NBA Schedule 2026-27 in Philippine Time (PHT)
Every key NBA date of 2026-27 in Manila time, including opening night on October 21, Christmas Day and the June Finals.
ET to PHT time converter
NBA tip-offs are listed in US time. Pick an Eastern time to see it in the Philippines.
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NBA teams by time zone and the PHT gap
The first number is for US daylight time (Oct 20-31, Mar 14-Apr 11), the second for standard time (Nov 1-Mar 13). A home game is listed in the home arena’s time.
Eastern (ET)
PHT +12 / +13Boston, Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto, Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami, Orlando, Washington, Cleveland, Detroit, Indiana
Central (CT)
PHT +13 / +14Chicago, Milwaukee, Memphis, Minnesota, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston
Mountain (MT)
PHT +14 / +15Denver, Utah
Arizona (MST all year)
PHT +15Phoenix
Pacific (PT)
PHT +15 / +16Lakers, Clippers, Golden State, Sacramento, Portland
Opening night and the first week in PHT
Opening night is Tuesday, October 20 in the US and Wednesday, October 21 in Manila.
The two best Eastern records of 2025-26 open the season.
Knicks raise their title banner. LeBron James debuts for Philadelphia.
A rematch of the seven-game 2026 Western Conference Finals.
Thu, Oct 22
Fri, Oct 23
Sat, Oct 24
NBA 2026-27 key dates
US dates. Highlighted dates are the biggest nights.
- Oct 20Opening night, three games
- Oct 30Emirates NBA Cup group play begins
- Nov 7NBA Mexico City Game, Nuggets vs Pacers
- Dec 4 to 9NBA Cup quarter-finals and semi-finals
- Dec 11NBA Cup final, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
- Dec 25Christmas Day, five games (Dec 26 in PHT)
- Jan 14 and 17NBA Paris and Manchester Games, Spurs vs Pelicans
- Jan 26 to 30NBA Rivals Week
- Feb 11Trade deadline
- Feb 19 to 21All-Star Weekend, Phoenix
- Apr 11Regular season ends, all 30 teams play
- Apr 13 to 16Play-In Tournament
- Apr 17Playoffs begin
- June 2027NBA Finals, dates follow the bracket
Christmas Day and games abroad
Christmas times use +13 hours because the US is on standard time.
Rematch of the 2026 Finals
Giannis Antetokounmpo visits Boston
LeBron James returns to Los Angeles
Western contenders meet
Jokić against Curry in the late game
Mexico City, Nov 7
Nuggets vs Pacers in Mexico City.
Paris, Jan 14
Spurs vs Pelicans, 3:00 AM PHT on Jan 15.
Manchester, Jan 17
Spurs vs Pelicans, 11:30 PM PHT, the first NBA regular season game in Manchester.
From the first game to the NBA Finals
1. Regular season
82 games per team, October 20 to April 11.
2. Play-In
April 13 to 16. Decides seeds 7 to 10.
3. Playoffs
From April 17. 16 teams, four best-of-seven rounds.
4. NBA Finals
June 2027, dates follow the bracket. Games tip off in the US evening, the next morning in Manila.
Follow the schedule in the 1xBet app
Every fixture sits under Sports, Basketball, NBA with the start time in Philippine time. Streams and TV: where to watch NBA in the Philippines.
Pre-match
Lines open early, so you can bet on tomorrow’s morning games tonight.
Live
Logged-in accounts can watch selected live games in the app or on the website.
Next step
Start with how to bet on NBA online, then NBA betting odds.
The complete 2026-27 plan lives in our NBA Betting App guide.
The 1xBet app for the NBA
Games, markets, stream and bet slip in one app for Android and iOS.
Frequently asked questions
Opening night is Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in the US, which is Wednesday, October 21 in the Philippines. The first game, Celtics at Pistons, tips off at 3:00 AM PHT.
Eastern Time is 12 hours behind PHT while the US is on daylight time and 13 hours behind from November 1 to March 13. Pacific Time is 3 hours further behind.
The five Christmas games run from 1:00 AM to 11:30 AM on December 26 in the Philippines.
The regular season ends on April 11, the Play-In Tournament runs April 13 to 16 and the playoffs start on April 17.
The NBA Finals are played in June 2027, and the NBA sets the exact dates once the bracket is known.
21+ only. Betting carries financial risk.
