The national television schedule for the 2010-11 NBA season, featuring 73 games on ESPN, 52 on TNT, 15 on ABC and 2 on ESPN2.
The Heat, Lakers and Celtics lead the way with 25 telecasts across TNT, ABC and ESPN/ESPN2, followed by the Magic (22), Nuggets (20), Suns (19), Bulls (18), Spurs (18), Mavericks (16), Trail Blazers (15) and Thunder (15). Other teams making at least ten appearances include the Knicks (11) and Jazz (11).
The LeBron-less Cavaliers are scheduled for just two appearances — home games against the Heat (December 2 on TNT) and Hornets (March 6 on ESPN).
Complete 2010-11 NBA National TV Schedule
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Date
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Time | Game | Net |
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| Tue., 10/26/10 | 7:30 PM | Heat (1) at Celtics (1) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Rockets (1) at Lakers (1) | TNT | |
| Wed., 10/27/10 | 8 PM | Bulls (1) at Thunder (1) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Trail Blazers (1) at Clippers (1) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 10/28/10 | 8 PM | Wizards (1) at Magic (1) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Suns (1) at Jazz (1) | TNT | |
| Fri., 10/29/10 | 8 PM | Magic (2) at Heat (2) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Lakers (2) at Suns (2) | ESPN | |
| Wed., 11/3/10 | 8 PM | Bucks (1) at Celtics (2) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Lakers (3) at Kings (1) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 11/4/10 | 8 PM | Knicks (1) at Bulls (2) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Thunder (2) at Trail Blazers (2) | TNT | |
| Fri., 11/5/10 | 8 PM | Bulls (3) at Celtics (3) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Clippers (2) at Nuggets (1) | ESPN | |
| Wed., 11/10/10 | 7 PM | Jazz (2) at Magic (3) | ESPN |
| 9:30 PM | Clippers (3) at Spurs (1) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 11/11/10 | 8 PM | Celtics (4) at Heat (3) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Lakers (4) at Nuggets (2) | TNT | |
| Fri., 11/12/10 | 7 PM | Jazz (3) at Hawks (1) | ESPN |
| 9:30 PM | Trail Blazers (3) at Thunder (3) | ESPN | |
| Wed., 11/17/10 | 7 PM | Suns (3) at Heat (4) | ESPN |
| 9:30 PM | Bulls (4) at Spurs (2) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 11/18/10 | 8 PM | Suns (4) at Magic (4) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Nuggets (3) at Trail Blazers (4) | TNT | |
| Fri., 11/19/10 | 7 PM | Thunder (4) at Celtics (5) | ESPN |
| 9:30 PM | Bulls (5) at Mavericks (1) | ESPN | |
| Wed., 11/24/10 | 7:30 PM | Heat (5) at Magic (5) | ESPN |
| Thu., 11/25/10 | 8 PM | Wizards (2) at Hawks (2) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Kings (2) at Clippers (4) | TNT | |
| Fri., 11/26/10 | 7 PM | Rockets (2) at Bobcats (1) | ESPN2 |
| 9:30 PM | Warriors (1) at Grizzlies (1) | ESPN2 | |
| Thu., 12/2/10 | 8 PM | Heat (6) at Cavaliers (1) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Suns (5) at Warriors (2) | TNT | |
| Fri., 12/3/10 | 8 PM | Bulls (6) at Celtics (6) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Mavericks (2) at Jazz (4) | ESPN | |
| Wed., 12/8/10 | 7 PM | Nuggets (4) at Celtics (7) | ESPN |
| Thu., 12/9/10 | 8 PM | Celtics (8) at 76ers (1) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Magic (6) at Trail Blazers (5) | TNT | |
