All 30 NBA teams set to play on same day for first time ever, available for free watching on NBA app: All you need to know
The NBA will make history on Nov. 7 with a jam-packed schedule. According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, the league will take off on Nov. 8 for election day. As a result, the league will have all 30 teams playing on Nov. 7.
As if a night with 15 NBA games couldn't possibly get any better, the league plans to stream every game free on the NBA app.
First time ever: All 15 NBA games on Monday will be available to watch for free on the new NBA App. All 30 teams are playing Nov. 7 – ahead of having Tuesday off to encourage voting on Election Day.
First off, thank you to NBA commissioner Adam Silver. One night with 15 games all streamed for free sounds like it's too good to be true. Fans around the world will have the opportunity to watch several massive games one after the other.
With that said, let's take a look at the broadcast schedule for the evening.
Nov. 7 NBA schedule and broadcast information
Starting at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. Pacific) on Nov. 7 (4:30 a.m. IST Nov. 8), a new game will start every 15 minutes. One by one, games will start over the course of the next three-and-a-half hours until the final game tips off at 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. Pacific, 8 a.m. IST).
Matchups and broadcast info are as follows:
Washington Wizards vs. Charlotte Hornets: 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT, 5:30 a.m. IST)
Houston Rockets vs. Orlando Magic: 8:15 p.m. ET (5:15 p.m. PT, 5:45 a.m. IST)
OKC Thunder vs. Detroit Pistons: 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT, 6 a.m. IST)
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Indiana Pacers: 8:45 p.m. ET (5:45 p.m. PT, 6:15 a.m. IST)
Phoenix Suns vs. Philadelphia 76ers: 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT, 6:30 a.m. IST)
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks: 9:15 p.m. ET (6:15 p.m. PT, 6:45 a.m. IST)
Portland Trailblazers vs. Miami Heat: 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. PT, 7 a.m. IST)
Toronto Raptors vs. Chicago Bulls: 9:45 p.m. ET (6:45 p.m. PT, 7:15 am IST)
Boston Celtics vs. Memphis Grizzlies: 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT, 7:30 a.m. IST)
New York Knicks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves: 10:15 p.m. ET (7:15 p.m. PT, 7:45 a.m. IST)
Denver Nuggets vs. San Antonio Spurs: 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. PT, 8 a.m. IST)
Brooklyn Nets vs. Dallas Mavericks: 10:45 p.m. ET (7:45 p.m. PT, 8:15 a.m. IST)
Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors: 11 p.m. ET (8 p.m. PT, 8:30 a.m. IST)
LA Lakers vs. Utah Jazz: 11:15 p.m. ET (8:15 p.m. PT, 8:45 a.m. IST)
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. LA Clippers: 11:30 p.m. ET (8:30 p.m. PT, 9 a.m. IST)
With every game available for free on the NBA app, fans won't have to worry about missing one of their favorite teams. Thanks to NBA CrunchTime, the league will provide insights and highlights from every game as they happen. The program will serve as the basketball version of NFL RedZone, helping fans watch as many games as possible.
You can watch NBC News' coverage of the league scheduling no games for election day below.
What games do you plan on watching? Give us your list of top three games in the comments below.