2020 NBA Re-Start Schedule

[David]

The following is the complete schedule for the restart of the 2020 NBA season.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA was one of several professional sports leagues that screeched to a halt in March. On June 6th, the league announced the remainder of the 2020 regular season would resume at Walt Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. The complex will serve as a Bubble City to try and prevent/contain the outbreak of COVID-19 among NBA players, coaches, and staff.

22 of the 30 NBA teams will partake in an eight-game wrap up to the season, featuring teams that were within six games of a playoff spot when the season paused and will compete for the final playoff spots. The games will cover a two week span, beginning July 30th, in an effort for teams to secure playoff seeds and getting warmed up for the NBA Playoffs. A potential best of 3 play-in series for the final two seeds in each conference would then be held if the 9th seed finishes within 4 games of the 8th seed. The 8th seed would begin with a de-facto 1-0 series lead, meaning it would need one win to advance while the 9th seed would require two wins.

The NBA's seedings will based on each team's record and each conference's bracket is fixed. All rounds are best-of-seven series; the series ends when one team wins four games, and that team advances to the next round. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. In the conference playoffs, home court advantage goes to the higher-seeded team (number one being the highest). Seeding is based on each team's regular season record within a conference; if two teams have the same record, standard tiebreaker rules are used. Conference seedings are ignored for the NBA Finals: Home court advantage goes to the team with the better regular season record, and, if needed, ties are broken based on head to head record, followed by intra-conference record.

The teams that have been eliminated from the 22-team restart are the following:

Eastern Conference

- Charlotte Hornets (23-42)
- Chicago Bulls (22-43)
- New York Knicks (21-45)
- Detroit Pistons (20-46)
- Atlanta Hawks (20-47)
- Cleveland Cavaliers (19-46)

Western Conference

- Minnesota Timberwolves (19-45)
- Golden State Warriors (15-50)

The teams that will be competing for the #7 and #8 seeds in the Eastern Conference are the following:

Eastern Conference

- Brooklyn Nets (30-34)*
- Orlando Magic (30-35)*
- Washington Wizards (24-40)

*The Nets and Magic are currently sitting in the #7 and #8 seeds, respectively

Western Conference

The teams that will be competing for the #7 and #8 seeds in the Western Conference are the following:

- Dallas Mavericks (40-27)*
- Memphis Grizzlies (32-33)*
- Portland Trail Blazers (29-37)
- New Orleans Pelicans (28-36)
- Sacramento Kings (28-36)
- San Antonio Spurs (27-36)
- Phoenix Suns (26-39)

*The Mavericks and Grizzlies are currently sitting in the #7 and #8 seeds, respectively

NOTE: In the case of the Mavericks, they are the only team with a vastly superior record vs the rest of the field in their conference. The Mavericks still have an opportunity to climb up further up the seedings.

The teams that have already clinched playoff berths include:

Eastern Conference

- Milwaukee Bucks (53-12)
- Toronto Raptors (46-18)
- Boston Celtics (43-21)
- Miami Heat (41-24)
- Indiana Pacers (39-26)
- Philadelphia 76ers (39-26)

Western Conference

- Los Angeles Lakers (49-14)
- Los Angeles Clippers (44-20)
- Denver Nuggets (43-22)
- Utah Jazz (41-23)
- Oklahoma City Thunder (40-24)
- Houston Rockets (40-24)

There will be three venues for the teams to play in at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex:

- HP Field House (designated in dark blue)
- AdventHealth Arena (designated in red)
- Visa Athletic Center (designated in orange)

All games are listed in the Pacific timezone (PST) and are subject to change. The schedule will also include the network that will air the games, and the final scores will be updated shortly after the completion of the games.


Thursday, July 30
Game 1 -- Utah Jazz 106, New Orleans Pelicans 104
Game 2 -- Los Angeles Lakers 103, Los Angeles Clippers 101

Friday, July 31
Game 1 -- Orlando Magic 128, Brooklyn Nets 118
Game 2 -- Portland Trail Blazers 140, Memphis Grizzlies 135 (OT)
Game 3 -- Phoenix Suns 125, Washington Wizards 112
Game 4 -- Milwaukee Bucks 119, Boston Celtics 112
Game 5 -- San Antonio Spurs 129, Sacramento Kings 120
Game 6 -- Houston Rockets 153, Dallas Mavericks 149 (OT)

Saturday, August 1
Game 1 -- Miami Heat 125, Denver Nuggets 105
Game 2 -- Oklahoma City Thunder 110, Utah Jazz 94
Game 3 -- Los Angeles Clippers 126, New Orleans Pelicans 103
Game 4 -- Indiana Pacers 127, Philadelphia 76ers 121
Game 5 -- Toronto Raptors 107, Los Angeles Lakers 92

