NBA schedule, Week 1: games per team
Week 1 runs Oct 19-25, Monday to Sunday. 43 games: 1 team plays 4, and 2 days are light. Road games show as @.
Week 1 grid (Oct 19-25)
| Team | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | G | B2B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | - | @NYK | - | CLE | - | MIL | DET | 4 | 1 |
| ATL | - | - | @ORL | - | @CHA | HOU | - | 3 | 1 |
| BKN | - | - | CHA | - | - | @CLE | IND | 3 | 1 |
| CHA | - | - | @BKN | - | ATL | MIA | - | 3 | 1 |
| CHI | - | - | @TOR | - | @MIL | WAS | - | 3 | 1 |
| DAL | - | - | @HOU | - | @IND | SAS | - | 3 | 1 |
| DET | - | BOS | - | - | @MIA | - | @PHI | 3 | |
| GSW | - | - | @LAL | - | MEM | @PHX | - | 3 | 1 |
| HOU | - | - | DAL | - | @SAS | @ATL | - | 3 | 1 |
| IND | - | - | @NOP | - | DAL | - | @BKN | 3 | |
| LAC | - | - | SAC | - | @LAL | - | @OKC | 3 | |
| LAL | - | - | GSW | - | LAC | - | @UTA | 3 | |
| MEM | - | - | UTA | - | @GSW | - | @SAC | 3 | |
| MIA | - | - | MIN | - | DET | @CHA | - | 3 | 1 |
| MIL | - | - | @WAS | - | CHI | @PHI | - | 3 | 1 |
| MIN | - | - | @MIA | - | @ORL | - | TOR | 3 | |
| NOP | - | - | IND | - | @UTA | @DEN | - | 3 | 1 |
| NYK | - | PHI | - | - | @BOS | - | ORL | 3 | |
| OKC | - | @SAS | - | DEN | - | - | LAC | 3 | |
| ORL | - | - | ATL | - | MIN | - | @NYK | 3 | |
| SAC | - | - | @LAC | - | POR | - | MEM | 3 | |
| SAS | - | OKC | - | - | HOU | @DAL | - | 3 | 1 |
| TOR | - | - | CHI | - | @WAS | - | @MIN | 3 | |
| UTA | - | - | @MEM | - | NOP | - | LAL | 3 | |
| WAS | - | - | MIL | - | TOR | @CHI | - | 3 | 1 |
| BOS | - | @DET | - | - | NYK | - | - | 2 | |
| CLE | - | - | - | @PHI | - | BKN | - | 2 | |
| DEN | - | - | - | @OKC | - | NOP | - | 2 | |
| PHX | - | - | @POR | - | - | GSW | - | 2 | |
| POR | - | - | PHX | - | @SAC | - | - | 2 | |
| Games | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 43 |
Light days, 6 games or fewer, are shaded: Tue Oct 20 (3), Thu Oct 22 (2). B2B counts second nights of back-to-backs, including a Monday after a Sunday game.
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| Team | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | G | B2B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | @HOU | - | MIA | CLE | - | @NOP | - | 4 | 1 |
| BOS | CHI | BKN | - | - | CHI | - | @ORL | 4 | 1 |
| CHA | WAS | - | @DET | - | @WAS | PHI | - | 4 | 1 |
| CLE | MIN | - | WAS | @ATL | - | @MIL | - | 4 | 1 |
| GSW | @DEN | - | @MIN | - | LAL | - | LAC | 4 | |
| HOU | ATL | - | @MIL | - | @DAL | OKC | - | 4 | 1 |
| IND | @MIL | - | PHI | - | @MIA | - | BKN | 4 | 1 |
| LAL | - | POR | @LAC | - | @GSW | - | TOR | 4 | 1 |
| MIN | @CLE | - | GSW | - | LAC | @SAS | - | 4 | 2 |
| BKN | - | @BOS | - | - | DET | - | @IND | 3 | |
| CHI | @BOS | - | NYK | - | @BOS | - | - | 3 | |
| DAL | @MIA | - | OKC | - | HOU | - | - | 3 | |
| DEN | GSW | - | @NOP | - | @PHX | - | - | 3 | |
| DET | - | @NYK | CHA | - | @BKN | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| LAC | - | - | LAL | - | @MIN | - | @GSW | 3 | |
| MEM | @UTA | - | - | @POR | - | SAC | - | 3 | 1 |
| MIA | DAL | - | @ATL | - | IND | - | - | 3 | |
| MIL | IND | - | HOU | - | - | CLE | - | 3 | |
| NOP | - | - | DEN | SAC | - | ATL | - | 3 | 1 |
| NYK | - | DET | @CHI | - | @PHI | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| OKC | PHX | - | @DAL | - | - | @HOU | - | 3 | 1 |
| ORL | - | - | @TOR | - | @TOR | - | BOS | 3 | |
| PHI | - | - | @IND | - | NYK | @CHA | - | 3 | 1 |
| POR | - | @LAL | - | MEM | - | @UTA | - | 3 | |
| SAC | - | @SAS | - | @NOP | - | @MEM | - | 3 | |
| SAS | - | SAC | @UTA | - | - | MIN | - | 3 | 1 |
| TOR | - | - | ORL | - | ORL | - | @LAL | 3 | |
| UTA | MEM | - | SAS | - | - | POR | - | 3 | 1 |
| WAS | @CHA | - | @CLE | - | CHA | - | - | 3 | |
| PHX | @OKC | - | - | - | DEN | - | - | 2 | |
| Games | 9 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 49 |
Week 1 streamers · Start or sit · Back-to-backs for the whole season
Common questions
How many games does each NBA team play in Week 1?
4 games: PHI. 3 games: ATL, BKN, CHA, CHI, DAL, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NOP, NYK, OKC, ORL, SAC, SAS, TOR, UTA, WAS. 2 games: BOS, CLE, DEN, PHX, POR. Week 1 runs Oct 19-25, 43 games in all.
Which teams have back-to-backs in Week 1?
ATL, BKN, CHA, CHI, DAL, GSW, HOU, MIA, MIL, NOP, PHI, SAS, WAS.
When does the fantasy basketball week start?
Monday. Fantasy weeks here run Monday to Sunday in Eastern time, the convention ESPN, Yahoo and Sleeper head-to-head leagues share. Week 1 is the week of opening night.
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