With the 2008-09 NBA schedule released, here is a breakdown of the amount of times teams will play on national television.
(* asterisk indicates regional/flex schedule telecast)
Los Angeles Lakers
25 appearances, 5 on ABC, 10 on TNT, 10 on ESPN
10/28: vs. Portland (10:30 PM TNT)
10/29: at L.A. Clippers (10:30 PM ESPN)
11/14: vs. Detroit (10:30 PM ESPN)
11/20: at Phoenix (10:30 PM TNT)
11/28: vs. Dallas (10:30 PM ESPN)
12/10: vs. Phoenix (10:30 PM ESPN)
12/19: at Miami (8 PM ESPN)
12/25: vs. Boston (5 PM ABC)
1/14: at San Antonio (9 PM ESPN)
1/16: vs. Orlando (10:30 PM ESPN)
1/19: vs. Cleveland (10:30 PM TNT)
1/22: vs. Washington (10:30 PM TNT)
1/25: vs. San Antonio (3:30 PM ABC)
2/5: at Boston (8 PM TNT)
2/8: at Cleveland (3:30 PM ABC)
2/18: at Golden State (10:30 PM ESPN)
2/20: vs. New Orleans (10:30 PM ESPN)
2/26: vs. Phoenix (10:30 PM TNT)
3/1: at Phoenix (3:30 PM ABC)
3/12: at San Antonio (8 PM TNT)
3/15: vs. Dallas (3:30 PM ABC)
3/19: vs. Golden State (10:30 PM TNT)
4/3: vs. Houston (10:30 PM ESPN)
4/9: vs. Denver (10:30 PM TNT)
4/14: vs. Utah (10:30 PM TNT)
Boston Celtics
25 appearances, 6 on ABC, 10 on ESPN, 9 on TNT
10/28: vs. Cleveland (8 PM TNT)
10/31: vs. Chicago (8 PM ESPN)
11/14: vs. Denver (8 PM ESPN)
11/20: vs. Detroit (8 PM TNT)
12/5: vs. Portland (8 PM ESPN)
12/11: at Washington (8 PM TNT)
12/12: vs. New Orleans (8 PM ESPN)
12/17: at Atlanta (7 PM ESPN)
12/25: at L.A. Lakers (5 PM ABC)
1/9: at Cleveland (8 PM ESPN)
1/19: vs. Phoenix (8 PM TNT)
1/22: at Orlando (8 PM TNT)
1/25: vs. Dallas (1 PM ABC)
1/30: at Detroit (7 PM ESPN)
2/5: vs. L.A. Lakers (8 PM TNT)
2/8: vs. San Antonio (1 PM ABC)
2/12: at Dallas (9:30 PM TNT)
2/19: at Utah (10:30 PM TNT)
2/22: at Phoenix (2:30 PM ABC)
3/1: vs. Detroit (1 PM ABC)
3/6: vs. Cleveland (8 PM ESPN)
3/18: vs. Miami (7 PM ESPN)
3/25: at Orlando (8 PM ESPN)
4/12: at Cleveland (3:30 PM ABC)
4/14: at Philadelphia (8 PM TNT)
Cleveland Cavaliers
25 appearances, 5 on ABC, 10 on TNT, 10 on ESPN
10/28: at Boston (8 PM TNT)
11/5: vs. Chicago (8 PM ESPN)
11/13: vs. Denver (7 PM TNT)
12/10: at Philadelphia (8 PM ESPN)
12/19: at Denver (10:30 PM ESPN)
12/25: vs. Washington (8 PM TNT)
1/9: vs. Boston (8 PM ESPN)
1/15: at Chicago (8 PM TNT)
1/16: vs. New Orleans (8 PM ESPN)
1/19: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM TNT)
1/29: vs. Orlando (8 PM TNT)
2/1: at Detroit (2:30 PM ABC)
2/8: vs. L.A. Lakers (3:30 PM ABC)
2/22: vs. Detroit (8 PM ESPN)
2/26: at Houston (8 PM TNT)
2/27: at San Antonio (9:30 PM ESPN)
3/6: at Boston (8 PM ESPN)
3/12: at Phoenix (10:30 PM TNT)
3/19: vs. Portland (8 PM TNT)
3/29: vs. Dallas (1 PM ABC)
4/2: at Washington (8 PM TNT)
4/3: at Orlando (8 PM ESPN)
4/5: vs. San Antonio (1 PM ABC)
4/8: vs. Washington (7 PM ESPN)
4/12: vs. Boston (3:30 PM ABC)
Phoenix Suns
25 appearances, 5 on ABC, 10 on TNT, 10 on ESPN
10/29: at San Antonio (8 PM ESPN)
