In Week 17, the Knicks and 76ers will meet for the final time of the regular season.
Week 17 features 31 games packed into four days before the All-Star festivities get underway on Friday in Los Angeles. That said, we’ve got must-see matchups for all 30 teams.
Note: All games are available on League Pass unless otherwise noted.
Eastern Conference
Atlanta Hawks
- Schedule: Monday at Timberwolves, Wednesday at Hornets
- Game To Watch: Wednesday at Hornets: Atlanta had a chance to snap Charlotte’s win streak on Saturday, but after 23 lead changes and 12 ties, the Hornets emerged with their ninth straight win. Will that streak still be intact when the Hawks visit Charlotte on Wednesday, seeking a 2-2 split in the season series?
Boston Celtics
- Schedule: Wednesday vs. Bulls
- Game To Watch: Wednesday vs. Bulls: After their five-game win streak was snapped on Sunday, the Celtics will try to enter the All-Star break on a winning note when they host the Bulls. This is the third and final regular-season matchup between these teams after they split their first two meetings.
Brooklyn Nets
- Schedule: Monday vs. Bulls, Wednesday vs. Pacers
- Game To Watch: Monday vs. Bulls: The Nets look to win the season series with the Bulls 3-1 as the teams close out their regular-season series in Brooklyn. The Nets are coming off a win over Washington in which they shot a season-best 54.9% and put up 127 points. Can they repeat that effort to start Week 17?
Charlotte Hornets
- Schedule: Monday vs. Pistons, Wednesday vs. Hawks
- Game To Watch: Monday vs. Pistons: A win would match the Hornets’ longest win streak in franchise history, originally set from Feb. 21–March 13, 1998. Detroit, however, stands in the way of a 10th straight win for Charlotte.
Chicago Bulls
- Schedule: Monday at Nets, Wednesday at Celtics
- Game To Watch: Monday at Nets: Chicago enters Monday’s matchup in Brooklyn looking to snap a four-game skid that has dropped the Bulls out of the SoFi Play-In Tournament field. After shaking up its roster at the trade deadline, can Chicago get back on track heading into the All-Star break?
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Schedule: Monday at Nuggets, Wednesday vs. Wizards
- Game To Watch: Wednesday vs. Wizards: James Harden made his Cavs debut on the road last week. This week, he’ll make his home debut when the Cavs host the Wizards in their final game before the All-Star break.
Detroit Pistons
- Schedule: Monday at Hornets, Wednesday at Raptors
- Game To Watch: Monday at Hornets: Can the Pistons cool down the hottest team in the NBA entering Week 17? With Charlotte climbing into the Play-In field, this could also be a potential first-round playoff matchup as Detroit continues to lead the East.
Indiana Pacers
- Schedule: Tuesday at Knicks, Wednesday at Nets
- Game To Watch: Tuesday at Knicks: It’s a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals between these longtime rivals. In their first meeting this season, the Pacers led most of the way before Jalen Brunson hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds remaining. Can the Pacers avenge that loss and end a four-game skid?
Miami Heat
- Schedule: Monday vs. Jazz, Wednesday at Pelicans
- Game To Watch: Wednesday at Pelicans: When the Heat faced the Pelicans on Jan. 4, Norm Powell splashed a season-high nine 3-pointers (outdueling Trey Murphy III’s seven triples) to lead Miami to the win. After being named a participant in the State Farm 3-Point Contest on Sunday, will Powell have another hot night against the Pelicans in his final game before the All-Star break?
Milwaukee Bucks
- Schedule: Monday at Magic (Peacock), Wednesday at Magic, Thursday at Thunder (Prime Video)
- Game To Watch: Monday at Magic (Peacock): The Bucks enter Week 17 riding a season-high three-game win streak. Can they keep that momentum going heading into the All-Star break as they hit the road to face the Magic twice and the Thunder this week?
