• Star-Studded Los Angeles Lakers vs. Brooklyn Nets Broadcast on NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC April 10
• 2020-21 Regular Season Culminates May 16 with ESPN’s 100^th Game Telecast
• ESPN Radio’s Second Half Schedule Includes 14 National Broadcasts

ESPN today announced its NBA regular season schedule for the second half of the 2020-21 campaign, which includes 49 additional game telecasts between Sunday, March 14 and Sunday, May 16. In total, ESPN and ABC will combine to nationally televise 100 NBA regular season games. ESPN generally televises NBA doubleheaders on Wednesdays and Fridays, with select games airing on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays in the second half.

ABC will broadcast NBA games on Saturdays as part of its marquee NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC series, which is currently up three percent in viewership vs. last season, according to Nielsen. ABC’s NBA coverage continues on Sundays as part of the NBA Sunday Showcase franchise. All ESPN and ABC NBA games are available to stream on the ESPN App. ESPN previously announced its telecast schedule for the first half of the season and the upcoming slate is available on ESPN Press Room.

In the final week of the regular season, ESPN will televise doubleheaders on Wednesday, May 12 and Friday, May 14.  ESPN will televise its 100^th game of the season on Sunday, May 16 – the final day of regular season action. ESPN will then televise three games from the inaugural Play-In Tournament the week of May 18. The 2021 NBA Playoffs tip off on ESPN and ABC on May 22.

ESPN highlights:

• LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry’s historic rivalry renewed as the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Golden State Warriors (March 15);
• Marquee doubleheader includes Dallas Mavericks and Luka Dončić vs. the Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum, followed by the Milwaukee Bucks and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James (March 31);
• New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson vs. the Brooklyn Nets and Kevin Durant (April 7);
• Iconic franchises collide – Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks (April 12);
• Collision of Eastern Conference heavyweights – Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets (April 23);
• Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry visit the New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson, plus the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokić visit the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis in a May 3 doubleheader;
• Five significant games to conclude regular season (May 12-16).

ABC highlights:

• Three additional appearances by the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James; two additional appearances by the star-studded Brooklyn Nets led by Kevin Durant;
• The Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James visit the Brooklyn Nets and James Harden in potential NBA Finals preview (April 10);
• The Boston Celtics and Jaylen Brown host the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry (April 17);
• An ascendant rivalry continues as Luka Dončić and LeBron James square off when the Dallas Mavericks host the Los Angeles Lakers (April 24);
• ABC’s regular-season game coverage will conclude Sunday, May 2 with a Sunday Showcase matchup between the Nets and Bucks in Milwaukee (3:30 p.m. ET).

NBA on ESPN schedule through Sun, May. 16

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ABC NBA Sunday Showcase schedule

NBA on ESPN Radio schedule

In addition to ESPN and ABC’s regular season NBA coverage, the platforms combine to nationally televise up to 44 NBA Playoffs matchups, including the Western Conference Finals exclusively on ESPN and the NBA Finals exclusively on ABC.

ESPN and ABC’s NBA coverage includes its signature pregame shows, NBA Countdown, SportsCenter with Stephen A. Smith and Hoop Streams – ESPN’s digital pregame show – that generally air 30 minutes prior to game coverage. Additionally, ESPN’s The Jump airs Monday through Friday at 3 p.m.