NBA Opens 2026-27 Season With 3-Game Tripleheader as Knicks Raise Banner, Spurs Face Thunder
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Updated · NBA.com · Oct 20
NBA Opens 2026-27 Season With 3-Game Tripleheader as Knicks Raise Banner, Spurs Face Thunder
3 articles · Updated · NBA.com · Oct 20
Summary
Three nationally televised games on NBC and Peacock launch the NBA’s 2026-27 season, starting with Celtics-Pistons in Detroit, followed by 76ers-Knicks and Thunder-Spurs.
41 matchups are scheduled over the next six days, with opening night built around three playoff-caliber storylines: Detroit’s rise, New York’s title defense and a renewed Oklahoma City-San Antonio rivalry.
Boston enters a new era after moving on from Jaylen Brown, while Philadelphia debuts LeBron James and Brown alongside Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey against the defending champion Knicks.
The late game revisits last season’s Western Conference finals, where San Antonio rallied from a 3-2 deficit to beat Oklahoma City in a series decided by an average of 3.7 points.