Overview
- Five games run from 12:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. ET: Cavaliers at Knicks, Spurs at Thunder, Mavericks at Warriors, Rockets at Lakers, and Timberwolves at Nuggets.
- All games air nationally on ABC and ESPN with streaming on the ESPN app; additional access is available via Disney+ and services such as Fubo.
- New York enters as Emirates NBA Cup champions, while Cleveland is without Evan Mobley, who is sidelined by a left calf strain.
- San Antonio and Oklahoma City meet again after the Spurs snapped the Thunder’s 16-game win streak and beat them twice this month, framing Holmgren vs. Wembanyama as a marquee duel.
- LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry headline the star-studded slate, and the Knicks–Cavaliers opener features the returning Dunk the Halls animated broadcast on Disney+.