Overview
- The day closes with Boston at Detroit at 8 p.m. ET, a matchup framed as the headliner with the Pistons atop the East and Jaylen Brown dueling Cade Cunningham.
- Bucks–Hawks opens the coverage at 1 p.m. ET, with league sources telling NBC Sports not to expect a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade before the Feb. 5 deadline as Milwaukee looks to add around him.
- Oklahoma City visits Cleveland at 2:30 p.m. ET, and the Cavaliers will be without Darius Garland due to a foot injury as Donovan Mitchell leads the hosts against the West leaders.
- At 5 p.m. ET, Cooper Flagg makes his Madison Square Garden debut in Mavericks–Knicks after recently setting the NBA mark for most points by an 18-year-old with a 42-point game.
- All four games air on NBC and stream on Peacock, and NBC Sports says its 'Sunday Night Basketball' franchise launches on Feb. 1 alongside weekly Monday and Coast 2 Coast Tuesday packages.