Schedule
Schedule
Games and key dates for seven days (Eastern Time).
Key dates
- Oct 30 to Dec 11NBA Cup: group play, knockouts, final
Group games run on Fridays and a few other November nights, then a single-elimination bracket leads to the championship game on Dec 11.
- Nov 8 to Dec 18MLS Cup playoffs (start date after the Nov 7 finale; final on Dec 18)
Nine teams per conference qualify. The playoffs are planned for an uninterrupted block in November and December.
- Dec 1TueLabor agreement expires; owners are expected to lock out the players if there is no new deal
A lockout would be the first work stoppage since 2021-22. The league's national TV deals have clauses that extend them by a season if 60 or more games per team are lost.
- Dec 4 to Dec 5Conference championship weekend begins: Big 12 (Dec 4, Arlington) and ACC (Dec 5)
The Big 12 title game is at AT&T Stadium; the ACC game is on Dec 5. Other conferences' title-game dates are not in our sources.
Games by day
Square and bold = national TV or streaming
| Time ET | Game | Where |
|---|---|---|
Sun, Nov 291 game · 1 national | ||
| 8:20PM ET | New England PatriotsatLos Angeles ChargersNFLSunday Night Football, per NBC. Flexible scheduling can change the game and the slot. Kickoff time is the usual SNF slot, not confirmed in our source. | |
Mon, Nov 301 game · 1 national | ||
| 7:30PM ET | Los Angeles LakersatHouston RocketsNBAPeacock NBA Monday, per NBC Sports' schedule: streams on Peacock and also airs on NBCSN. | |
Tue, Dec 12 games · 2 national | ||
| 8:00PM ET | New York KnicksatChicago BullsNBAPer NBC Sports' schedule. Coast 2 Coast Tuesday games: your NBC station may pick one of the two; Peacock streams both. | |
| 11:00PM ET | Utah JazzatGolden State WarriorsNBAPer NBC Sports' schedule. Coast 2 Coast Tuesday games: your NBC station may pick one of the two; Peacock streams both. | |