The NBA revealed its full 2025-2026 schedule. Below, we highlighted two of the league’s premier events: the Emirates NBA Cup 2025 and NBA on Christmas Day.
2025 Emirates NBA Cup
The groups are set and the schedule is OUT 👀
Starting October 31, all 30 teams will compete for the Emirates NBA Cup with 8 teams advancing out of groups into the knockout rounds, with the semifinals and championship held in Las Vegas, December 13 and 16!
See the FULL Cup… pic.twitter.com/NdMhLN8Rgv
— NBA (@NBA) August 13, 2025
The 2025 NBA Emirates NBA Cup returns for its second season. The Milwaukee Bucks are the defending NBA Cup champions.
All 30 teams will compete in the NBA Cup. Each conference will be split into three groups of five. Each team will play the other teams in their group once. The winners of each group will advance to the Knockout Round.
In each conference, the team with the best record that does not win its group will advance as a wild card.
The eight teams will then compete in the knockout rounds — four quarterfinals, two semifinals, and the championship. It’s single-elimination, so winners advance and losers go home.
All knockout round games will air on Prime Video.
The two semifinals and the Cup Championship game will be played in Las Vegas.
Group Play
Friday, Oct. 31
- East Group A: Hawks vs. Pacers (7 p.m. ET)
- East Group B: Celtics vs. 76ers (7 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- East Group A: Raptors vs. Cavaliers (7:30 p.m. ET)
- East Group C: Knicks vs. Bulls (8 p.m. ET)
- West Group B: Lakers vs. Grizzlies (9:30 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- West Group A: Jazz vs. Suns (10 p.m. ET)
- West Group C: Nuggets vs. Blazers (10 p.m. ET)
- West Group B: Pelicans vs. Clippers (10:30 p.m. ET)
Friday, Nov. 7
- East Group B: Celtics vs. Magic (7 p.m. ET)
- East Group A: Cavaliers vs. Wizards (7 p.m. ET)
- East Group A: Raptors vs. Hawks (7:30 p.m. ET)
- East Group B: Pistons vs. Nets (7:30 p.m. ET)
- West Group C: Rockets vs. Spurs (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- East Group C: Hornets vs. Heat (8 p.m. ET)
- West Group B: Mavericks vs. Grizzlies (8 p.m. ET)
- East Group C: Bulls vs. Bucks (8 p.m. ET)
- West Group A: Jazz vs. Timberwolves (8 p.m. ET)
- West Group C: Warriors vs. Nuggets (10 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- West Group A: Thunder vs. Kings (10 p.m. ET)
Friday, Nov. 14
- East Group C: Heat vs. Knicks (7 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- East Group B: Nets vs. Magic (7 ET)
- East Group B: 76ers vs. Pistons (7:30 p.m. ET)
- West Group C: Blazers vs. Rockets (8 p.m. ET)
- East Group C: Hornets vs. Bucks (8 p.m. ET)
- West Group A: Kings vs. Timberwolves (8 p.m. ET)
- West Group B: Lakers vs. Pelicans (8 p.m. ET)
- West Group B: Clippers vs. Mavericks (8:30 p.m. ET)
- West Group C: Warriors vs. Spurs (9:30 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
Friday, Nov. 21
- East Group A: Pacers vs. Cavaliers (7 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- East Group B: Nets vs. Celtics (7:30 p.m. ET)
- East Group A: Wizards vs. Raptors (7:30 p.m. ET)
- East Group C: Heat vs. Bulls (8 p.m. ET)
- West Group B: Pelicans vs. Mavericks (8:30 p.m. ET)
- West Group A: Timberwolves vs. Suns (9 p.m. ET)
- West Group C: Nuggets vs. Rockets (9:30 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- West Group A: Thunder vs. Jazz (10 p.m. ET)
- West Group C: Blazers vs. Warriors (10 p.m. ET)
Tuesday, Nov. 25
- East Group A: Hawks vs. Wizards (7 p.m. ET)
- East Group B: Magic vs. 76ers (8 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)
- West Group B: Clippers vs. Lakers (11 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)
Wednesday, Nov. 26
- East Group B: Pistons vs. Celtics (5 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- East Group C: Knicks vs. Hornets (7 p.m. ET)
- East Group C: Bucks vs. Heat (7:30 p.m. ET)
- East Group A: Pacers vs. Raptors (7:30 p.m. ET)
- West Group A: Timberwolves vs. Thunder (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- West Group B: Grizzlies vs. Pelicans (8 p.m. ET)
- West Group C: Rockets vs. Warriors (10 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- West Group C: Spurs vs. Blazers (10 p.m. ET)
- West Group A: Suns vs. Kings (10 p.m. ET)
Friday, Nov. 28
- East Group A: Cavaliers vs. Hawks (7:30 p.m. ET)
- East Group B: 76ers vs. Nets (7:30 p.m. ET)
- East Group C: Bulls vs. Hornets (7:30 p.m. ET)
- East Group B: Magic vs. Pistons (7:30 p.m. ET)
- East Group A: Wizards vs. Pacers (7:30 p.m. ET)
- East Group C: Bucks vs. Knicks (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- West Group A: Suns vs. Thunder (9:30 p.m. ET)
- West Group C: Spurs vs. Nuggets (9:30 p.m. ET)
- West Group A: Kings vs. Jazz (9:30 p.m. ET)
- West Group B: Mavericks vs. Lakers (10 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- West Group B: Grizzlies vs. Clippers (10 p.m. ET)
Knockout Rounds
Quarterfinals (NBA on Prime)
- Dec. 9
- Dec. 10
Semifinals (NBA on Prime)
- Dec. 13: Las Vegas
Championship (NBA on Prime)
- Dec. 16: Las Vegas
NBA On Christmas Day 2025
The Knicks will open next season at MSG against the Cavaliers.
The two teams also play each other on Christmas Day. pic.twitter.com/UsSb5yL4fT
— Fireside Knicks (@FiresideKnicks) August 12, 2025
Five games will be played on Christmas Day. All five will air on ABC and ESPN.
The New York Knicks play their NBA record 57th game on Christmas Day. They will host the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden.
The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will square off against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.
Full Schedule (ABC & ESPN)
- Cleveland at New York (Noon ET)
- San Antonio at Oklahoma City (2:30 p.m. ET)
- Dallas at Golden State (5 p.m. ET)
- Houston at Los Angeles Lakers (8 p.m. ET)
- Minnesota at Denver (10:30 p.m. ET)
