{"id":852659,"date":"2026-08-12T14:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/852659\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T14:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:28:11","slug":"nba-2026-27-schedule-release-knicks-76ers-set-for-first-night-of-nba-cup-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/852659\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA 2026-27 schedule release: Knicks-76ers set for first night of NBA Cup action"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Knicks<\/p>\n

The New York Knicks won the NBA Cup on Prime Video last season, then six months later won their first NBA championship since 1973. Ethan Miller \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Aug. 12, 2026 Updated 10:27 am EDT<\/p>\n

The NBA continued its 2026-27 schedule rollout Wednesday by revealing additional games scheduled to air on Prime Video.<\/p>\n

The first night of NBA Cup group play, Oct. 30, will feature the New York Knicks facing the Philadelphia 76ers at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers facing the Golden State Warriors at 10 p.m. The Knicks and 76ers are also scheduled to play each other on opening night, Oct. 20.<\/p>\n

The Miami Heat will visit the Knicks on Black Friday, Nov. 27. That game is set for 7 p.m. Eastern and will be followed by the Lakers\u2019 visit to the San Antonio Spurs at 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

In addition, the NBA Paris Game 2027 between the Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans is set for 2 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 14. Those two teams will face off again in the NBA Manchester Game at 10:30 a.m. Eastern on Jan. 17.<\/p>\n

The league will reveal the entire NBA Cup group-play schedule later today. Those games will all take place on \u201cCup Nights\u201d from Oct. 30 to Nov. 27, with the title game scheduled for Dec. 11 at Butler University\u2019s Hinkle Fieldhouse. This year\u2019s in-season tournament will be the first to have its championship not played at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Groups for the in-season tournament were announced in June:<\/p>\n

East Group A: Detroit, Toronto, Orlando, Milwaukee, Brooklyn
\nEast Group B: New York, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Miami, Indiana
\nEast Group C: Boston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Washington
\nWest Group A: Denver, Houston, Phoenix, Dallas, Utah
\nWest Group B: Oklahoma City, Minnesota, the LA Clippers, New Orleans, Memphis
\nWest Group C: San Antonio, the Lakers, Portland, Golden State, Sacramento<\/p>\n

The NBA revealed several opening-week and Christmas matchups<\/a> on Tuesday. Full schedules for all 30 teams will be announced Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

This story will be updated.<\/p>\n

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