NBA Games Today: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026 Schedule, Tip-Off Times and TV

There are three National Basketball Association (NBA) games today, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, with tip-offs at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), per the CBS Sports NBA schedule. The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Atlanta Hawks on NBA TV, the Sacramento Kings play at the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Memphis Grizzlies close the night at the Portland Trail Blazers.

NBA.com refused our automated check of its schedule, so the times below come from the CBS Sports schedule, checked at 4 p.m. ET on Oct. 29, and the TV from CBS Sports, Fubo and the iHeartMedia stations that cover these teams. This page does not carry live scores. Once a game has started, the CBS Sports schedule shows the score and then the result.

NBA schedule today: times, arenas and TV

Tip-off (ET)	Game	Arena	TV
8:00 p.m.	Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks	State Farm Arena, Atlanta	NBA TV (national)
8:00 p.m.	Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans	Smoothie King Center, New Orleans	Gulf Coast Sports and Pelicans+ (New Orleans); NBC Sports California (Sacramento)
10:00 p.m.	Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers	Moda Center, Portland	BlazerVision and Portland station (KUNP); streaming service (DAZN) for Memphis

Cavaliers at Hawks is the only game on a national channel tonight. Kings at Pelicans and Grizzlies at Trail Blazers are on the teams’ own local channels, so a viewer outside those markets usually needs NBA League Pass. Blackouts apply inside the teams’ home areas, and listings can change during the day, so check your provider’s guide before tip-off.

Grizzlies fans in Memphis should look for the game on DAZN, the streaming service the Portland team station lists for Memphis, not on a cable sports channel.

What time are the NBA games tonight in my time zone?

Oct. 29 is before the clock change on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, so these are daylight times. We worked them out from the ET listings.

Time zone	Cavaliers at Hawks	Kings at Pelicans	Grizzlies at Trail Blazers
Eastern (ET)	8:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.
Central (CT)	7:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
Mountain (MT)	6:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Arizona	5:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.
Pacific Time (PT)	5:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.
Alaska	4:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	6:00 p.m.
Hawaii	2:00 p.m.	2:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.

From Nov. 1, Arizona and Hawaii are an hour closer to Eastern Time, because they do not change their clocks. Our story on daylight saving time ending Nov. 1 has the full list.

Three teams are on the second night of a back-to-back

Three of the six teams playing tonight also played on Wednesday, according to the CBS Sports results for Oct. 28. The Hawks lost at home to the Miami Heat, 129 to 117. The Cavaliers beat the Washington Wizards 121 to 111 in Cleveland. The Pelicans lost 104 to 91 at home to the Denver Nuggets.

The Kings, Grizzlies and Trail Blazers did not play on Oct. 28. The official injury report can change up to tip-off, so check the team’s own news page if you are following one player.

Where to watch the NBA games today

1. Cavaliers at Hawks: NBA TV, which is part of many cable and live TV streaming packages, including Fubo.
2. Kings at Pelicans: Gulf Coast Sports or Pelicans+ around New Orleans, and NBC Sports California around Sacramento.
3. Grizzlies at Trail Blazers: BlazerVision or the Portland TV station (KUNP) around Portland, and DAZN around Memphis.

Outside those markets, NBA League Pass carries games that are not on national TV. Free streams found on social media are not licensed. Stick to the league, the teams’ partners or your TV provider.

Printable NBA schedule and score sheet

The one-page sheet lists the three games with tip-off times in ET, arenas, TV and a line to write in each final score, with room for notes below. Print it with the printable weekly calendar if you track a team through the week, or the November 2026 printable calendar once the month turns. The sheet is a snapshot and does not update. If a time changes, the change will show on the CBS Sports schedule first.

For dates further out, see the NBA Cup 2026 schedule. Tonight’s National Hockey League (NHL) slate is in NHL games today, and the football game is in our Thursday Night Football guide.