NBA 2023-24 Regular season schedule: Champion Nuggets take on Lakers in opener

The NBA champion Denver Nuggets will kick off the 2023-24 NBA schedule Oct. 24 in a showdown towards the Los Angeles Lakers, creating an early rematch of final season’s Western Conference Finals.

While parts of the schedule have leaked out over the previous a number of days, the NBA launched its full-season, team-by-team schedule on Thursday, and the main focus is on final season’s playoff groups within the early days.

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The conflict between the Lakers and Nuggets will likely be nationally televised, and Denver gamers will obtain their championship rings earlier than the sport, which is about to tip at 7:30 p.m. ET. It will likely be adopted by the Phoenix Suns’ go to to the Golden State Warriors, when three-time NBA All-Star Bradley Beal of Phoenix and 12-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul of Golden State debut with their new groups.

In the primary 5 days of the season, the ten nationally televised video games will characteristic three rematches from the 2023 NBA playoffs.

The NBA beforehand shared its plans for its inaugural in-season event, which can begin Nov. 3, and on Thursday confirmed its always-anticipated NBA slate of Christmas Day video games: Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks (midday ET), Warriors at Nuggets (2:30 p.m.), Boston Celtics at Lakers (5 p.m.), Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat (8 p.m.) and Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns (10:30 p.m.).

The common season is scheduled to conclude April 14.

The 2024 play-in event will run from April 16-19, with the playoffs starting April 20. Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals will begin June 6.