The NBA formally unveiled your complete schedule for the 2024-25 common season on Thursday. Solely 80 of every group’s 82 video games had been introduced, because the final two video games might be decided based mostly on their efficiency in group play of the NBA Cup. However the whole lot else is now set in stone, together with the matchups for opening night time, the slate of Christmas Day video games, and key conferences between rivalries each outdated and new.

Opening night time of the 2024-25 season might be on Oct. 22, with the common season concluding on April 13. The NBA Cup group stage — which was beforehand named the In-Season Match — will begin on Nov. 12 and can proceed each Tuesday and Friday via Dec. 3. The semifinals and championship sport for the NBA Cup might be on Dec. 14 and Dec. 17. All-Star Weekend is about for Feb. 14-16 in San Francisco, with the Play-In Match slated for April 15-18. The playoffs will start on April 19.

This is different notes on the NBA schedule launch:

Opening night time

Christmas Day

• San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks, 12 p.m. ET
• Minnesota Timberwolves at Dallas Mavericks, 2:30 p.m. ET
• Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 5 p.m. ET
• Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors, 8 p.m. ET
• Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns, 10 p.m. ET

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Fourteen groups will compete on MLK Jr. Day on Jan. 20, with three of these matchups being nationally televised.

Rivalry Week

For the third season, Rivalry Week might be returning to the NBA calendar. There might be 10 nationally televised video games showcasing each traditional and budding rivalries throughout the league between Jan. 21-Jan. 25.

• Jan. 21: New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. ET
• Jan. 21: Philadelphia 76ers at Denver Nuggets, 10 p.m. ET
• Jan. 22: Minnesota Timberwolves at Dallas Mavericks, 7:30 p.m. ET
• Jan. 22: Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings, 10 p.m. ET
• Jan. 23: Miami Warmth at Milwaukee Bucks, 7:30 p.m. ET
• Jan. 23: Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers, 10 p.m. ET
• Jan. 24: New Orleans Pelicans at Memphis Grizzlies, 8 p.m. ET
• Jan. 25: Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves, 3 p.m. ET
• Jan. 25: Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks, 5:30 p.m. ET
• Jan. 25: Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors, 8:30 p.m. ET

Key dates

• Sept. 24: Media day for Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets
• Sept. 25: First day of coaching camp for Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets
• Sept. 30: Media days for the remaining 28 groups
• Oct. 1: First day of coaching camp for remaining 28 groups
• Oct. 4 & 6: NBA Abu Dhabi Video games 2024 (Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets)
• Oct. 6: NBA Canada Collection (Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards)
• Oct. 12-13: Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame Enshrinement Weekend
• Oct. 18: Preseason concludes
• Oct. 22: Opening night time of the 2024-25 common season
• Nov. 2: NBA Mexico Metropolis Recreation (Miami Warmth vs. Washington Wizards)
• Nov. 12: Emirates NBA Cup Group Stage begins
• Dec. 3: Emirates NBA Cup Group Stage concludes
• Dec. 10-11: Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals
• Dec. 14: Emirates NBA Cup Semifinals
• Dec. 17: Emirates NBA Cup Championship
• Dec. 25: Christmas Day
• Jan. 23 & 25: NBA Paris Video games (San Antonio Spurs vs. Indiana Pacers)
• Feb. 6: NBA Commerce Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
• Feb. 14-16: NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco
• April 13: NBA common season ends
• April 15-18: NBA Play-In Match
• April 19: NBA Playoffs start