The 71st 2016-17 NBA season tips off on Wednesday, October 26, with three games, all of which will be shown locally either through Basketball TV, NBA Premium, or Sports and Action.
The opening game of the season will feature the Cleveland Cavaliers going up against the New York Knicks at 730am, which will be LIVE on BTV.
The defending champions are set to receive their rings on arguably the biggest night in Cleveland sports history. The game was originally scheduled at 8am, but with the Cleveland Indians hosting Game 1 of the World Series at nearby Progressive Field, tip-off was moved up by 30 minutes.
The Cavs will have almost everyone back from the team that came back from 3-1 down to dethrone the Golden State Warriors. Head coach Tyronn Lue will getting his first regular season opener after starting last season as the chief assistant to David Blatt, whom he replaced in January.
Serving as the opening opponent for the champs are the New York Knicks, who remade themselves this past offseason by taking in both Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, as well as hiring Jeff Hornacek as their new coach.
The other LIVE game scheduled tomorrow is the Golden State Warriors hosting the San Antonio Spurs at 1030am on ABS-CBN Sports and Action and NBA Premium.
The former champions seek to return to glory after coming oh-so-close last season, one where they broke the regular season record in wins with a 73-9 record. This time, they reloaded by making the biggest free agent acquisition this past offseason in signing Kevin Durant away from Oklahoma City. The former MVP joins Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green, as what was the most potent offense in the NBA gets a major boost.
Meanwhile, the Spurs kick off life after Tim Duncan by traveling to the Oracle Arena, as six-time NBA All-Star Pau Gasol leads the cast of characters attempting to fill the shoes left by the Wake Forest alum after 19 seasons on the riverwalk.
The third game of the season features a couple of sleeper teams looking to take the leap into being contenders in the West, as the Portland Trailblazers host the Utah Jazz.
To be shown at 1030am on BTV, the Blazers are putting their NBA record winning streak of 15 straight regular season home openers on the line against a hungry Jazz side that was tantalizingly close to making the playoffs last season.
Under Terry Stotts, Portland will be once again relying on their backcourt combination of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum that brought them to the second round last postseason. Meanwhile, Utah added some experience with the acquisition of Boris Diaw, George Hill, and Joe Johnson to a young core that includes Dante Exum, Rodney Hood, Rudy Gobert, Derrick Favors, and Gordon Hayward.
The opening game of the season will feature the Cleveland Cavaliers going up against the New York Knicks at 730am, which will be LIVE on BTV.
The defending champions are set to receive their rings on arguably the biggest night in Cleveland sports history. The game was originally scheduled at 8am, but with the Cleveland Indians hosting Game 1 of the World Series at nearby Progressive Field, tip-off was moved up by 30 minutes.
The Cavs will have almost everyone back from the team that came back from 3-1 down to dethrone the Golden State Warriors. Head coach Tyronn Lue will getting his first regular season opener after starting last season as the chief assistant to David Blatt, whom he replaced in January.
Serving as the opening opponent for the champs are the New York Knicks, who remade themselves this past offseason by taking in both Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, as well as hiring Jeff Hornacek as their new coach.
The other LIVE game scheduled tomorrow is the Golden State Warriors hosting the San Antonio Spurs at 1030am on ABS-CBN Sports and Action and NBA Premium.
The former champions seek to return to glory after coming oh-so-close last season, one where they broke the regular season record in wins with a 73-9 record. This time, they reloaded by making the biggest free agent acquisition this past offseason in signing Kevin Durant away from Oklahoma City. The former MVP joins Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green, as what was the most potent offense in the NBA gets a major boost.
Meanwhile, the Spurs kick off life after Tim Duncan by traveling to the Oracle Arena, as six-time NBA All-Star Pau Gasol leads the cast of characters attempting to fill the shoes left by the Wake Forest alum after 19 seasons on the riverwalk.
The third game of the season features a couple of sleeper teams looking to take the leap into being contenders in the West, as the Portland Trailblazers host the Utah Jazz.
To be shown at 1030am on BTV, the Blazers are putting their NBA record winning streak of 15 straight regular season home openers on the line against a hungry Jazz side that was tantalizingly close to making the playoffs last season.
Under Terry Stotts, Portland will be once again relying on their backcourt combination of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum that brought them to the second round last postseason. Meanwhile, Utah added some experience with the acquisition of Boris Diaw, George Hill, and Joe Johnson to a young core that includes Dante Exum, Rodney Hood, Rudy Gobert, Derrick Favors, and Gordon Hayward.
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