NBA Games Today: Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 Schedule, Tip-Off Times and TV

There are 10 National Basketball Association (NBA) games today, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, with the first tip-off at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), per the CBS Sports schedule and NBA.com. It is opening night of Emirates NBA Cup group play, and NBA.com labels all 10 games as group-stage games. Prime Video has a doubleheader: New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors.

The times below come from the CBS Sports schedule, which lists “all times US/Eastern,” and the game list from NBA.com. 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
7:00 p.m.	Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards	Capital One Arena, Washington	Local TV and NBA League Pass
7:30 p.m.	Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics	TD Garden, Boston	Local TV and NBA League Pass
7:30 p.m.	Detroit Pistons at Brooklyn Nets	Barclays Center, Brooklyn	Local TV and NBA League Pass
7:30 p.m.	New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers	Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia	Prime Video (national)
7:30 p.m.	Orlando Magic at Toronto Raptors	Scotiabank Arena, Toronto	Local TV and NBA League Pass
8:00 p.m.	Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks	American Airlines Center, Dallas	Local TV and NBA League Pass
8:00 p.m.	Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat	Kaseya Center, Miami	Local TV and NBA League Pass
8:00 p.m.	LA Clippers at Minnesota Timberwolves	Target Center, Minneapolis	Local TV and NBA League Pass
10:00 p.m.	Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors	Chase Center, San Francisco	Prime Video (national)
10:00 p.m.	Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns	Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix	Local TV and NBA League Pass

Two games are on a national channel tonight, both on Prime Video. For the other eight, the NBA lists no national TV, so they are on the teams’ local channels or NBA League Pass. We did not confirm the local channel for each game, so check your provider’s guide before tip-off.

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

Oct. 30 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	First game	7:30 p.m. ET games	8:00 p.m. ET games	Last two games
Eastern (ET)	7:00 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	8:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.
Central (CT)	6:00 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
Mountain (MT)	5:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Pacific Time (PT)	4:00 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.

Our story on daylight saving time ending Nov. 1 has the clock-change details.

What is the NBA Cup, and why does tonight matter?

NBA.com calls the Emirates NBA Cup a fourth-annual in-season competition. It tips off on Oct. 30 with the first of five straight Friday Group Play doubleheaders on Prime Video. Group play has 60 games from Oct. 30 to Nov. 27, per the NBA’s Aug. 12, 2026 schedule announcement. Only 15 of those 60 games are on Prime Video, NBC or ESPN; the rest are on NBA League Pass and local TV.

Tonight’s national game in the East is Knicks at 76ers, listed as East Group B, at 7:30 p.m. ET. The NBA’s announcement lists Lakers at Warriors as the second half of the Prime Video doubleheader.

Cup stage	Date (2026)	Source detail
Group play	Oct. 30 to Nov. 27	60 games, five Friday doubleheaders on Prime Video start tonight
Cup Nights	Nov. 24 (NBC), Nov. 25 (ESPN)	NBA.com key dates
Quarterfinals	Dec. 4-5	NBA.com key dates
Semifinals	Dec. 8 and/or Dec. 9	NBA.com key dates
Championship	Dec. 11	Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

The full path to the final is in our NBA Cup 2026 schedule. Lakers fans can find the next month of games in the Lakers November 2026 schedule.

Where to watch the NBA games today

1. Knicks at 76ers (7:30 p.m. ET) and Lakers at Warriors (10:00 p.m. ET): Prime Video.
2. All eight other games: the teams’ local TV channels, or NBA League Pass.

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 all 10 games with tip-off times in ET, arenas, the two Prime Video games and a line to write in each final score. Print it with the printable weekly calendar if you track a team through the week, or the October 2026 printable calendar and November 2026 printable calendar as 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.

Yesterday’s slate is in NBA games today, Oct. 29.