Grizzlies.
The pre-season closes on Friday, 15 October with eight fixtures, including the Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks @ Milwaukee Bucks, and Portland Trail Blazers @ Golden State Warriors.
Three days later (19 October), the 2021-22 NBA season starts with the mouthwatering clash between Harden’s Nets and Gianni’s Bucks (7.30pm ET), as the Milwaukee franchise start their quest to retain their title in the toughest way possible. That match will be followed by another intriguing clash between the Warriors and Lakers, which tips off two and half hours later at 10.30pm ET. Both will be shown live on TNT.
NBA 2021-22 preseason schedule
All times in US Eastern Time, games on US TV indicated
Sunday, 3 October
Brooklyn Nets @ Los Angeles Lakers - 3.30pm (NBA TV)
Monday. 4 October
Philadelphia 76ers @ Toronto Raptors - 7pm
Orlando Magic @ Boston Celtics - 7.30pm
Atlanta Hawks @ Miami Heat - 7.30pm (NBA TV)
New Orleans Pelicans @ Minnesota Timberwolves - 8pm
Charlotte Hornets @ Oklahoma City Thunder - 8pm
Utah Jazz @ San Antonio Spurs - 8.30pm
Golden State Warriors @ Portland Trail Blazers -10pm (NBA TV)
Phoenix Suns @ Sacramento Kings -10pm
Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Clippers - 10.30pm
Tuesday, 5 October
Indiana Pacers @ New York Knicks - 7.30pm
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls - 8pm
Washington Wizards @ Houston Rockets - 8pm
Milwaukee Bucks @ Memphis Grizzlies -8pm (TNT)
Wednesday, 6 October
San Antonio Spurs @ Detroit Pistons - 7pm
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks - 7.30pm (NBA TV)
Orlando Magic @ New Orleans Pelican - 8pm
Utah Jazz @ Dallas Mavericks - 8.30pm
Denver Nuggets @ Golden State Warriors - 10pm
Los Angeles Lakers @ Phoenix Suns - 10pm (NBA TV)
Sacramento Kings @ Los Angeles Clippers - 10.30pm
Thursday, 7 October
Memphis Grizzlies @ Charlotte Hornets - 7pm
Toronto Raptors @ Philadelphia 76ers - 7pm (NBA TV)
Miami Heat @ Houston Rockets - 10pm (ESPN 2)
Friday, 8 October
Indiana Pacers @ Cleveland Cavaliers - 7pm
Milwaukee Bucks @ Brooklyn Nets - 7.30pm (NBA TV)
New Orleans Pelicans @ Chicago Bulls - 8pm
Los Angeles Clippers @ Dallas Mavericks - 8.30pm
Miami Heat @ San Antonio Spurs - 8.30pm
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets - 9pm
Los Angeles Lakers @ Golden State Warriors - 10pm (NBA TV)
Saturday, 9 October
Toronto Raptors @ Boston Celtics - 7pm
New York Knicks @ Washington Wizards - 7pm
Atlanta Hawks @ Memphis Grizzlies - 8pm (NBA TV)
Sunday, 10 October
San Antonio Spurs @ Orlando Magic - 6pm
Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers - 7pm
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Milwaukee Bucks - 7.30pm (ESPN)
Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Lakers - 10pm (ESPN)
Monday, 11 October
Houston Rockets @ Toronto Raptors - 7pm
Charlotte Hornets @ Miami Heat - 7.30pm
Brooklyn Nets @ Philadelphia 76ers - 8pm (ESPN 2)
Detroit Pistons @ Memphis Grizzlies - 8pm
New Orleans Pelicans @ Utah Jazz - 9pm
Sacramento Kings @ Portland Trail Blazers - 10pm
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Los Angeles Clippers - 10.30pm (NBA TV)
Tuesday, 12 October
Toronto Raptors @ Washington Wizards - 7pm (NBA TV)
Golden State Warriors @ Los Angeles Lakers - 10.30pm (TNT)
Wednesday, 13 October
Dallas Mavericks @ Charlotte Hornets - 6.30pm (ESPN)
Memphis Grizzlies @ Indiana Pacers - 7pm
Boston Celtics @ Orlando Magic - 7pm
Detroit Pistons @ New York Knicks - 7.30pm
Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder - 8pm
Milwaukee Bucks @ Utah Jazz - 9pm
Portland Trail Blazers @ Phoenix Suns - 10pm (NBA TV)
Thursday, 14 October
Miami Heat @ Atlanta Hawks - 7pm
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Brooklyn Nets - 7.30pm (NBA TV)
Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder - 8pm
Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings - 10pm (NBA TV)
Friday, 15 October
Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat - 6.30pm (ESPN 2)
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Indiana Pacers - 7pm
Washington Wizards @ New York Knicks - 7.30pm
Memphis Grizzlies @ Chicago Bulls - 8pm
Dallas Mavericks @ Milwaukee Bucks - 8pm
Houston Rockets @ San Antonio Spurs - 8.30pm
Portland Trail Blazers @ Golden State Warriors - 10pm (NBA TV)