Sunday, August 2
Game 1 -- Brooklyn Nets 118, Washington Wizards 110
Game 2 -- Boston Celtics 128, Portland Trail Blazers 124
Game 3 -- San Antonio Spurs 108, Memphis Grizzlies 106
Game 4 -- Orlando Magic 132, Sacramento Kings 116
Game 5 -- Houston Rockets 120, Milwaukee Bucks 116
Game 6 -- Phoenix Suns 117, Dallas Mavericks 115

Monday, August 3
Game 1 -- Toronto Raptors 107, Miami Heat 103
Game 2 -- Denver Nuggets 121, Oklahoma City Thunder 113 (OT)
Game 3 -- Indiana Pacers 111, Washington Wizards 100
Game 4 -- New Orleans Pelicans 109, Memphis Grizzlies 99
Game 5 -- Philadelphia 76ers 132, San Antonio Spurs 130
Game 6 -- Los Angeles Lakers 116, Utah Jazz 108

Tuesday, August 4
Game 1 -- Brooklyn Nets 119, Milwaukee Bucks 116
Game 2 -- Dallas Mavericks 114, Sacramento Kings 110 (OT)
Game 3 -- Phoenix Suns 117, Los Angeles Clippers 115
Game 4 -- Indiana Pacers 120, Orlando Magic 109
Game 5 -- Miami Heat 112, Boston Celtics 106
Game 6 -- Portland Trail Blazers 110, Houston Rockets 102

Wednesday, August 5
Game 1 -- Utah Jazz 124, Memphis Grizzlies 115
Game 2 -- Philadelphia 76ers 107, Washington Wizards 98
Game 3 -- Denver Nuggets 132, San Antonio Spurs 126
Game 4 -- Oklahoma City Thunder 105, Los Angeles Lakers 86
Game 5 -- Toronto Raptors 109, Orlando Magic 99
Game 6 -- Boston Celtics 149, Brooklyn Nets 115

Thursday, August 6
Game 1 -- Sacramento Kings 140, New Orleans Pelicans 125
Game 2 -- Milwaukee Bucks 130, Miami Heat 116
Game 3 -- Phoenix Suns 114, Indiana Pacers 99
Game 4 -- Los Angeles Clippers 126, Dallas Mavericks 111
Game 5 -- Portland Trail Blazers 125, Denver Nuggets 115
Game 6 -- Houston Rockets 113, Los Angeles Lakers 97

Friday, August 7
Game 1 -- San Antonio Spurs 119, Utah Jazz 111
Game 2 -- Memphis Grizzlies 121, Oklahoma City Thunder 92
Game 3 -- Brooklyn Nets 119, Sacramento Kings 106
Game 4 -- Philadelphia 76ers 108, Orlando Magic 101
Game 5 -- New Orleans Pelicans 118, Washington Wizards 107
Game 6 -- Boston Celtics 122, Toronto Raptors 100

Saturday, August 8
Game 1 -- Los Angeles Clippers 122, Portland Trail Blazers 117
Game 2 -- Denver Nuggets 134, Utah Jazz 132 (2OT)
Game 3 -- Indiana Pacers 116, Los Angeles Lakers 111
Game 4 -- Phoenix Suns 119, Miami Heat 112
Game 5 -- Dallas Mavericks 136, Milwaukee Bucks 132

Sunday, August 9
Game 1 -- Oklahoma City Thunder 121, Washington Wizards 103
Game 2 -- Toronto Raptors 108, Memphis Grizzlies 99
Game 3 -- San Antonio Spurs 122, New Orleans Pelicans 113
Game 4 -- Boston Celtics 122, Orlando Magic 119 (OT)
Game 5 -- Portland Trail Blazers 124, Philadelphia 76ers 121
Game 6 -- Houston Rockets 129, Sacramento Kings 112
Game 7 -- Brooklyn Nets 129, Los Angeles Clippers 120

Monday, August 10
Game 1 -- Phoenix Suns 128, Oklahoma City Thunder 101
Game 2 -- Dallas Mavericks 122, Utah Jazz 114
Game 3 -- Toronto Raptors 114, Milwaukee Bucks 106
Game 4 -- Miami Heat 114, Indiana Pacers 92
Game 5 -- Los Angeles Lakers 124, Denver Nuggets 121

Tuesday, August 11
Game 1 -- Brooklyn Nets 108, Orlando Magic 96
Game 2 -- San Antonio Spurs 123, Houston Rockets 105
Game 3 -- Phoenix Suns 130, Philadelphia 76ers 117
Game 4 -- Portland Trail Blazers 134, Dallas Mavericks 131
Game 5 -- Boston Celtics 122, Memphis Grizzlies 107
Game 6 -- Sacramento Kings 112, New Orleans Pelicans 106
Game 7 -- Milwaukee Bucks 126, Washington Wizards 113

Wednesday, August 12
Game 1 -- Indiana Pacers 108, Houston Rockets 104
Game 2 -- Toronto Raptors 125, Philadelphia 76ers 121
Game 3 -- Oklahoma City Thunder 116, Miami Heat 115
Game 4 -- Los Angeles Clippers 124, Denver Nuggets 111