10/30: vs. New Orleans (10:30 PM TNT)
11/12: vs. Houston (10:30 PM ESPN)
11/20: vs. L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM TNT)
11/28: vs. Miami (8 PM ESPN)
12/4: at Dallas (8 PM TNT)
12/10: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM ESPN)
12/18: at Portland (10:30 PM TNT)
12/25: vs. San Antonio (2:30 PM ABC)
1/9: vs. Dallas (10:30 PM ESPN)
1/15: at Denver (10:30 PM TNT)
1/19: at Boston (8 PM TNT)
1/29: vs. San Antonio (10:30 PM TNT)
2/6: vs. Golden State (10:30 PM ESPN)
2/8: at Detroit (8 PM ESPN)
2/22: vs. Boston (2:30 PM ABC)
2/26: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM TNT)
3/1: vs. L.A. Lakers (3:30 PM ABC)
3/8: at San Antonio (3:30 PM ABC)
3/12: vs. Cleveland (10:30 PM TNT)
3/15: at Golden State (8 PM ESPN)
3/25: vs. Utah (10:30 PM ESPN)
3/26: at Portland (10:30 PM TNT)
4/1: vs. Houston (9 PM ESPN)
4/5: at Dallas (3:30 PM ABC)
Dallas Mavericks
21 appearances, 5 on ABC, 8 on TNT, 8 on ESPN
10/30: vs. Houston (8 PM TNT)
11/7: at Denver (10:30 PM ESPN)
12/13: at Chicago (9:30 PM TNT)
11/19: at Houston (8 PM ESPN)
11/28: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM ESPN)
12/4: vs. Phoenix (8 PM TNT)
12/25: at Portland (10:30 PM TNT)
1/9: at Phoenix (10:30 PM ESPN)
1/23: at Detroit (7 PM ESPN)
1/25: at Boston (1 PM ABC)
1/28: vs. Golden State (9 PM ESPN)
2/5: at Utah (10:30 PM TNT)
2/12: vs. Boston (9:30 PM TNT)
3/4: vs. San Antonio (9 PM ESPN)
3/5: at New Orleans (8 PM TNT)
3/15: at L.A. Lakers (3:30 PM ABC)
3/29: at Cleveland (1 PM ABC)
4/5: vs. Phoenix (3:30 PM ABC)
4/8: vs. Utah (9:30 PM TNT)
4/12: at New Orleans (1 PM ABC)
4/15: vs. Houston (8 PM ESPN)
San Antonio Spurs
20 appearances, 6 on ABC, 5 on TNT, 9 on ESPN
10/29: vs. Phoenix (8 PM ESPN)
10/31: at Portland (10:30 PM ESPN)
11/7: vs. Miami (8 PM ESPN)
12/4: at Denver (10:30 PM TNT)
12/17: at New Orleans (9:30 PM ESPN)
12/18: at Orlando (8 PM TNT)
12/25: at Phoenix (2:30 PM ABC)
1/14: vs. L.A. Lakers (9 PM ESPN)
1/25: at L.A. Lakers (3:30 PM ABC)
1/29: at Phoenix (10:30 PM TNT)
2/8: at Boston (1 PM ABC)
2/19: at Detroit (8 PM TNT)
2/27: vs. Cleveland (9:30 PM ESPN)
3/1: at Portland (8 PM ESPN)
3/4: at Dallas (9 PM ESPN)
3/8: vs. Phoenix (3:30 PM ABC)
3/12: vs. L.A. Lakers (8 PM TNT)
3/22: vs. Houston* (1 PM ABC)
3/29: at New Orleans (8 PM ESPN)
4/5: at Cleveland (1 PM ABC)
Denver Nuggets
16 appearances, 0 on ABC, 7 on TNT, 9 on ESPN
11/5: at Golden State (10:30 PM ESPN)
11/7: vs. Dallas (10:30 PM ESPN)
11/13: at Cleveland (7 PM TNT)
11/14: at Boston (8 PM ESPN)
11/27: vs. New Orleans (10:30 PM TNT)
12/4: vs. San Antonio (10:30 PM TNT)
12/19: vs. Cleveland (10:30 PM ESPN)
1/7: vs. Miami (9 PM ESPN)
1/15: vs. Phoenix (10:30 PM TNT)
2/6: at Washington (8 PM ESPN)
2/18: at Philadelphia (8 PM ESPN)
3/5: vs. Portland (10:30 PM TNT)
3/6: at Utah (10:30 PM ESPN)
4/2: vs. Utah (10:30 PM TNT)
4/9: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM TNT)
