The first few months of the 2023-24 NBA season will feature the first ever NBA In-Season Tournament, where each team has been placed into a group with four other teams, with the six group winners and two other teams advancing to the knockout rounds. All of the games up until semifinals and finals will also count as normal, regular season games, ensuring that teams that reach the finals only add two extra games to their schedule.
On Tuesday, the NBA announced the group play schedule, which runs from November 3-28, where each team will play four group stage games (two at home, two on the road). Those games will count towards their regular season record while also determining who moves on to the knockout rounds. The league will then schedule each team for a game on December 4 or 5 to fill the quarterfinal slots or round out the only unscheduled game on each team’s 82-game regular season schedule.
Here is the group stage schedule for East Group A, which includes the Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers, and Detroit Pistons.
Philadelphia 76ers:
11/10: at Pistons (7:00 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/14: vs. Pacers (7:00 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/17: at Hawks (7:30 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/21: vs. Cavs (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Cleveland Cavaliers:
11/3: at Pacers (7:00 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/17: vs. Pistons (7:30 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/21: at Sixers (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
11/28: vs. Hawks (7:30 p.m. ET, League Pass)
Atlanta Hawks:
11/14: at Pistons (7:00 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/17: vs. Sixers (7:30 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/21: vs. Pacers (7:30 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/28: at Cavs (7:30 p.m. ET, League Pass)
Indiana Pacers:
11/3: vs. Cavs (7:00 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/14: at Sixers (7:00 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/21: at Hawks (7:30 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/24: vs. Pistons (8:00 p.m. ET, League Pass)
Detroit Pistons:
11/10: vs. Sixers (7:00 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/14: vs. Hawks (7:00 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/17: at Cavs (7:30 p.m. ET, League Pass)
11/24: at Pacers (8:00 p.m. ET, League Pass)
Other group schedules:
East B: Bucks, Knicks, Heat, Wizards, Hornets
East C: Celtics, Nets, Raptors, Bulls, Magic
West A: Grizzlies, Suns, Lakers, Jazz, Blazers
West B: Nuggets, Clippers, Pelicans, Mavericks, Rockets
West C: Kings, Warriors, Wolves, Thunder, Spurs
