Watch NBA Games Live for Free in 2026

Watch NBA regular season basketball games live for free using the schedule below. An antenna will be required to view the broadcasts for free. Click here for a guide on how to set up an antenna if you need one. If you cancelled or are thinking about cancelling TV subscriptions, the guides in this link have more detail.

2026 NBA Games to Watch for Free – Local Broadcasts

The teams below offer games for free on local broadcasts in their cities. Use the links before for more details on the free games the teams provide.

Phoenix Suns
Utah Jazz
Cleveland Cavaliers
Indiana Pacers

2026 NBA Games to Watch for Free – National Broadcasts

October 2026

• 10/20 – 3:00 PM ET – Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons – NBC
• 10/20 – 7:00 PM ET – Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks – NBC
• 10/20 – 9:30 PM ET – Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs – NBC
• 10/27 – 8:00 PM ET – Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks – NBC
• 10/27 – 11:00 PM ET – Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers – NBC

November 2026

• 11/10 – 8:00 PM ET – Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers – NBC
• 11/10 – 11:00 PM ET – Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trail Blazers – NBC
• 11/17 – 8:00 PM ET – Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs – NBC
• 11/17 – 11:00 PM ET – Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Clippers – NBC
• 11/24 – 8:00 PM ET – Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards – NBC
• 11/24 – 10:00 PM ET – Dallas Mavericks at Denver Nuggets – NBC

December 2026

• 12/1 – 8:00 PM ET – New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls – NBC
• 12/1 – 11:00 PM ET – Utah Jazz at Golden State Warriors – NBC
• 12/12 – 8:30 PM ET – New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat – ABC
• 12/15 – 8:00 PM ET – San Antonio Spurs at Cleveland Cavaliers – NBC
• 12/15 – 11:00 PM ET – Denver Nuggets at Portland Trail Blazers – NBC
• 12/22 – 8:00 PM ET – Detroit Pistons at Oklahoma City Thunder – NBC
• 12/22 – 10:30 PM ET – Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors – NBC
• 12/25 – 12:00 PM ET – San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks – ABC
• 12/25 – 2:30 PM ET – Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics – ABC
• 12/25 – 5:00 PM ET – Philadelphia 76ers vs. Los Angeles Lakers – ABC
• 12/25 – 8:00 PM ET – Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves – ABC
• 12/25 – 10:30 PM ET – Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors – ABC
• 12/28 – 8:00 PM ET – Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics – NBC
• 12/28 – 10:30 PM ET – Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets – NBC
• 12/29 – 8:00 PM ET – Miami Heat at Dallas Mavericks – NBC
• 12/29 – 10:30 PM ET – Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers – NBC

January 2027

• 1/5 – 8:00 PM ET – Minnesota Timberwolves at Houston Rockets – NBC
• 1/5 – 10:00 PM ET – Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets – NBC
• 1/12 – 8:00 PM ET – Washington Wizards at Philadelphia 76ers – NBC
• 1/12 – 11:00 PM ET – Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors – NBC
• 1/18 – 12:00 PM ET – Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers – NBC
• 1/18 – 2:30 PM ET – Philadelphia 76ers at Atlanta Hawks – NBC
• 1/18 – 5:00 PM ET – Minnesota Timberwolves at New York Knicks – NBC
• 1/19 – 8:00 PM ET – Charlotte Hornets at Dallas Mavericks – NBC
• 1/19 – 10:00 PM ET – Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets – NBC
• 1/24 – 8:30 PM ET – Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors – NBC
• 1/26 – 8:00 PM ET – Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs – NBC
• 1/26 – 11:00 PM ET – Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers – NBC
• 1/30 – 12:30 PM ET – Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat – ABC
• 1/30 – 3:00 PM ET – Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder – ABC
• 1/30 – 5:30 PM ET – San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors – ABC
• 1/30 – 8:30 PM ET – Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks – ABC
• 1/31 – 8:30 PM ET – Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks – NBC

February 2027

• 2/2 – 8:00 PM ET – Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics – NBC
• 2/2 – 11:00 PM ET – Minnesota Timberwolves at Portland Trail Blazers – NBC
• 2/6 – 8:30 PM ET – Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs – ABC
• 2/7 – 7:00 PM ET – Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers – NBC
• 2/7 – 9:30 PM ET – New York Knicks at Oklahoma City Thunder – NBC
• 2/9 – 8:00 PM ET – San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks – NBC
• 2/9 – 10:00 PM ET – Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz – NBC
• 2/13 – 8:30 PM ET – Golden State Warriors vs. New York Knicks – ABC
• 2/15 – 12:00 PM ET – Minnesota Timberwolves at Charlotte Hornets – NBC
• 2/15 – 2:30 PM ET – Philadelphia 76ers at Dallas Mavericks – NBC
• 2/15 – 5:00 PM ET – San Antonio Spurs at Miami Heat – NBC
• 2/16 – 8:00 PM ET – Toronto Raptors at Atlanta Hawks – NBC
• 2/16 – 11:00 PM ET – Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Clippers – NBC
• 2/27 – 8:30 PM ET – Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks – ABC
• 2/28 – 1:00 PM ET – Denver Nuggets vs. San Antonio Spurs – ABC
• 2/28 – 3:30 PM ET – Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks – ABC
• 2/28 – 7:00 PM ET – Boston Celtics at Minnesota Timberwolves – NBC
• 2/28 – 9:30 PM ET – Miami Heat at Houston Rockets – NBC

March 2027

• 3/2 – 8:00 PM ET – Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder – NBC
• 3/2 – 11:00 PM ET – Los Angeles Clippers at Portland Trail Blazers – NBC
• 3/6 – 8:30 PM ET – Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers – ABC
• 3/7 – 1:00 PM ET – Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics – ABC
• 3/7 – 3:30 PM ET – Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets – ABC
• 3/7 – 7:30 PM ET – New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs – NBC
• 3/7 – 10:00 PM ET – Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors – NBC
• 3/9 – 8:00 PM ET – Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons – NBC
• 3/9 – 11:00 PM ET – Portland Trail Blazers at Golden State Warriors – NBC
• 3/13 – 8:30 PM ET – Philadelphia 76ers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves – ABC
• 3/14 – 12:00 PM ET – Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks – ABC
• 3/14 – 2:30 PM ET – San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder – ABC
• 3/14 – 7:30 PM ET – Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets – NBC
• 3/14 – 10:00 PM ET – Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers – NBC
• 3/16 – 8:00 PM ET – Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers – NBC
• 3/16 – 11:00 PM ET – Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Clippers – NBC
• 3/21 – 7:30 PM ET – San Antonio Spurs at Philadelphia 76ers – NBC
• 3/21 – 10:00 PM ET – Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers – NBC
• 3/23 – 8:00 PM ET – Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat – NBC
• 3/23 – 11:00 PM ET – Oklahoma City Thunder at Phoenix Suns – NBC
• 3/28 – 7:30 PM ET – Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves – NBC
• 3/28 – 10:00 PM ET – Philadelphia 76ers at Denver Nuggets – NBC
• 3/30 – 8:00 PM ET – New York Knicks at Orlando Magic – NBC
• 3/30 – 11:00 PM ET – Houston Rockets at Portland Trail Blazers – NBC

April 2027

• 4/4 – 7:30 PM ET – Boston Celtics at New York Knicks – NBC
• 4/4 – 10:00 PM ET – San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers – NBC
• 4/6 – 8:00 PM ET – New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks – NBC
• 4/6 – 11:00 PM ET – Phoenix Suns at Golden State Warriors – NBC