New York Knicks
- Schedule: Tuesday vs. Pacers, Wednesday at 76ers (ESPN)
- Game To Watch: Wednesday at 76ers (ESPN): It’s a clash of All-Star starting guards from the East as Jalen Brunson and the No. 2 Knicks (who have won nine of their last 10 games) visit Tyrese Maxey and the No. 6 Sixers (who have won six of their last seven) in their final meeting of the regular season.
Orlando Magic
- Schedule: Monday vs. Bucks (Peacock), Wednesday vs. Bucks
- Game To Watch: Monday vs. Bucks (Peacock): This week, the Magic host the Bucks in back-to-back games. Both teams aim to close their pre-All-Star schedule on a strong note as Orlando has won two straight entering Week 17, while Milwaukee has won its last three.
Philadelphia 76ers
- Schedule: Monday at Trail Blazers, Wednesday vs. Knicks (ESPN)
- Game To Watch: Monday at Trail Blazers: Joel Embiid has scored 30-plus points in eight of his last 10 games, helping the Sixers climb to sixth in the Eastern Conference. Can Embiid and the Sixers stay hot to open All-Star week?
Toronto Raptors
- Schedule: Wednesday vs. Pistons
- Game To Watch: Wednesday vs. Pistons: In their lone game of Week 17, the No. 5 Raptors host the East-leading Pistons in their first matchup of the season. Toronto can not only make a statement by knocking off the conference’s top squad, but it would also snap a six-game losing streak to Detroit (which dates back to Dec. 2023).
Washington Wizards
- Schedule: Wednesday at Cavaliers
- Game To Watch: Wednesday at Cavaliers: The Wizards and Cavs both shook up their rosters at the trade deadline, but the newest Wizards – Anthony Davis and Trae Young – are not expected to debut for Washington until after the All-Star break at the earliest. Meanwhile, James Harden is set to make his home debut for the Cavs on Wednesday.
Western Conference
All-Star guards Donovan Mitchell (right) and Jamal Murray will match up in Monday’s Cavs-Nuggets game.
Dallas Mavericks
- Schedule: Tuesday at Suns, Thursday at Lakers (Prime Video)
- Game To Watch: Thursday at Lakers (Prime Video): Cooper Flagg won’t have to travel to participate in this year’s Castrol Rising Stars as the Mavs close out their pre-All-Star slate against the Lakers in L.A. Dallas enters Week 17 looking to snap a seven-game skid and is searching for its first win over the Lakers since last season’s blockbuster trade between the teams.
Denver Nuggets
- Schedule: Monday vs. Cavaliers, Wednesday vs. Grizzlies
- Game To Watch: Monday vs. Cavaliers: All-Stars Donovan Mitchell, Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokić headline this matchup between No. 3 in the West and No. 4 in the East. After the Cavs edged the shorthanded Nuggets, 113-108 on Jan. 2, can Denver split the season series now that the Nuggets are closer to full strength?
Golden State Warriors
- Schedule: Monday vs. Grizzlies, Wednesday vs. Spurs (ESPN)
- Game To Watch: Wednesday vs. Spurs (ESPN): Before Steph Curry and Victor Wembanyama meet at All-Star in L.A. — Curry is part of Team USA Stripes, while Wemby is part of Team World — the Warriors will try to clinch the regular-season series after taking the first two games by five points and one point, respectively.
Houston Rockets
- Schedule: Tuesday vs. Clippers (NBA TV), Wednesday vs. Clippers
- Game To Watch: Wednesday vs. Clippers: The Rockets close out their pre-All-Star slate with a pair of games against the new-look Clippers. After the teams split their first two meetings this season, this week will conclude their regular-season series.
LA Clippers
- Schedule: Tuesday at Rockets (NBA TV), Wednesday at Rockets
- Game To Watch: Tuesday at Rockets (NBA TV): Kawhi Leonard has scored 31 and 41 points, respectively, to help LA go 2-0 since the trade deadline. Can Leonard and the Clippers keep rolling — they enter Week 17 ninth in the West — when they face the Rockets twice in Houston this week? Tuesday’s game could also mark the Clippers debut of Bennedict Mathurin.