4/15: at Portland (10:30 PM ESPN)
Detroit Pistons
15 appearances, 3 on ABC, 4 on TNT, 8 on ESPN
11/14: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM ESPN)
11/20: at Boston (8 PM TNT)
1/19: at Memphis (5:30 PM TNT)
1/23: vs. Dallas (7 PM ESPN)
1/25: vs. Houston (6:30 PM ESPN)
1/30: vs. Boston (7 PM ESPN)
2/1: vs. Cleveland (2:30 PM ABC)
2/8: vs. Phoenix (8 PM ESPN)
2/19: vs. San Antonio (8 PM TNT)
2/22: at Cleveland (8 PM ESPN)
3/1: at Boston (1 PM ABC)
3/18: at Houston (9:30 PM ESPN)
3/22: vs. Miami* (1 PM ABC)
3/24: at Chicago (8 PM TNT)
4/4: at Philadelphia (3 PM ESPN)
Houston Rockets
14 appearances, 1 on ABC, 4 on TNT, 9 on ESPN
10/30: at Dallas (8 PM TNT)
11/6: at Portland (10:30 PM TNT)
11/12: at Phoenix (10:30 PM ESPN)
11/19: vs. Dallas (8 PM ESPN)
11/21: at Washington (7 PM ESPN)
12/12: at Golden State (10:30 PM ESPN)
1/25: at Detroit (6:30 PM ESPN)
2/26: vs. Cleveland (8 PM TNT)
3/18: vs. Detroit (9:30 PM ESPN)
3/22: at San Antonio* (1 PM ABC)
3/24: at Utah (10:30 PM TNT)
4/1: at Phoenix (10 PM ESPN)
4/3: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM ESPN)
4/15: at Dallas (8 PM ESPN)
Portland Trailblazers
13 appearances, 0 on ABC, 8 on TNT, 5 on ESPN
10/28: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM TNT)
10/31: vs. San Antonio (10:30 PM ESPN)
11/6: vs. Houston (10:30 PM TNT)
11/19: vs. Chicago (10:30 PM ESPN)
12/5: at Boston (8 PM ESPN)
12/11: at Utah (10:30 PM TNT)
12/18: vs. Phoenix (10:30 PM TNT)
12/25: vs. Dallas (10:30 PM TNT)
3/1: vs. San Antonio (8 PM ESPN)
3/5: at Denver (10:30 PM TNT)
3/19: at Cleveland (8 PM TNT)
3/26: vs. Phoenix (10:30 PM TNT)
4/15: vs. Denver (10:30 PM ESPN)
New Orleans Hornets
13 appearances, 1 on ABC, 3 on TNT, 9 on ESPN
10/30: at Phoenix (10:30 PM TNT)
11/21: at Oklahoma City (9:30 PM ESPN)
11/27: at Denver (10:30 PM TNT)
12/12: at Boston (8 PM ESPN)
12/17: vs. San Antonio (9:30 PM ESPN)
12/25: at Orlando (12 PM ESPN)
1/16: at Cleveland (8 PM ESPN)
1/30: vs. Golden State (9:30 PM ESPN)
2/20: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM ESPN)
2/27: vs. Milwaukee (7 PM ESPN)
3/5: vs. Dallas (8 PM TNT)
3/29: vs. San Antonio (8 PM ESPN)
4/12: vs. Dallas (1 PM ABC)
Orlando Magic
11 appearances, 0 on ABC, 5 on TNT, 6 on ESPN
11/6: vs. Philadelphia (8 PM TNT)
11/26: at Philadelphia (7:30 PM ESPN)
11/27: at Washington (8 PM TNT)
12/18: vs. San Antonio (8 PM TNT)
12/25: vs. New Orleans (12 PM ESPN)
1/16: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM ESPN)
1/22: vs. Boston (8 PM TNT)
1/29: vs. Cleveland (8 PM TNT)
2/22: vs. Miami (5:30 PM ESPN)
3/25: vs. Boston (8 PM ESPN)
4/3: vs. Cleveland (8 PM ESPN)
Utah Jazz
11 appearances, 0 on ABC, 6 on TNT, 5 on ESPN
11/12: at Washington (8 PM ESPN)
12/5: vs. Toronto (10:30 PM ESPN)
12/11: vs. Portland (10:30 PM TNT)
2/5: vs. Dallas (10:30 PM TNT)
2/19: vs. Utah (10:30 PM TNT)
3/6: vs. Denver (10:30 PM ESPN)
