ESPN Caribbean presents the 2018-2019 NBA telecast schedule including full coverage of more than 125 regular-season games, the Playoffs and NBA Finals. Games will take place every Wednesday and Friday, including doubleheaders when available, as well as a weekly Saturday game and occasional Sunday games throughout the regular season. Games will air on ESPN Caribbean, ESPN2 Caribbean and stream live on ESPN Play.
ESPN Caribbean also will air 36 episodes of NBA Action weekly from October to June. Each half-hour show features unique content, league highlights of the prior week’s action and top-ranked teams, games and players. SportsCenter will provide the most comprehensive news and information to Caribbean viewers throughout the 2018-2019 season.
 
Key storylines:
LeBron James makes his Los Angeles Lakers debut
Former New Orleans Pelican DeMarcus Cousins returns this season playing for the Golden State Warriors
Following the biggest trade of the NBA offseason, Kawhi Leonard debuts on the Toronto Raptors
Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving return to the Boston Celtics after injuries last season
 
Coverage begins with two doubleheaders: one on Wednesday, October 17 and the other on Friday, October 19. On October 17, the Houston Rockets host the New Orleans Pelicans and Anthony Davis, with coverage starting at 8 p.m. ET and at 10:35 p.m. ET, the Phoenix Suns host the Dallas Mavericks. On October 19, Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors host Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics at 8:15 p.m. ET, and at 10:35 p.m. ET, the defending NBA Champions Golden State Warriors will travel to Utah to face the Jazz and Donovan Mitchell.

This season’s NBA five-game Christmas Day Special, exclusively on ESPN, includes a match between the Los Angeles Lakers and defending champions, the Golden State Warriors at 8 p.m. ET.ESPN Caribbean will also air all four games slated for the NBA All–Star 2019 Weekend from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina between February 15 and 17. The line-up includes the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, the NBA Rising Stars Challenge, the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night and the 68th NBA All-Star Game.Fans can follow all the action on www.espncaribbean.com, and ESPN Caribbean social platforms and via #NBAxESPN.

2018-19 NBA Regular Season on ESPN Caribbean, ESPN2 Caribbean and ESPN Play

Date

Time (ET)

Game

Wed, Oct 17

8:15 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets

 

10:35 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks vs. Phoenix Suns

Fri, Oct 19

8:15 p.m.

Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors

 

10:35 p.m.

Golden State Warriors vs. Utah Jazz

Sat, Oct 20

10:30 p.m.

Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Wed, Oct 24

7:15 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks vs. Atlanta Hawks

 

9:35 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Sat, Oct 27

8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs

Wed, Oct 31

8:15 p.m.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks

 

10:35 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns

Fri, Nov 2

8:15 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Washington Wizards

 

10:35 p.m.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors

Sat, Nov 3

10:00 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Wed, Nov 7

8:15 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Indiana Pacers

 

10:35 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Fri, Nov 9

9:30 p.m.

Boston Celtics vs. Utah Jazz

Sat, Nov 10

8:30 p.m.

Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs

Wed, Nov 14

8:15 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

 

10:35 p.m.

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Fri, Nov 16

7:15 p.m.

Toronto Raptors vs. Boston Celtics

 

9:35 p.m.

Chicago Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Sat, Nov 17

7:30 p.m.

Utah Jazz vs. Boston Celtics

Wed, Nov 21

8:15 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

 

10:35 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors

Fri, Nov 23

7:30 p.m.

Washington Wizards vs. Toronto Raptors

Sat, Nov 24

8:00 p.m.

Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Wed, Nov 28

7:00 p.m.

New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers

Fri, Nov 30

8:15 p.m.

Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs

 

10:35 p.m.

Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Sat, Dec 1

8:00 p.m.

Boston Celtics vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Wed, Dec 5

8:15 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Toronto Raptors

 

10:35 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Fri, Dec 7

7:15 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons

 

9:35 p.m.

Golden State Warriors vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Sat, Dec 8

8:00 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Wed, Dec 12

8:15 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans

 

10:35 p.m.

Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors

Thu, Dec 13

9:30 p.m.

Chicago Bulls vs. Orlando Magic

Fri, Dec 14

7:45 p.m.

Indiana Pacers vs. Philadelphia 76ers

 

10:05 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets

Sat, Dec 15

5:00 p.m.

Utah Jazz vs. Orlando Magic

Wed, Dec 19

9:00 p.m.

Golden State Warriors vs. Utah Jazz

Fri, Dec 21

8:15 p.m.