| Fri., 12/10/10 | 8 PM | Lakers (5) at Bulls (7) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Heat (7) at Warriors (3) | ESPN | |
| Wed., 12/15/10 | 7 PM | Celtics (9) at Knicks (2) | ESPN |
| 9:30 PM | Trail Blazers (6) at Mavericks (3) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 12/16/10 | 8 PM | Hawks (3) at Celtics (10) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Spurs (3) at Nuggets (5) | TNT | |
| Fri., 12/17/10 | 7 PM | Heat (8) at Knicks (3) | ESPN |
| 9:30 PM | Suns (6) at Mavericks (4) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 12/23/10 | 8 PM | Spurs (4) at Magic (7) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Heat (9) at Suns (7) | TNT | |
| Sat., 12/25/10 | 12 PM | Bulls (8) at Knicks (4) | ESPN |
| 2:30 PM | Celtics (11) at Magic (8) | ABC | |
| 5 PM | Heat (10) at Lakers (6) | ABC | |
| 8 PM | Nuggets (6) at Thunder (5) | ESPN | |
| 10:30 PM | Trail Blazers (7) at Warriors (4) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 12/30/10 | 7 PM | Knicks (5) at Magic (9) | TNT |
| 9:30 PM | Spurs (5) at Mavericks (5) | TNT | |
| Wed., 1/5/11 | 10:30 PM | Lakers (7) at Suns (8) | ESPN |
| Thu., 1/6/11 | 8 PM | Thunder (6) at Mavericks (6) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Nuggets (7) at Kings (3) | TNT | |
| Fri., 1/7/11 | 8 PM | Rockets (3) at Magic (10) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Knicks (6) at Suns (9) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 1/13/11 | 8 PM | Magic (11) at Thunder (7) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Heat (11) at Nuggets (8) | TNT | |
| Fri., 1/14/11 | 8 PM | Mavericks (7) at Spurs (6) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Trail Blazers (8) at Suns (10) | ESPN | |
| Sun., 1/16/11 | 9 PM | Nuggets (9) at Spurs (7) | ESPN |
| Mon., 1/17/11 | 1 PM | Bulls (9) at Grizzlies (2) | ESPN |
| 8 PM | Magic (12) at Celtics (12) | TNT | |
| 10:30 PM | Thunder (8) at Lakers (8) | TNT | |
| Wed., 1/19/11 | 9 PM | Lakers (9) at Mavericks (8) | ESPN |
| Thu., 1/20/11 | 8 PM | Mavericks (9) at Bulls (10) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Clippers (5) at Trail Blazers (9) | TNT | |
| Fri., 1/21/11 | 8 PM | Suns (11) at Wizards (3) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Lakers (10) at Nuggets (10) | ESPN | |
| Wed., 1/26/11 | 9:30 PM | Spurs (8) at Jazz (5) | ESPN |
| Thu., 1/27/11 | 8 PM | Heat (12) at Knicks (7) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Celtics (13) at Trail Blazers (10) | TNT | |
| Fri., 1/28/11 | 10:30 PM | Celtics (14) at Suns (12) | ESPN |
| Sun., 1/30/11 | 1 PM | Heat (13) at Thunder (9) | ABC |
| 3:30 PM | Celtics (15) at Lakers (11) | ABC | |
| 10 PM | Jazz (6) at Warriors (5) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 2/3/11 | 8 PM | Heat (14) at Magic (13) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Spurs (9) at Lakers (12) | TNT | |
| Fri., 2/4/11 | 8 PM | Mavericks (10) at Celtics (16) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Jazz (7) at Nuggets (11) | ESPN | |
| Sun., 2/6/11 | 2:30 PM | Magic (14) at Celtics (17) | ABC |
| Thu., 2/10/11 | 8 PM | Lakers (13) at Celtics (18) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Mavericks (11) at Nuggets (12) | TNT | |
| Fri., 2/11/11 | 8 PM | Lakers (14) at Knicks (8) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Suns (13) at Jazz (8) | ESPN | |
| Sun., 2/13/11 | 1 PM | Heat (15) at Celtics (19) | ABC |