3/24: vs. Houston (10:30 PM TNT)
3/25: at Phoenix (10:30 PM ESPN)
4/2: at Denver (10:30 PM TNT)
4/8: at Dallas (9:30 PM ESPN)
4/14: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM TNT)
Washington Wizards
11 appearances, 0 on ABC, 5 on TNT, 5 on ESPN, 1 on ESPN2
11/12: vs. Utah (8 PM ESPN)
11/21: vs. Houston (7 PM ESPN)
11/27: vs. Orlando (8 PM TNT)
12/11: vs. Boston (8 PM TNT)
12/25: at Cleveland (8 PM TNT)
1/22: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM TNT)
2/6: vs. Denver (8 PM ESPN)
2/20: at New Jersey (8 PM ESPN)
4/2: vs. Cleveland (8 PM TNT)
4/8: at Cleveland (7 PM ESPN)
4/10: at Toronto (8 PM ESPN2)
Chicago Bulls
10 appearances, 0 on ABC, 4 on ESPN, 6 on TNT
10/31: at Boston (8 PM ESPN)
11/5: at Cleveland (8 PM ESPN)
11/13: vs. Dallas (9:30 PM TNT)
11/19: at Portland (10:30 PM ESPN)
12/26: at Miami (5 PM ESPN)
1/15: vs. Cleveland (8 PM TNT)
2/12: vs. Miami (7 PM TNT)
3/24: vs. Detroit (8 PM TNT)
3/26: vs. Miami (8 PM TNT)
4/9: vs. Philadelphia (8 PM TNT)
Miami Heat
10 appearances, 1 on ABC, 2 on TNT, 7 on ESPN
11/7: at San Antonio (8 PM ESPN)
11/28: at Phoenix (8 PM ESPN)
12/19: vs. L.A. Lakers (8 PM ESPN)
12/26: vs. Chicago (5 PM ESPN)
1/7: at Denver (9 PM ESPN)
2/12: at Chicago (8 PM TNT)
2/22: at Orlando (5:30 PM ESPN)
3/18: at Boston (7 PM ESPN)
3/22: at Detroit* (1 PM ABC)
3/26: at Chicago (8 PM TNT)
Golden State Warriors
8 appearances, 0 on TNT, 1 on TNT, 7 on ESPN
11/5: vs. Denver (10:30 PM ESPN)
12/12: vs. Houston (10:30 PM ESPN)
1/28: at Dallas (9 PM ESPN)
1/30: at New Orleans (9:30 PM ESPN)
2/6: at Phoenix (10:30 PM ESPN)
2/18: vs. L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM ESPN)
3/15: vs. Phoenix (9 PM ESPN)
3/19: at L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM TNT)
Philadelphia 76ers
7 appearances, 0 on ABC, 3 on TNT, 4 on ESPN
11/6: at Orlando (8 PM TNT)
11/26: vs. Orlando (7:30 PM ESPN)
12/10: vs. Cleveland (8 PM ESPN)
2/18: vs. Denver (8 PM ESPN)
4/4: vs. Detroit (3 PM ESPN)
4/9: at Chicago (8 PM TNT)
4/14: vs. Boston (8 PM TNT)
Toronto Raptors
2 appearances, 0 on ABC, 0 on TNT, 1 on ESPN, 1 on ESPN2
12/5: at Utah (10:30 PM ESPN)
4/10: vs. Washington (8 PM ESPN2)
Los Angeles Clippers
1 appearance, 0 on ABC, 0 on TNT, 1 on ESPN
10/29: vs. L.A. Lakers (10:30 PM ESPN)
Oklahoma City
1 appearance, 0 on ABC, 0 on TNT, 1 on ESPN
11/21: vs. New Orleans (9:30 PM ESPN)
Atlanta Hawks
1 appearance, 0 on ABC, 0 on TNT, 1 on ESPN
12/17: vs. Boston (7 PM ESPN)
Memphis Grizzlies
1 appearance, 0 on ABC, 1 on TNT, 0 on ESPN
1/19: vs. Detroit (5:30 PM TNT)
New Jersey Nets
1 appearance, 0 on ABC, 0 on TNT, 1 on ESPN
2/20: vs. Washington (8 PM ESPN)
Milwaukee Bucks
1 appearance, 0 on ABC, 0 on TNT, 1 on ESPN
2/27: at New Orleans (8 PM ESPN)
Charlotte Bobcats, Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and Sacramento Kings have no appearances on national television.









