NBA Saturday Primetime

ESPN NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC is the name for National Basketball Association (NBA) games produced by ESPN and televised on its sister network the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). As these games air in primetime, they are considered the showcase games for ABC's NBA coverage.

NBA Saturday Primetime
GenreNBA game telecasts
Presented byMike Breen
Doc Rivers
Doris Burke
Lisa Salters
Mark Jones
Dave Pasch
Hubie Brown
Cassidy Hubbarth
Malika Andrews
Stephen A. Smith
Michael Wilbon
Bob Myers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes40
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time150+ minutes through post-game
Production companyESPN
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJanuary 23, 2016 (2016-01-23) –
present
Related
ESPN NBA Sunday Showcase on ABC

ABC has been the NBA's broadcast TV partner since 2002, and games have mostly aired on Sunday afternoons. In 2006, ABC Sports was absorbed by ESPN, and all sports telecasts on ABC since then air under the ESPN on ABC banner.

The Saturday primetime games – usually featuring marquee matchups of the league's most prominent teams – began in the 2015–2016 season.[1][2][3]

Saturday primetime games begin airing on ABC in December or January, following the completion of college football season which features the network's Saturday Night Football telecasts.

Games and results

2024
2023–2024
Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Host
January 27 3:00 pm Miami Heat New York Knicks
5:30 pm Philadelphia 76ers Denver Nuggets
8:30 pm Los Angeles Lakers Golden State Warriors
February 3 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks
February 10 Phoenix Suns Golden State Warriors
February 24 Boston Celtics New York Knicks
March 2 Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Lakers
March 9 Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns
March 16 Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Lakers
Schedule source:[4]

2022–2023
2022–2023
Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Host
December 10 8:30 pm Boston Celtics 107–123[5] Golden State Warriors
January 14 1:00 pm Milwaukee Bucks 95–111[6] Miami Heat
January 28 3:00 pm Denver Nuggets 119–126[7] Philadelphia 76ers
5:30 pm New York Knicks 115–122[8] Brooklyn Nets
8:30 pm Los Angeles Lakers 121–125 (OT)[9] Boston Celtics
February 4 Dallas Mavericks 113–119[10] Golden State Warriors
February 11 Los Angeles Lakers 109–103[11] Golden State Warriors
February 25 Boston Celtics 110–107[12] Philadelphia 76ers
March 4 Philadelphia 76ers 133–130[13] Milwaukee Bucks
March 11 Milwaukee Bucks 116–125 (OT)[14] Golden State Warriors
Schedule source:[15]

2021–2022
2021–2022
Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Host
December 11 8:30 pm Golden State Warriors 93–102[16] Philadelphia 76ers
January 29 Brooklyn Nets 106–110[17] Golden State Warriors
February 5 New York Knicks 115–122 (OT)[18] Los Angeles Lakers
February 12 Los Angeles Lakers 115–117[19] Golden State Warriors
February 26 Brooklyn Nets 126–123[20] Milwaukee Bucks
March 5 Golden State Warriors 116–124[21] Los Angeles Lakers
March 12 Milwaukee Bucks 109–122[22] Golden State Warriors
Schedule source:[23]

2021
2020–2021
Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Host
January 30 8:30 pm Los Angeles Lakers 96–95[24] Boston Celtics
February 6 Golden State Warriors 132–134[25] Dallas Mavericks
February 13 Brooklyn Nets 134–117[26] Golden State Warriors
February 20 Miami Heat 96–94[27] Los Angeles Lakers
February 27 Dallas Mavericks 115–98[28] Brooklyn Nets
April 10 Los Angeles Lakers 126–101[29] Brooklyn Nets
April 17 Golden State Warriors 114–119[30] Boston Celtics
April 24 Los Angeles Lakers 93–108[31] Dallas Mavericks
Schedule source:[32][33]

2020
2019–2020
Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Host
January 18 3:30 pm Los Angeles Clippers 133–130[34] New Orleans Pelicans
8:30 pm Los Angeles Lakers 124−115[35] Houston Rockets
January 25 Los Angeles Lakers 91−108[36] Philadelphia 76ers
February 1 Philadelphia 76ers 95−116[37] Boston Celtics
February 8 Los Angeles Lakers 125−120[38] Golden State Warriors
February 22 Philadelphia 76ers 98−119[39] Milwaukee Bucks
February 29 Houston Rockets 111–110 (OT)[40] Boston Celtics
March 7 Philadelphia 76ers 114–118[41] Golden State Warriors
Schedule source:[42]

2019
2018–2019
Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Host
January 19 3:30 pm Oklahoma City Thunder 117–115[43] Philadelphia 76ers
8:30 pm Los Angeles Lakers 134–138 (OT)[44] Houston Rockets
January 26 Golden State Warriors 115–111[45] Boston Celtics
February 2 Los Angeles Lakers 101–115[46] Golden State Warriors
February 9 Oklahoma City Thunder 117–112[47] Houston Rockets
February 23 Houston Rockets 118–112[48] Golden State Warriors
March 2 Golden State Warriors 120–117[49] Philadelphia 76ers
March 9 Boston Celtics 120–107[50] Los Angeles Lakers
March 16 Golden State Warriors 110–88[51] Oklahoma City Thunder
Schedule source:[52]

2018
2017–2018
Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Host
January 20 3:30 pm Oklahoma City Thunder 148–124[53] Cleveland Cavaliers
8:30 pm Golden State Warriors 108–116[54] Houston Rockets
January 27 Boston Celtics 105–109[55] Golden State Warriors
February 3 Houston Rockets 120–88[56] Cleveland Cavaliers
February 10 San Antonio Spurs 105–122[57] Golden State Warriors
February 24 Oklahoma City Thunder 80–112[58] Golden State Warriors
March 3 Boston Celtics 120–123[59] Houston Rockets
March 10 San Antonio Spurs 94–104[60] Oklahoma City Thunder
April 7 Oklahoma City Thunder 108–102[61] Houston Rockets
Schedule source:[62]

2017
2016–2017
Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Host
January 21 8:30 pm San Antonio Spurs 118–115 (OT)[63] Cleveland Cavaliers
January 28 Los Angeles Clippers 98–144[64] Golden State Warriors
February 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 111–104[65] New York Knicks
February 11 Golden State Warriors 130–114[66] Oklahoma City Thunder
February 25 Chicago Bulls 117–97[67] Cleveland Cavaliers
March 4 Los Angeles Clippers 101–91[68] Chicago Bulls
March 11 Golden State Warriors 85–107[69] San Antonio Spurs
March 18 Cleveland Cavaliers 78–108[70] Los Angeles Clippers
April 8 Los Angeles Clippers 98–87[71] San Antonio Spurs
Schedule source:[72]

2016
2015-2016
Date Time (ET) Visitor Result Host
January 23 8:30 pm Chicago Bulls 96–83[73] Cleveland Cavaliers
January 30 San Antonio Spurs 103–117[74] Cleveland Cavaliers
February 20 Golden State Warriors 115–112[75] Los Angeles Clippers
February 27 Golden State Warriors 121–118 (OT)[76] Oklahoma City Thunder
March 5 Houston Rockets 100–108[77] Chicago Bulls
March 12 Oklahoma City Thunder 85–93[78] San Antonio Spurs
March 19 Golden State Warriors 79–87[79] San Antonio Spurs
April 9 Cleveland Cavaliers 102–105[80] Chicago Bulls
Schedule source:[81]

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