NBA games today on TV (27th March 2023): Which games will be televised today?

The NBA offers eight action-packed games tonight, starting with a 7:00 PM ET matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons. Bally Sports Detroit and Bally Sports Wisconsin will cover the game live.

The reeling Dallas Mavericks will also try to snap out of their lethargy when they collide with the Indiana Pacers also at 7:00 PM ET. NBA TV will air the game nationally while local coverage will be handled by Bally Sports Indiana and Bally Sports Dallas.

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At 7:30 PM ET, the Houston Rockets will visit the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. MSG and ATTSN-SW will air the game locally.

The crucial matchup between the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz takes place in Salt Lake City at 9:00 PM ET. ATTSN-RM and Bally Sports Arizona will locally televise the game.

The marquee game of the night happens in Denver, Colorado, at 9:30 PM ET. Leading MVP candidates Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic will duke it out for the second time this season.

The game will be live via NBA TV nationally, while local coverage will be available from ALT and NBC Sports Philadelphia.

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At 10:00 PM ET, the New Orleans Pelicans will continue their push for a play-in spot with a game against the Portland Trail Blazers. ROOT-SP+ and Bally Sports New Orleans will handle local coverage of the match.

Also in the same time slot is the Minnesota Timberwolves matchup against the surprising Sacramento Kings. NBC Sports California and Bally Sports North Extra are the local channels to feature the game.

Tonight’s schedule will end at Crypto.com Arena, where the LA Clippers will host the Chicago Bulls at 10:30 PM ET. Bally Sports South California, ClipperVision and NBC Sports Chicago will air the game live locally.

All games are available via NBA League Pass except for nationally televised games

Two of the NBA’s leading MVP contenders will meet for the second time this season

Joel Embiid overwhelmingly won their first head-to-head matchup last Jan. 28 in Philly. The Philadelphia 76ers won 126-119 behind Embiid’s monster performance. “The Process” finished the game with 47 points, 18 rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks.

Nikola Jokic had 24 points, eight rebounds and nine assists but had seven turnovers in the loss. The back-to-back MVP could be looking to get some payback against Embiid and the 76ers tonight.

Joel Embiid admitted to Draymond Green that he felt slighted when the Warriors forward claimed Jokic was the hardest player to guard. Philly’s superstar center also said something to Shams Charania that sounded like a shot at Jokic:

“I’m not a two-time MVP. I’ve never made 1st-Team All NBA, I’ve never won anything, so why is there pressure on me to do something when there are guys that have won a bunch of MVPs and haven’t done anything either?”

Joel Embiid:

“I’m not a two-time MVP. I’ve never made 1st-Team All NBA, I’ve never won anything, so why is there pressure on me to do something when there are guys that have won a bunch of MVPs and haven’t done anything either?”

(via @ShamsCharania) https://t.co/C31ajrMdHe

Both may genuinely not care who wins the Michael Jordan MVP Trophy, but they will surely try to prove that one is better than the other.

How Embiid and Jokic will perform against each other tonight could determine who becomes this season’s NBA MVP.