Thursday, August 13
Game 1 -- Washington Wizards 96, Boston Celtics 90
Game 2 -- Sacramento Kings 136, Los Angeles Lakers 122
Game 3 -- Memphis Grizzlies 119, Milwaukee Bucks 106
Game 4 -- Phoenix Suns 128, Dallas Mavericks 102
Game 5 -- Utah Jazz 118, San Antonio Spurs 112
Game 6 -- Portland Trail Blazers 134, Brooklyn Nets 133
Game 7 -- Orlando Magic 133, New Orleans Pelicans 127

Friday, August 14
Game 1 -- Toronto Raptors 117, Denver Nuggets 109
Game 2 -- Indiana Pacers 109, Miami Heat 92
Game 3 -- Los Angeles Clippers 107, Oklahoma City Thunder 103 (OT)
Game 4 -- Philadelphia 76ers 134, Houston Rockets 96

PLAY-IN GAMES

Western Conference
Game 1 -- Portland Trail Blazers 126, Memphis Grizzlies 122



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[David]

With their loss to the Toronto Raptors on August 9th, the Memphis Grizzlies have guaranteed the play-in game scenario for the Western Conference.

This does not mean the Grizzlies have clinched a playoff spot; only that they've guaranteed the Play-In series will occur.

As stated in the original post, a best of 3 play-in series for the final seed in each conference is held when the 9th seed finishes within 4 games of the 8th seed. The 8th seed would begin with a de-facto 1-0 series lead, meaning it would need one win to advance while the 9th seed would require two wins.

The schedule has been updated to reflect the Play-In series.

Since the Washington Wizards are 0-5 in the Eastern Conference, they have been eliminated from playoff contention, thus no Eastern Conference Play-In. Brooklyn and Orlando have clinched the #7 and #8 seeds, though playoff positioning is still to be determined.

Currently, the #8 and the #9 seed in the Western Conference are still up in the air. Memphis, the Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans, and Sacramento Kings are still in contention for the final two spot as of 3:42 p.m. on August 9th.

[David]

Aug 9, 2020 14:38:38 GMT -8 David said:

With their loss to the Toronto Raptors on August 9th, the Memphis Grizzlies have guaranteed the play-in game scenario for the Western Conference.

This does not mean the Grizzlies have clinched a playoff spot; only that they've guaranteed the Play-In series will occur.

As stated in the original post, a best of 3 play-in series for the final seed in each conference is held when the 9th seed finishes within 4 games of the 8th seed. The 8th seed would begin with a de-facto 1-0 series lead, meaning it would need one win to advance while the 9th seed would require two wins.

The schedule has been updated to reflect the Play-In series.

Since the Washington Wizards are 0-5 in the Eastern Conference, they have been eliminated from playoff contention, thus no Eastern Conference Play-In. Brooklyn and Orlando have clinched the #7 and #8 seeds, though playoff positioning is still to be determined.

Currently, the #8 and the #9 seed in the Western Conference are still up in the air. Memphis, the Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans, and Sacramento Kings are still in contention for the final two spot as of 3:42 p.m. on August 9th.

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Sacramento Kings have been knocked out of Playoff contention. Memphis, Portland, San Antonio, and Phoenix are still in contention for the #8 and #9 seed for the play-in game(s).

[David]

Game times and network details for Thursday and Friday's games have been added.

[David]

Portland currently occupies the #8 seed in the Western Conference. Memphis has fallen to the #9 seed, with Phoenix breathing down their necks due to an incredible 7-0 mark in the Re-Start. San Antonio lurks with 1 game back, but currently sits on the outside looking in.

Thursday's slate will be the deciding day on who advances to the Play-In game, and who will see their seasons will end.

[Yeseeka]

Aug 12, 2020 16:29:02 GMT -8 David said:

Portland currently occupies the #8 seed in the Western Conference. Memphis has fallen to the #9 seed, with Phoenix breathing down their necks due to an incredible 7-0 mark in the Re-Start. San Antonio lurks with 1 game back, but currently sits on the outside looking in.

Thursday's slate will be the deciding day on who advances to the Play-In game, and who will see their seasons will end.

If the Blazers win, they secure the 8th seed. Still could get the 9th, but the 8th is more coveted. #9 has to win two and #8 has to win just one in the play-in series between them to advance.

[David]

The Play-In game has been set.

#9 Memphis will take on #8 Portland in the Play-In game. Winner takes on the #1 seeded Los Angeles Lakers.

Also like to point out, the Phoenix Suns went an incredible 8-0 in the Bubble, however it was not enough to get into the Play-In game.

Portland needs 1 win to advance. Memphis needs 2. As a reminder, the #8 seed goes into the best of 3 series with a 1-0 advantage.