| 3:30 PM | Lakers (15) at Magic (15) | ABC | |
| 8 PM | Thunder (10) at Warriors (6) | ESPN | |
| Wed., 2/16/11 | 9 PM | Nuggets (13) at Bucks (2) | ESPN |
| Thu., 2/17/11 | 8 PM | Spurs (10) at Bulls (11) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Mavericks (12) at Suns (14) | TNT | |
| Fri., 2/18/11 – Sun., 2/20/11 | Various | 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend | TNT |
| Wed., 2/23/11 | 8 PM | Thunder (11) at Spurs (11) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Lakers (16) at Trail Blazers (11) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 2/24/11 | 8 PM | Heat (16) at Bulls (12) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Celtics (20) at Nuggets (14) | TNT | |
| Fri., 2/25/11 | 8 PM | Thunder (12) at Magic (16) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Nuggets (15)at Trail Blazers (12) | ESPN | |
| Sun., 2/27/11 | 2:30 PM | Lakers (17) at Thunder (13) | ABC |
| 8 PM | Knicks (9) at Heat (17) | ESPN | |
| 10:30 PM | Hawks (4) at Trail Blazers (13) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 3/3/11 | 8 PM | Magic (17) at Heat (18) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Nuggets (16) at Jazz (9) | TNT | |
| Fri., 3/4/11 | 7 PM | Bulls (13) at Magic (18) | ESPN |
| 9:30 PM | Heat (19) at Spurs (12) | ESPN | |
| Sun., 3/6/11 | 1 PM | Bulls (14) at Heat (20) | ABC |
| 3:30 PM | Lakers (18) at Spurs (13) | ABC | |
| 6:30 PM | Hornets (1) at Cavaliers (2) | ESPN | |
| 9 PM | Celtics (21) at Bucks (3) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 3/10/11 | 8 PM | Lakers (19) at Heat (21) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Nuggets (17) at Suns (15) | TNT | |
| Sun., 3/13/11 | 3:30 PM | Magic (19) at Suns (16) | ABC |
| Mon., 3/14/11 | 8 PM | Spurs (14) at Heat (22) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Magic (20) at Lakers (20) | ESPN | |
| Wed., 3/16/11 | 8 PM | Thunder (14) at Heat (23) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Mavericks (13) at Warriors (7) | ESPN | |
| Tue., 3/22/11 | 7 PM | Bulls (15) at Hawks (5) | TNT |
| 9:30 PM | Suns (17) at Lakers (21) | TNT | |
| Wed., 3/23/11 | 8 PM | Magic (21) at Knicks (10) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Spurs (15) at Nuggets (18) | ESPN | |
| Sun., 3/27/11 | 8 PM | Trail Blazers (14) at Thunder (15) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Mavericks (14) at Suns (18) | ESPN | |
| Wed., 3/30/11 | 7 PM | Pistons (1) at Pacers (1) | ESPN |
| Thu., 3/31/11 | 8 PM | Celtics (22) at Spurs (16) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Mavericks (15) at Lakers (22) | TNT | |
| Fri., 4/1/11 | 8 PM | Celtics (23) at Hawks (6) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Lakers (23) at Jazz (10) | ESPN | |
| Sun., 4/3/11 | 1 PM | Suns (19) at Spurs (17) | ABC |
| 3:30 PM | Nuggets (19) at Lakers (24) | ABC | |
| Wed., 4/6/11 | 7 PM | Bucks (4) at Heat (24) | ESPN |
| 9:30 PM | Nuggets (20) at Mavericks (16) | ESPN | |
| Thu., 4/7/11 | 8 PM | Celtics (24) at Bulls (16) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Trail Blazers (15) at Jazz (11) | TNT | |
| Sun., 4/10/11 | 1 PM | Bulls (17) at Magic (22) | ABC |
| 3:30 PM | Celtics (25) at Heat (25) | ABC | |
| Tue., 4/12/11 | 8 PM | Bulls (18) at Knicks (11) | TNT |
| 10:30 PM | Spurs (18) at Lakers (25) | TNT | |
| Wed., 4/13/11 | 8 PM | Hawks (7) at Bobcats (2) | ESPN |
| 10:30 PM | Grizzlies (3) at Clippers (6) | ESPN |