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics

 

10:35 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Sat, Dec 22

7:30 p.m.

Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers

Tue, Dec 25

12:00 p.m.

Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Knicks

 

3:00 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets

 

5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics

 

8:00 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors

 

10:30 p.m.

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz

Wed, Dec 26

8:30 p.m.

Denver Nuggets vs. San Antonio Spurs

Fri, Dec 28

9:00 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets

Sat, Dec 29

7:00 p.m.

Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Wed, Jan 2

8:15 p.m.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics

 

10:35 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Fri, Jan 4

8:15 p.m.

Washington Wizards vs. Miami Heat

 

10:35 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Sat, Jan 5

8:30 p.m.

Toronto Raptors vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Wed, Jan 9

8:15 p.m.

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Houston Rockets

 

10:35 p.m.

Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Fri, Jan 11

7:45 p.m.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks

 

10:05 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz

Sat, Jan 12

8:00 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Wed, Jan 16

8:15 p.m.

Toronto Raptors vs. Boston Celtics

 

10:35 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Golden State Warriors

Fri, Jan 18

8:15 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

 

10:35 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Sat, Jan 19

3:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Philadelphia 76ers

 

8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets

Wed, Jan 23

8:15 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Philadelphia 76ers

 

10:35 p.m.

Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz

Fri, Jan 25

8:00 p.m.

Toronto Raptors vs. Houston Rockets

Sat, Jan 26

8:30 p.m.

Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics

Sun, Jan 27

6:00 p.m.

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Wed, Jan 30

8:15 p.m.

Indiana Pacers vs. Washington Wizards

 

10:35 p.m.

Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Fri, Feb 1

7:45 p.m.

Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks

 

10:05 p.m.

Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets

Sat, Feb 2

8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors

Sun, Feb 3

2:00 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Boston Celtics

Wed, Feb 6

8:15 p.m.

Washington Wizards vs. Milwaukee Bucks

 

10:35 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors

Fri, Feb 8

7:15 p.m.

Denver Nuggets vs. Philadelphia 76ers

 

9:35 p.m.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Sat, Feb 9

8:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets

Sun, Feb 10

3:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers

Wed, Feb 13

7:15 p.m.

Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

 

9:35 p.m.

Houston Rockets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Fri, Feb 15

7:00 p.m.

NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

 

9:00 p.m.

NBA Rising Stars Challenge

Sat, Feb 16

8:00 p.m.

NBA All-Star Saturday Night

Sun, Feb 17

8:00 p.m.

NBA All-Star Game

Fri, Feb 22

7:15 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Toronto Raptors

 

9:35 p.m.

Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Sat, Feb 23

8:30 p.m.

Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors

Wed, Feb 27

8:15 p.m.

Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs

 

10:35 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Fri, Mar 1

8:15 p.m.

Washington Wizards vs. Boston Celtics

 

10:35 p.m.

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Sat, Mar 2

8:30 p.m.

Golden State Warriors vs. Philadelphia 76ers

Sun, Mar 3

3:30 p.m.

Houston Rockets vs. Boston Celtics

Wed, Mar 6

8:15 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls

 

10:35 p.m.

Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Fri, Mar 8

8:15 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Houston Rockets

 

10:35 p.m.

Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors

Sat, Mar 9

8:30 p.m.

Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Sun, Mar 10

3:30 p.m.

Indiana Pacers vs. Philadelphia 76ers

Wed, Mar 13

7:15 p.m.

Detroit Pistons vs. Miami Heat

 

9:35 p.m.

Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets

Sat, Mar 16

8:30 p.m.

Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Sun, Mar 17

3:30 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks

 

9:00 p.m.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets

Mon, Mar 18

8:15 p.m.

Golden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs

 

10:35 p.m.

Indiana Pacers vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Wed, Mar 20

7:15 p.m.

Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers

 

9:35 p.m.

Toronto Raptors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Fri, Mar 22

8:00 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets

Sat, Mar 23

7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta Hawks

Wed, Mar 27

8:15 p.m.

Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

 

10:35 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz

Fri, Mar 29

7:00 p.m.

Indiana Pacers vs. Boston Celtics

Sat, Mar 30

8:00 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Wed, Apr 3

9:00 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets

Fri, Apr 5

8:15 p.m.

Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers

 

10:35 p.m.

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets

Sat, Apr 6

8:00 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls

Sun, Apr 7

3:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Wed, Apr 10

8:15 p.m.

Orlando Magic vs. Charlotte Hornets

 

10:35 p.m.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets


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