Cavs to have 17 nationally televised games in 2023-24 season
Goforitradio Staff
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The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season tips off on Wednesday, October 25, on the road against the Brooklyn Nets, the league announced on Thursday.
The team’s home opener is on Friday, October 27, versus Oklahoma City.
This season, Cleveland, who were 51-31 last season and made the playoffs for the first time since 2018, will make 17 national television appearances.
-Three games on TNT (October 31 vs. New York, November 21 at Philadelphia, and February 1 at Memphis).
-Six games on ESPN (January 17 vs. Milwaukee, February 14 vs. Chicago, February 23 at Philadelphia, March 3 vs. New York, March 10 vs. Brooklyn, April 3 at Phoenix).
-Eight games on NBA TV (November 11 at Golden State, November 13 at Sacramento, December 14 at Boston, December 16 vs. Atlanta, December 29 vs. Milwaukee, January 11 vs. Brooklyn in NBA Paris Game, March 29 vs. Philadelphia, and March 31 at Denver)
Key Games at home:
The 2023-24 season includes a visit from the NBA-champion Denver Nuggets on November 19 and a pair of visits from the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat on November 22 and March 20.
Cleveland will also host the Chicago Bulls for a special Martin Luther King Jr. Day game on January 15. Additional marquee opponents coming to Cleveland only once this season include the Golden State Warriors on November 5, the Los Angeles Lakers on November 25, the San Antonio Spurs on January 7, the Phoenix Suns on March 11, and the Memphis Grizzlies on April 10.
The Cavaliers will also travel to Paris on January 11 to host Brooklyn at Accor Arena for the franchise’s first-ever game in Europe.
NBA In-Season Tournament
Cleveland will also participate in the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, with Group Play games taking place on Tuesdays and Fridays in November.
The Cavaliers are set to compete in East Group A with four games against teams in their pool: November 3 at Indiana, November 17 vs. Detroit, November 21 at Philadelphia, and November 28 vs. Atlanta. Eight teams (four per conference) will advance from Group Play into the Knockout Rounds. The advancing teams will be the six group winners and two “wild cards” (the team from each conference with the best record in Group Play games that finished second in its group).
Back-t0-Backs
Fifteen sets of back-to-back games, including four home-home sets (Oct. 27-28, Nov. 25-26, Dec. 20-21, and March 10-11), five home-road sets (Oct. 31-Nov. 1, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, Feb. 22-23, Feb. 27-28, March 5-6), four road-road sets (Dec. 11-12, Feb. 7-8, April 2-3 and April 6-7) and two road-home sets (Nov. 21-22, March 24-25).
Home Cooking
The Cavaliers will have a five-game homestand over nine days from Nov. 22-30, featuring contests versus Miami (November 22), L.A. Lakers (November 25), Toronto (November 26), Atlanta (November 28), and Portland (November 30). They also have a six-game homestand, which includes the NBA Paris Game on January 11 vs. Brooklyn, and games in Cleveland against Washington (January 3 and January 5), San Antonio (January 7), Chicago (MLK Day on January 15), and Milwaukee (January 17).
On the road again
Cleveland’s longest road trip spans five games over eight days from March 31-April 7. The team also has two four-game road trips (Nov. 8-15 and Jan. 20-26), three three-game road trips (Dec. 11-14, Feb. 7-10, and March 13-18) and five two-game road trips (Nov. 1-3, Feb. 1-3, Feb. 23-25, Feb. 28-March 1, March 22-24).
Holidays
National holiday games include Halloween (October 31 vs. New York), Veteran’s Day (November 11 at Golden State), Thanksgiving Eve (November 22 vs. Miami), New Year’s Day (January 1 at Toronto), MLK Day (January 15 vs. Chicago), Valentine’s Day (February 14 vs. Chicago) and Easter (March 31 at Denver).
March Madness
The Cavaliers will play 17 games in March, their most in any month during the 2023-24 season.
