ESPN NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC | |
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Genre | NBA game telecasts |
Presented by | Mike Breen Doc Rivers Doris Burke Lisa Salters Mark Jones Dave Pasch Hubie Brown Cassidy Hubbarth Malika Andrews Stephen A. Smith Michael Wilbon Bob Myers |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 40 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 150+ minutes through post-game |
Production company | ESPN |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | January 23, 2016 – present |
Related | |
NBA Sunday Showcase |
NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC is the name for National Basketball Association (NBA) games produced by ESPN and televised on its sister network the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). As these games air in primetime, they are considered the showcase games for ABC's NBA coverage.
ABC has been the NBA's broadcast TV partner since 2002, and games have mostly aired on Sunday afternoons. In 2006, ABC Sports was absorbed by ESPN, and all sports telecasts on ABC since then air under the ESPN on ABC banner.
The Saturday primetime games – usually featuring marquee matchups of the league's most prominent teams – began in the 2015–2016 season. [1] [2] [3]
Saturday primetime games begin airing on ABC in December or January, following the completion of college football season which features the network's Saturday Night Football telecasts.
2023-2024 | ||||
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Date | Time (ET) | Visitor | Result | Host |
January 27 | 3:00 pm | Miami Heat | New York Knicks | |
5:30 pm | Philadelphia 76ers | Denver Nuggets | ||
8:30 pm | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors | ||
February 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | ||
February 10 | Phoenix Suns | Golden State Warriors | ||
February 24 | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | ||
March 2 | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | ||
March 9 | Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | ||
March 16 | Golden State Warriors | Los Angeles Lakers | ||
Schedule source: [4] |
2022–2023 | ||||
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Date | Time (ET) | Visitor | Result | Host |
December 10 | 8:30 pm | Boston Celtics | 107–123 [5] | Golden State Warriors |
January 14 | 1:00 pm | Milwaukee Bucks | 95–111 [6] | Miami Heat |
January 28 | 3:00 pm | Denver Nuggets | 119–126 [7] | Philadelphia 76ers |
5:30 pm | New York Knicks | 115–122 [8] | Brooklyn Nets | |
8:30 pm | Los Angeles Lakers | 121–125 (OT) [9] | Boston Celtics | |
February 4 | Dallas Mavericks | 113–119 [10] | Golden State Warriors | |
February 11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 109–103 | Golden State Warriors | |
February 25 | Boston Celtics | 110-107 | Philadelphia 76ers | |
March 4 | Philadelphia 76ers | 133-130 | Milwaukee Bucks | |
March 11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 116-125 (OT) | Golden State Warriors | |
Schedule source: [11] | ||||
2021–2022 | ||||
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Date | Time (ET) | Visitor | Result | Host |
December 11 | 8:30 pm | Golden State Warriors | 93–102 [12] | Philadelphia 76ers |
January 29 | Brooklyn Nets | 106–110 [13] | Golden State Warriors | |
February 5 | New York Knicks | 115–122 (OT) [14] | Los Angeles Lakers | |
February 12 | Los Angeles Lakers | 115–117 [15] | Golden State Warriors | |
February 26 | Brooklyn Nets | 126–123 [16] | Milwaukee Bucks | |
March 5 | Golden State Warriors | 116–124 [17] | Los Angeles Lakers | |
March 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 109–122 [18] | Golden State Warriors | |
Schedule source: [19] | ||||
2020–2021 | ||||
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Date | Time (ET) | Visitor | Result | Host |
January 30 | 8:30 pm | Los Angeles Lakers | 96–95 [20] | Boston Celtics |
February 6 | Golden State Warriors | 132–134 [21] | Dallas Mavericks | |
February 13 | Brooklyn Nets | 134–117 [22] | Golden State Warriors | |
February 20 | Miami Heat | 96–94 [23] | Los Angeles Lakers | |
February 27 | Dallas Mavericks | 115–98 [24] | Brooklyn Nets | |
April 10 | Los Angeles Lakers | 126–101 [25] | Brooklyn Nets | |
April 17 | Golden State Warriors | 114–119 [26] | Boston Celtics | |
