No doubt this is an exciting season for the NBA, and the fans that want to keep up with the games as much as they can; so here’s the NBA on ABC schedule. This year has already gotten off to an amazing start with the new look Lakers and Clippers, the surprising Suns. Not to mention the new talents like Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, Ja Morant as well as Eric Paschall and Kendrick Nunn are making things even more exciting.
NBA on ABC TV Schedule
For as long as I can recall — going back to the 1980s and 1990s — Christmas Day was the start of the national TV schedule for the big networks. Christmas Day would mark the first of weekend afternoon games being shown on one of the major networks.
For the 2019-20 NBA regular season, that means nearly 20 games an be seen on ABC on nearly every Saturday and/or Sunday for the rest of the season. Here’s ABC’s NBA national TV schedule for 2019-20.
| DAY | DATE | TIME (ET) | TEAMS | NETWORK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | December 25 | 2:30pm | Milwaukee Bucks at Philadelphia 76ers | ABC |
| Wednesday | December 25 | 5pm | Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors | ABC |
| Saturday | January 18 | 3:30pm | L.A. Clippers at New Orleans Pelicans | ABC |
| Saturday | January 18 | 8:30pm | L.A. Lakers at Houston Rockets | ABC |
| Saturday | January 25 | 8:30pm | L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia 76ers | ABC |
| Saturday | February 1 | 8:30pm | Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics | ABC |
| Sunday | February 2 | 2pm | New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets | ABC |
| Saturday | February 8 | 8:30pm | L.A. Lakers at Golden State Warriors | ABC |
| Saturday | February 22 | 8:30pm | Philadelphia 76ers at Milwaukee Bucks | ABC |
| Sunday | February 23 | 3:30pm | Boston Celtics at L.A. Lakers | ABC |
| Saturday | February 29 | 8:30pm | Houston Rockets at Boston Celtics | ABC |
| Sunday | March 1 | 3:30pm | Philadelphia 76ers at L.A. Clippers | ABC |
| Saturday | March 7 | 8:30pm | Philadelphia 76ers at Golden State Warriors | ABC |
| Sunday | March 8 | 3:30pm | L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers | ABC |
| Saturday | March 14 | 8:30pm | Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks | ABC |
| Sunday | March 15 | 3:30pm | Houston Rockets at Portland Trail Blazers | ABC |
| Sunday | April 5 | 3:30pm | Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics | ABC |
| Saturday | April 11 | 8:30pm | Golden State Warriors at L.A. Clippers | ABC |
The NBA Playoffs on ABC
The above is solely for the regular season, but know that ABC will definitely be broadcasting many of the 2020 NBA Playoff games. Starting with the first round in mid-April, ESPN, TNT, and ABC will show many of those first games. Those four TV networks also have the right to broadcast the NBA semifinals which are set for the end of April, as well as the conference finals which are typically held in mid-May 2020.
Last but not least, the 2020 NBA Finals schedule usually starts at the end of May/early June of which ABC will broadcast each championship game. Watch this space for NBA Playoff TV schedules as the season wears on.
Find the full schedule of all the games here.
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