The 2023-24 NBA Opening Day and Christmas Day schedule has been released, at least in part. Times are still to be announced, but we know the matchups for the most important two dates of the early season. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium released the information on opening night and the Christmas holiday today.
The inaugural day of the new campaign will feature the following matchups:
Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets
Phoenix Suns at Golden State Warriors
Christmas Day will bring five games to the schedule:
Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks
Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat
Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers
Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns
Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets
As you can see, the lineup favors recent NBA champions, teams with incandescent superstars.