Cavaliers Schedule December 2026: 12 Games, 3 on National TV

The Cleveland Cavaliers play 12 games in December 2026, opening Tuesday, Dec. 1, against Indiana at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), according to the National Basketball Association (NBA) schedule. Seven of the games are at home and five are on the road. Three have national TV listed, and a one-page printable of the month is further down.

The source is the NBA’s 2026-27 regular season schedule from NBA Communications, dated Aug. 13, 2026 and marked “subject to change.” Its times are in ET, which is also Cleveland’s local time, so the table adds a local time only for the game in Chicago. Weekdays are our own calculation.

Cavaliers games in December 2026 with ET times and TV

“None listed” means the NBA’s schedule shows no national network for that game. Central Time is CT.

Date	Game	Home or away	Time (ET)	National TV
Tue., Dec. 1	Indiana Pacers at Cavaliers	Home	7 p.m.	None listed
Thu., Dec. 3	Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls	Away	8 p.m. (7 p.m. CT)	None listed
Sat., Dec. 12	Golden State Warriors at Cavaliers	Home	8 p.m.	None listed
Tue., Dec. 15	San Antonio Spurs at Cavaliers	Home	8 p.m.	NBC and Peacock
Wed., Dec. 16	Cavaliers at Orlando Magic	Away	7 p.m.	None listed
Fri., Dec. 18	Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons	Away	7:30 p.m.	None listed
Sun., Dec. 20	Utah Jazz at Cavaliers	Home	6 p.m.	None listed
Mon., Dec. 21	New York Knicks at Cavaliers	Home	7 p.m.	Peacock and NBC Sports Network (NBCSN)
Wed., Dec. 23	Cavaliers at Washington Wizards	Away	7 p.m.	None listed
Sun., Dec. 27	Washington Wizards at Cavaliers	Home	6 p.m.	None listed
Mon., Dec. 28	Cavaliers at Boston Celtics	Away	8 p.m.	NBC and Peacock
Thu., Dec. 31	LA Clippers at Cavaliers	Home	3 p.m.	None listed

The NBA’s PDF lists national TV only. The team lists local broadcasts at nba.com/cavaliers/schedule.

Cavaliers national TV games in December

Three of the 12 games carry a national network: San Antonio at Rocket Arena on Dec. 15 on NBC and Peacock, New York on Dec. 21 on Peacock and NBCSN, and the road game at Boston on Dec. 28 on NBC and Peacock. The Cavaliers play at Rocket Arena, whose own site is rocketarena.com.

No Cavaliers games from Dec. 4 to Dec. 11

The schedule lists no Cavaliers game between Thursday, Dec. 3, at Chicago and Saturday, Dec. 12, against Golden State. That window holds the Emirates NBA Cup knockout rounds. NBA.com’s key dates page, updated Nov. 7, 2026, sets the quarterfinals on Dec. 4 and 5, the semifinals on Dec. 8 and/or Dec. 9, and the championship on Friday, Dec. 11, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Whether the Cavaliers reach the knockout round is not known, because group play continues. Any Cup knockout game they play would be added outside the table above. The Cavaliers November schedule has the group games.

Back-to-backs and the Christmas break

These are our own counts from the NBA’s schedule:

• Three back-to-backs: Dec. 15 and 16 (San Antonio at home, then at Orlando), Dec. 20 and 21 (Utah and New York, both at home) and Dec. 27 and 28 (Washington at home, then at Boston).
• Washington twice in five days: at Washington on Wed., Dec. 23 and home against Washington on Sun., Dec. 27.
• Not on the Christmas slate: the Cavaliers have no game on Fri., Dec. 25. Their games either side are Dec. 23 and Dec. 27. The date is on our Christmas date page; for teams that play that day, see the Celtics December schedule and the Knicks December schedule.
• New Year’s Eve in the afternoon: the month ends Thu., Dec. 31, with the LA Clippers at Cleveland at 3 p.m. ET.

Printable Cavaliers schedule for December 2026

The one-page sheet lists all 12 December games with home or away, ET start time, national TV and a result box for each game. Keep it next to the December 2026 printable calendar or add the games to a printable weekly calendar.

Because the NBA’s schedule is “subject to change,” recheck game times on NBA.com before you head out. Results and tickets are not part of the schedule and are not covered here.