April 24 | Los Angeles Lakers | 93–108 [27] | Dallas Mavericks | |
Schedule source: [28] [29] | ||||
2019–2020 | ||||
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Date | Time (ET) | Visitor | Result | Host |
January 18 | 3:30 pm | Los Angeles Clippers | 133–130 [30] | New Orleans Pelicans |
8:30 pm | Los Angeles Lakers | 124−115 [31] | Houston Rockets | |
January 25 | Los Angeles Lakers | 91−108 [32] | Philadelphia 76ers | |
February 1 | Philadelphia 76ers | 95−116 [33] | Boston Celtics | |
February 8 | Los Angeles Lakers | 125−120 [34] | Golden State Warriors | |
February 22 | Philadelphia 76ers | 98−119 [35] | Milwaukee Bucks | |
February 29 | Houston Rockets | 111–110 (OT) [36] | Boston Celtics | |
March 7 | Philadelphia 76ers | 114–118 [37] | Golden State Warriors | |
Schedule source: [38] |
2018–2019 | ||||
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Date | Time (ET) | Visitor | Result | Host |
January 19 | 3:30 pm | Oklahoma City Thunder | 117–115 [39] | Philadelphia 76ers |
8:30 pm | Los Angeles Lakers | 134–138 (OT) [40] | Houston Rockets | |
January 26 | Golden State Warriors | 115–111 [41] | Boston Celtics | |
February 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 101–115 [42] | Golden State Warriors | |
February 9 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 117–112 [43] | Houston Rockets | |
February 23 | Houston Rockets | 118–112 [44] | Golden State Warriors | |
March 2 | Golden State Warriors | 120–117 [45] | Philadelphia 76ers | |
March 9 | Boston Celtics | 120–107 [46] | Los Angeles Lakers | |
March 16 | Golden State Warriors | 110–88 [47] | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
Schedule source: [48] |
2017–2018 | ||||
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Date | Time (ET) | Visitor | Result | Host |
January 20 | 3:30 pm | Oklahoma City Thunder | 148–124 [49] | Cleveland Cavaliers |
8:30 pm | Golden State Warriors | 108–116 [50] | Houston Rockets | |
January 27 | Boston Celtics | 105–109 [51] | Golden State Warriors | |
February 3 | Houston Rockets | 120–88 [52] | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
February 10 | San Antonio Spurs | 105–122 [53] | Golden State Warriors | |
February 24 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 80–112 [54] | Golden State Warriors | |
March 3 | Boston Celtics | 120–123 [55] | Houston Rockets | |
March 10 | San Antonio Spurs | 94–104 [56] | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
April 7 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 108–102 [57] | Houston Rockets | |
Schedule source: [58] |
2016–2017 | ||||
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Date | Time (ET) | Visitor | Result | Host |
January 21 | 8:30 pm | San Antonio Spurs | 118–115 (OT) [59] | Cleveland Cavaliers |
January 28 | Los Angeles Clippers | 98–144 [60] | Golden State Warriors | |
February 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 111–104 [61] | New York Knicks | |
February 11 | Golden State Warriors | 130–114 [62] | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
February 25 | Chicago Bulls | 117–97 [63] | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
March 4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 101–91 [64] | Chicago Bulls | |
March 11 | Golden State Warriors | 85–107 [65] | San Antonio Spurs | |
March 18 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 78–108 [66] | Los Angeles Clippers | |
April 8 | Los Angeles Clippers | 98–87 [67] | San Antonio Spurs | |
Schedule source: [68] |
2015-2016 | ||||
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Date | Time (ET) | Visitor | Result | Host |
January 23 | 8:30 pm | Chicago Bulls | 96–83 [69] | Cleveland Cavaliers |
January 30 | San Antonio Spurs | 103–117 [70] | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
February 20 | Golden State Warriors | 115–112 [71] | Los Angeles Clippers | |
February 27 | Golden State Warriors | 121–118 (OT) [72] | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
March 5 | Houston Rockets | 100–108 [73] | Chicago Bulls | |
March 12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 85–93 [74] | San Antonio Spurs | |
March 19 | Golden State Warriors | 79–87 [75] | San Antonio Spurs | |
April 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 102–105 [76] | Chicago Bulls | |
Schedule source: [77] |
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