The NBA In-Season Tournament tips off for its inaugural run on Friday as the Association’s new annual tournament for all 30 teams.
The two-stage tournament, which runs through Dec. 9, will consist of the group stage and knockout stage, which culminates with the championship game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The 30 teams were randomly selected into six groups of five within their conference based on how they finished last year in the regular season. From Friday through Nov. 28, a team will play each group opponent once in what the NBA has leveled “Tournament Nights.”
| East Group A |
East Group B |
East Group C |
West Group A |
West Group B |
West Group C |
| Philadelphia 76ers |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Boston Celtics |
Memphis Grizzlies |
Denver Nuggets |
Sacramento Kings |
| Cleveland Cavaliers |
New York Knicks |
Brooklyn Nets |
Phoenix Suns |
Los Angeles Clippers |
Golden State Warriors |
| Atlanta Hawks |
Miami Heat |
Toronto Raptors |
Los Angeles Lakers |
New Orleans Pelicans |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Indiana Pacers |
Washington Wizards |
Chicago Bulls |
Utah Jazz |
Dallas Mavericks |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Detroit Pistons |
Charlotte Hornets |
Orlando Magic |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Houston Rockets |
San Antonio Spurs |
The best team in each group automatically advances while two more wild card teams — clubs with the best record who finished second in their group — advance to the knockout stage. That’s a total of eight teams that will move on.
The knockout round is single elimination beginning with the quarterfinals and ending with the championship game.
2023 NBA In-Season Tournament Group Play Schedule, how to watch
| Date |
Matchup |
Time (ET) |
TV |
| Friday, Nov. 3 |
Knicks vs. Bucks |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Friday, Nov. 3 |
Mavericks vs. Nuggets |
10 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Friday, Nov. 3 |
Cavaliers vs. Pacers |
7 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 3 |
Wizards vs. Heat |
8 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 3 |
Nets vs. Bulls |
8 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 3 |
Warriors vs. Thunder |
8 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 3 |
Grizzlies vs. Blazers |
10 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 10 |
Nets vs. Celtics |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Friday, Nov. 10 |
Lakers vs. Suns |
10 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Friday, Nov. 10 |
76ers vs. Pistons |
7 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 10 |
Hornets vs. Wizards |
7 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 10 |
Pelicans vs. Rockets |
8 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 10 |
Jazz vs. Grizzlies |
8 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 10 |
Timberwolves vs. Spurs |
8 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 10 |
Clippers vs. Mavericks |
8:30 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 10 |
Thunder vs. Kings |
10 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 |
Spurs vs. Thunder |
7:30 p.m. |
TNT |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 |
Clippers vs. Nuggets |
10 p.m. |
TNT |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 |
Heat vs. Hornets |
7 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 |
Hawks vs. Pistons |
7 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 |
Magic vs. Nets |
7:30 p.m. |
YES Network/NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 |
Mavericks vs. Pelicans |
8 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 |
Blazers vs. Jazz |
9 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 |
Timberwolves vs. Warriors |
10 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 |
Grizzlies vs. Lakers |
10:30 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 |
Pacers vs. 76ers |
7 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 17 |
76ers vs. Hawks |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Friday, Nov. 17 |
Kings vs. Spurs |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Friday, Nov. 17 |
Suns vs. Jazz |
10 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Friday, Nov. 17 |
Bucks vs. Hornets |
7 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 17 |
Knicks vs. Wizards |
7 p.m. |
MSG/NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 17 |
Pistons vs. Cavaliers |
7:30 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 17 |
Celtics vs. Raptors |
7:30 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 17 |
Magic vs. Bulls |
8 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 17 |
Nuggets vs. Pelicans |
8:30 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 17 |
Lakers vs. Blazers |
10 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 17 |
Rockets vs. Clippers |
10:30 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 21 |
Cavaliers vs. 76ers |
7:30 p.m. |
TNT |
| Tuesday, Nov. 21 |
Jazz vs. Lakers |
19 p.m. |
TNT |
| Tuesday, Nov. 21 |
Raptors vs. Magic |
7 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 21 |
Pacers vs. Hawks |
7:30 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 21 |
Blazers vs. Suns |
9 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 24 |
Celtics vs. Magic |
2:30 p.m. |
NBA TV |
| Friday, Nov. 24 |
Suns vs. Grizzlies |
5 p.m. |
NBA TV |
| Friday, Nov. 24 |
Heat vs. Knicks |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Friday, Nov. 24 |
Spurs vs. Warriors |
10 p.m. |
ESPN |
| Friday, Nov. 24 |
Bulls vs. Raptors |
7:30 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 24 |
Pistons vs. Pacers |
8 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 24 |
Nuggets vs. Rockets |
8 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 24 |
Wizards vs. Bucks |
8 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 24 |
Kings vs. Timberwolves |
8 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Friday, Nov. 24 |
Pelicans vs. Clippers |
10:30 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 28 |
Bucks vs. Heat |
7:30 p.m. |
TNT |
| Tuesday, Nov. 28 |
Warriors vs. Kings |
10 p.m. |
TNT |
| Tuesday, Nov. 28 |
Bulls vs. Celtics |
7:30 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 28 |
Raptors vs. Nets |
7:30 p.m. |
YES Network/NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 28 |
Hawks vs. Cavaliers |
7:30 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 28 |
Hornets vs. Knicks |
7:30 p.m. |
MSG/NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 28 |
Thunder vs. Timberwolves |
7 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, Nov. 28 |
Rockets vs. Mavericks |
8:30 p.m. |
NBA League Pass |
For more on the NBA In-Season Tournament, visit AMNY.com
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