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The Sixers Schedule is Out and We’ve Got Some Good Stuff in Here

By Matt Schultz

Published: Aug 13th, 2026 · 5:38 PM EDT

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The NBA released its regular season schedule, and here’s what we’re looking at for our 2026-2027 Philadelphia 76ers:

Some of the biggest/most interesting stuff that stands out:

-The season opener is at the Knicks on Tuesday, October 20th at 7pm (we already knew this but I figured I’d include it here for anyone who isn’t all caught up).

-The Sixers will play the Lakers at 5pm on Christmas Day (we already knew this too. Now on to the new stuff…)

-The Sixers will host the Celtics on Tuesday, November 10th.

-Jaylen Brown will make his first return to Boston on Thursday, January 21st.

-The Heat come to Philly on Wednesday, November 25th. That’s a 5pm game on ESPN. It’s also Thanksgiving Eve.

-Sixers play in Miami on January 8th at 7pm. Another ESPN game.

-The Sixers will have a franchise-record 34 nationally televised games, tied with the Knicks, Lakers, and Spurs for the most in the NBA.

-The Sixers will play the Hawks at 2:30pm on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as the second game of an NBC quadruple-header.

-Speaking of holidays, the Sixers will also play on Halloween (vs. Knicks) and New Year’s Day (at Milwaukee).

-The Sixers will have 13 back-to-back games.

-The Sixers will play nine home games in January, their most in any month this season.

-The Sixers will have 13 weekend home games: three Fridays, four Saturdays, and six Sundays.

Getting more specific on some of the aforementioned notable stuff:

-November 10th against Boston is gonna be sick. That’s a Tuesday. Part of me wishes it were a Friday or Saturday night game so we could all make an occasion of it, but Tuesday might actually be better. Tuesdays are rough. It’s nice to have something to watch on a Tuesday. This’ll be a good boost.

-Sixers at Boston on January 21st is going to rule, too. That one’s a Thursday night game, 7:30pm. Same logic applies as in my previous point. It’s good to have something fun to look forward to on a Thursday. Jaylen Brown is going to score 60-plus points in this game. I am calling it now. Everyone remember this.

-I think the first two Miami games are going to be underratedly awesome. The narrative of Jaylen playing against the Celtics is going to be a big one going into this season, but let’s also remember just how weird/sick it’s going to be for LeBron to play the Heat. Not only does LeBron have some very weird, contentious history with Pat Riley, but Miami was potentially about to sign LeBron before Philly swooped in at the last moment. At one point Kalshi had Miami’s chances to get LeBron at like 41%. It was a done deal… until it wasn’t. Plus the Heat have Giannis now. He’s going to come out swinging. These games are gonna be excellent.

-34 national TV games — the most that is allowed — is crazy. The same amount as the Lakers (the most famous team in the NBA), the Knicks (the reigning champs and other most famous team in the NBA), and the Spurs (the team with a nine-foot tall basketball wonder in Victor Wembanyama). I’m pumped about this. National games are great. The visual is slightly crisper, the broadcast team will be a welcome break from our day-to-day (apologies Kate and Alaa), and the feature packages are fun curveballs. Plus the Sixers have LeBron now, so the broadcasters will probably be gassing Philly up a ton. Bet that’ll be nice.

-Playing on all the good holidays is gonna be incredible. Halloween hoops. Silently watching hoops in the living room at a costume party. Getting mad at the Sixers for getting blown out by Charlotte during a scheduled loss (they’re playing the Knicks the night before) in full Hellboy makeup. Frustratedly taking off the horns/trench coat as Nick Nurse pulls the starters with seven minutes left in the third quarter. Gonna be as good as it gets.