The 2021-22 NBA Regular Season schedule was officially released by the league on August 20, and as expected, the 82-game regular season will begin on October 19 and conclude on April 10, 2022.
This year is the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Season, and in honor of that, the league will feature 75 “Classic Matchups” over the course of the year including the opening night TNT doubleheader matching the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks against the host the Brooklyn Nets and the Golden State Warriors at the Los Angeles Lakers.
Also confirmed was the NBA’s five-game Christmas Day slate that will see the Atlanta Hawks play the New York Knicks, the Boston Celtics against the defending NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks, the Warriors vs the Phoenix Suns, the Nets vs the Lakers, and the Dallas Mavericks taking on the Utah Jazz in the nightcap.