Los Angeles Lakers
- Schedule: Monday vs. Thunder (Peacock), Tuesday vs. Spurs (NBA TV), Thursday vs. Mavericks (Prime Video)
- Game To Watch: Tuesday vs. Spurs (NBA TV): Before they team up as part of Team World at the All-Star Game, Victor Wembanyama and Luka Dončić (day-to-day, hamstring) could potentially face off one final time this regular season. The Lakers look to split the season series 2-2 after the Spurs won the last two meetings.
Memphis Grizzlies
- Schedule: Monday at Warriors, Wednesday at Nuggets (ESPN)
- Game To Watch: Monday at Warriors: The Spencer brothers meet for the third time in the NBA. Older brother Pat – who recently had his two-way contract converted to a standard contract by the Warriors – holds a 2-0 edge over younger brother Cam.
Minnesota Timberwolves
- Schedule: Monday vs. Hawks, Wednesday vs. Trail Blazers
- Game To Watch: Wednesday vs. Trail Blazers: In the season opener for both teams on Oct. 22, Anthony Edwards dropped 41 points to lead the Wolves past the Blazers in Portland. What will Edwards have in store when the teams meet again in Minnesota before he heads to L.A. for the All-Star Game?
New Orleans Pelicans
- Schedule: Monday vs. Kings, Wednesday vs. Heat
- Game To Watch: Monday vs. Kings: Playing in close games has been a staple for the Pelicans, with 12 of their last 13 games decided by single digits. They open Week 17 facing the Kings for the first time this season. Recent history suggests a close contest awaits as all four of last season’s games were decided by eight points or less.
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Schedule: Monday at Lakers (Peacock), Wednesday at Suns, Thursday vs. Bucks (Prime Video)
- Game To Watch: Monday at Lakers (Peacock): During last season’s title run, the Thunder never dropped three straight games. That run has carried over to their title defense this season. However, they enter Week 17 having lost two in a row and will look to avoid their first three-game skid since April 2024 when they visit the Lakers on Monday.
Phoenix Suns
- Schedule: Tuesday vs. Mavericks, Wednesday vs. Thunder
- Game To Watch: Wednesday vs. Thunder: The last time these teams met on Jan. 4 in Phoenix, Devin Booker drilled a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to sink the defending champs. It was Booker’s eighth career game-winning bucket in the final five seconds of a game. What will he do for an encore 38 nights later?
Portland Trail Blazers
- Schedule: Monday vs. 76ers, Wednesday at Timberwolves, Thursday at Jazz
- Game To Watch: Monday vs. 76ers: The Blazers host the Sixers in their final home game before the All-Star break. A win over Philly on Monday would give Portland its fifth three-plus game win streak of the season.
Sacramento Kings
- Schedule: Monday at Pelicans, Wednesday at Jazz
- Game To Watch: Monday at Pelicans: The Kings visit the Pelicans looking to avoid a 13th straight defeat, which would be the longest single-season losing streak in the team’s Sacramento era (since 1985) and one shy of matching the franchise record.
San Antonio Spurs
- Schedule: Tuesday at Lakers (NBA TV), Wednesday at Warriors (ESPN)
- Game To Watch: Tuesday at Lakers (NBA TV): The Spurs enter Week 17 on a four-game win streak and are second in the Western Conference. They will try to narrow OKC’s 3.5-game lead for first in the conference this week with road games in California. A win over the Lakers on Tuesday would clinch the season series, 3-1.
Utah Jazz
- Schedule: Monday at Heat, Wednesday vs. Kings, Thursday vs. Trail Blazers
- Game To Watch: Wednesday vs. Kings: After wrapping up a five-game road trip Monday in Miami, the Jazz return home ahead of the All-Star break. Wednesday’s matchup with the Kings marks the home debut for Jaren Jackson Jr., who was acquired at the trade deadline and posted 22 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals in his Jazz debut.
