Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
While the starting five taking the court for the Philadelphia 76ers in the season opener keeps getting murkier and murkier with each passing day, there is a beautiful schedule to behold. The NBA officially released the full slate for the 2023-24 season at 3 p.m. ET on August 17th.
The Sixers are starting with a bang, with or without James Harden. The team will travel to Milwaukee on October 26 at 7:30 p.m. for a battle of the bigs when Joel Embiid takes on Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks and Sixers split the season series 2-2 last season. From there, they head north of the border to Toronto on October 28 as new head coach Nick Nurse faces a Raptors’ franchise he guided to the championship in 2019. No Kawhi Leonard this time.
The Sixers don’t greet their hometown fans until October 29 when the team welcomes the Portland Trail Blazers. Will Damian Lillard be there? Without looking too far ahead, mark this one down on the calendar: the Boston Celtics storm into South Philly on November 8 at 7 p.m. in a rematch of last year’s deflating Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Here are the October matchups for the 2023-24 season (all times ET):
- Thursday, October 26 (Season Opener): at Milwaukee Bucks, 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, October 28: at Toronto Raptors, 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, October 29 (Home Opener): vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 7:30 p.m.
November
- Thursday, November 2: vs. Toronto Raptors, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, November 4: vs. Phoenix Suns, 1 p.m.
- Monday, November 6: vs. Washington Wizards, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 8: vs. Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, November 10 (In-Season Tournament): at Detroit Pistons, 7 p.m.
- Sunday, November 12: vs. Indiana Pacers, 6 p..m
- Tuesday, November 14 (In-Season Tournament): vs. Indiana Pacers, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 15: vs. Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, November 17 (In-Season Tournament): at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, November 19: at Brooklyn Nets, 3 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 21 (In-Season Tournament): vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 22: at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8 p.m.
- Saturday, November 25: at Oklahoma City Thunder, 5 p.m.
- Monday, November 27: vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 29: at New Orleans Pelicans, 8 p.m.
December
- Friday, December 1: vs. Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
- Monday, December 11: vs. Washington Wizards, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 13: at Detroit Pistons, 7 p.m.
- Friday, December 15: vs. Detroit Pistons, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, December 16: at Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m.
- Monday, December 18: vs. Chicago Bulls, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 20: vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 7 p.m.
- Friday, December 22: vs. Toronto Raptors, 7 p.m.
- Monday, December 25 (Christmas Day — ESPN): at Miami Heat, 8 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 27: at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m.
- Friday, December 29: vs. Houston Rockets, 8 p.m.
- Saturday, December 30: at Chicago Bulls, 8 p.m.
January
- Tuesday, January 2: vs. Chicago Bulls, 7 p.m.
- Friday, January 5: vs. New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, January 6: vs. Utah Jazz, 7:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 10: at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, January 12: vs. Sacramento Kings, 7 p.m.
- Monday, January 15: vs. Houston Rockets, 1 p.m.
- Tuesday, January 16: vs. Denver Nuggets, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, January 19: at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, January 20: at Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m.
- Monday, January 22: vs. San Antonio Spurs, 7 p.m.
- Thursday, January 25: at Indiana Pacers, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, January 27: at Denver Nuggets, 5:30 p.m.
- Monday, January 29: at Portland Trail Blazers, 10 p.m.
- Tuesday, January 30: at Golden State Warriors, 10 p.m.
February
- Thursday, February 1: at Utah Jazz, 9 p.m.
- Saturday, February 3: vs. Brooklyn Nets, 6 p.m.
- Monday, February 5: vs. Dallas Mavericks, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 7: vs. Golden State Warriors, 7 p.m.
- Friday, February 9: vs. Atlanta Hawks, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, February 10: at Washington Wizards, 7 p.m.
- Monday, February 12: at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 14: vs. Miami Heat, 7 p.m.
- Thursday, February 22: vs. New York Knicks, 7 p.m.
- Friday, February 23: vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, February 25: vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1 p.m.
- Tuesday, February 27: at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
March
- Friday, March 1: vs. Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m.
- Sunday, March 3: at Dallas Mavericks, 1 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 5: at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 6: vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, March 8: vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 7 p.m.
- Sunday, March 10: at New York Knicks, 6 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 12: at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, March 14: at Milwaukee Bucks, 8 p.m.
- Saturday, March 16: vs. Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m.
- Monday, March 18: vs. Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 20: at Phoenix Suns, 10 p.m.
- Friday, March 22: at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
- Sunday, March 24: at Los Angeles Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
- Monday, March 25: at Sacramento Kings, 10 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 27: vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, March 29: at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, March 31: at Toronto Raptors, 6 p.m.
April
- Tuesday, April 2: vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 7 p.m.
- Thursday, April 4: at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, April 6: at Memphis Grizzlies, 8 p.m.
- Sunday, April 7: at San Antonio Spurs, 7 p.m.
- Tuesday, April 9: vs. Detroit Pistons, 7 p.m.
- Friday, April 12: vs. Orlando Magic, 7 p.m.
- Sunday, April 14: vs. Brooklyn Nets, 1 p.m.
Some notes about the schedule:
- The longest homestand of the season spans five games over 11 days at Wells Fargo Center from October 29 through November 8.
- Meanwhile, Philadelphia is slated for 14 sets of back-to-back games, four of which will come during the month of January.
- No games have been scheduled for Election Day (November 7) as part of the NBA’s ongoing commitment to promote civic engagement.
- The longest road trip of the season runs eight days and five games in length from January 25 through February 1.
- Meanwhile, they will have 11 away games in March, marking the most games away from Wells Fargo Center for a single month this season.
- The Sixers have 29 nationally-televised games featured across ABC (3), ESPN (8), TNT (7), and NBA TV (11) throughout the 2023-24 regular season.
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