NBA releases schedule for 2020 restart

The NBA announced its new game schedule for resuming the 2019-2020 season. We break down all the details.

By David Fucillo@davidfucillo Updated Jun 26, 2020, 4:39pm PDT

Los Angeles Clippers Forward Kawhi Leonard drives to the basket during a NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers on March 8, 2020 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA.

The NBA is planning to restart its season on July 30th in their Orlando bubble location, and on Friday the league announced its new schedule on ESPN NBA Countdown.

The season will open with each of the teams playing eight seeding games, after which every team will have played roughly 72 or 73 games for the season. There will be no more than seven games per day, with tip-odds starting between 12 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET. The league will be using three total courts, with two of them for nationally televised games.

The resumption will open with two games on the 30th and six more on the 31st. Here is how the first two days break down.

Here’s the full schedule. We’ll break it down by team as we run through it.

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Boston Celtics

vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, July 31 (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, August 2 (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
vs. Miami Heat on Tuesday, August 4 (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, August 5 (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Friday, August 7 (9:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Orlando Magic on Sunday, August 9 (5:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, August 11 (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
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, NBA TV)
vs. Boston Celtics on Wednesday, August 5 (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Sacramento Kings on Friday, August 7 (5:00 p.m. ET)
vs. LA Clippers on Sunday, August 9 (9:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
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, ESPN)
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, TNT)
vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, August 8 (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Utah Jazz on Monday, August 10 (3:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
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, ESPN)
vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, August 3 (4:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
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, TNT)
vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, August 10 (9:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. LA Clippers on Wednesday, August 12 (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Friday, August 14 (TBD, TBD)

Houston Rockets

vs. Dallas Mavericks on Friday, July 31 (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, August 2 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, August 4 (9:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, August 6 (9:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
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, NBA TV)
vs. Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, August 12 (4:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
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, TNT)
vs. Miami Heat on Monday, August 10 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Houston Rockets on Wednesday, August 12 (4:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
vs. Miami Heat on Friday, August 14 (TBD, TBD)

Los Angeles Clippers

vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, July 30 (9:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, August 1 (6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, August 4 (4:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
vs. Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, August 6 (6:30 ET, TNT)
vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, August 8 (1:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, August 9 (9:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
vs. Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, August 12 (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
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, TNT)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Saturday, August 1 (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Utah Jazz on Monday, August 3 (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, August 5 (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Houston Rockets on Thursday, August 6 (9:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Indiana Pacers on Saturday, August 8 (6:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Denver Nuggets on Monday, August 10 (9:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Sacramento Kings on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Memphis Grizzlies

vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, July 31 (4:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
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, ESPN)
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, NBA TV)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Sunday, August 9 (2:00 p.m. ET)
vs. Boston Celtics on Tuesday, August 11 (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Miami Heat

vs. Denver Nuggets on Saturday, August 1 (1:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Monday, August 3 (1:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
vs. Boston Celtics on Tuesday, August 4 (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, August 6 (4:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
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, ESPN)
vs. Houston Rockets on Sunday, August 2 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
vs. Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, August 4 (1:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
vs. Miami Heat on Thursday, August 6 (4:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, August 8 (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Monday, August 10 (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
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, TNT)
vs. LA Clippers on Saturday, August 1 (6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, August 3 (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Sacramento Kings on Thursday, August 6 (1:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
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, ABC)
vs. Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, August 11 (9:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Orlando Magic on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Oklahoma City Thunder

vs. Utah Jazz on Saturday, August 1 (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Denver Nuggets on Monday, August 3 (4:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, August 5 (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, August 7 (4:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
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, TNT)
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, NBA TV)
vs. Orlando Magic on Friday, August 7 (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, August 9 (6:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
vs. Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, August 11 (4:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
vs. Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, August 12 (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
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, NBA TV)
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, NBA TV)
vs. Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Portland Trail Blazers

vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, July 31 (4:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
vs. Boston Celtics on Sunday, August 2 (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
vs. Houston Rockets on Tuesday, August 4 (9:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Denver Nuggets on Thursday, August 6 (8:00 p.m. ET)
vs. LA Clippers on Saturday, August 8 (1:00 p.m. ET, TNT)
vs. Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, August 9 (6:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
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, NBA TV)
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, TNT)
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, ABC)
vs. Houston Rockets on Tuesday, August 11 (2:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
vs. Utah Jazz on Thursday, August 13 (TBD, TBD)

Toronto Raptors

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

Utah Jazz

vs. New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday, July 30 (6:30 ET, TNT)
vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, August 1 (3:30 ET, ESPN)
vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, August 3 (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
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, TNT)
vs. Dallas Mavericks on Monday, August 10 (3:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
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, NBA TV)
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)