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Beijing time, August 16, the NBA officially announced the specific schedule for the 2024-25 regular season. The new season will start on October 23, with the opening games being the Celtics vs. the Knicks and the Lakers vs. the Timberwolves.

The dates for the important nodes of the new season are November 13-December 18 for the NBA Cup (formerly the Mid-Season Championship), the All-Star Weekend will be February 15-17, 2025 in San Francisco, and the regular season will end on April 14 next year. In addition, the play-in games will be held from April 16 to 19, the playoffs will start on April 20, and the first game of the finals will be on June 6.

According to statistics, the Lakers have 39 games broadcast live in the US, ranking first, ahead of the Warriors (36 games) and the Celtics (34 games). In addition, the Knicks also have 34 games broadcast live in the US, the Mavericks have 30 games, the Nuggets have 29 games, and the Bucks have 27 games. Sources said that this year, there will be no back-to-back games before and after the national live broadcasts.

The focus matches in the first week of the regular season include Bucks vs. 76ers and Suns vs. Clippers on October 24. Spurs vs. Mavericks and Thunder vs. Nuggets on October 25. Pacers vs. Knicks and Suns vs. Lakers on October 26. Clippers vs. Nuggets, Magic vs. Grizzlies and Kings vs. Lakers on October 27.