The NBA has released its full list of regular-season schedules for the 2023-24 season.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to open the new campaign on Wednesday, Oct. 25, against the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center, before returning for a three-game homestand beginning on Oct. 27.
Among the Cavs’ early home stretch opponents will be the Oklahoma City Thunder (Oct. 27), Indiana Pacers (Oct. 28), and the New York Knicks – who will face the Cavs in a Halloween rematch of last season’s first-round playoff matchup.
The Cavs’ schedule to round out the current calendar year features games with some of the NBA’s top teams and players, including home contests against the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets (Nov. 19) and Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat (Nov. 22).
Other notable 2023 matchups include the Steph Curry and Klay Thompson-led Golden State Warriors (Nov. 5), LeBron James’s Los Angeles Lakers (Nov. 25), Trae Young’s Atlanta Hawks (Dec. 16), Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans (Dec. 21), and the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Milwaukee Bucks (Dec. 29) in Cleveland, along with road games against the Thunder (Nov. 8), Warriors (Nov. 11), Sacramento Kings (Nov. 13), Boston Celtics (Dec. 12 & 14), and the Luka Doncic-led Dallas Mavericks (Dec. 27).
The Cavs will also take part in the inaugural NBA in-season tournament, beginning on Friday, Nov. 3 against the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Cleveland’s remaining Group Play games will be on Friday, Nov. 17 against the Detroit Pistons; Tuesday, Nov. 21 against the host Philadelphia 76ers; and Tuesday, Nov. 28 against the visiting Hawks. The winner of the Group Play stage will advance with seven other teams to the Knockout Round, beginning on Monday, Dec. 4, with the semifinals (Thursday, Dec. 7) and Championship (Saturday, Dec. 9) to be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
After the new year, Cleveland’s slate will include January matchups against reigning number one draft pick Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs (Jan. 7), as well as other home games against the Nets (Jan. 11), Chicago Bulls (Jan. 15), Bucks (Jan. 17), and Los Angeles Clippers (Jan. 29).
The Cavs will also host the Kings (Feb. 5), Nets (Feb. 8), 76ers (Feb. 12), Bulls (Feb. 14), and Mavericks (Feb. 27) in February, along with the Knicks (Mar. 3), Celtics (Mar. 5), Minnesota Timberwolves (Mar. 8), Nets (Mar. 10), Phoenix Suns (Mar. 11), Heat (Mar. 20), Charlotte Hornets (Mar. 25; Apr. 14)), 76ers (Mar. 29), Memphis Grizzlies (Apr. 10), and Pacers (Apr. 12), over the final two months of the season.
The following lists the Cleveland Cavaliers’ regular-season games for the 2023-24 NBA season (home games in bold; in-season tournament games italicized):
OCTOBER
Oct. 25 @ Brooklyn
Oct. 27 vs Oklahoma City
Oct. 28 vs Indiana
Oct. 31 vs NY Knicks
NOVEMBER
Nov. 1 @ NY Knicks
Nov. 3 @ Indiana
Nov. 5 vs Golden State
Nov. 8 @ Oklahoma City
Nov. 11 @ Golden State
Nov. 13 @ Sacramento
Nov. 15 @ Portland
Nov. 17 vs Detroit
Nov. 19 vs Denver
Nov. 21 @ Philadelphia
Nov. 22 vs Miami
Nov. 25 vs LA Lakers
Nov. 26 vs Toronto
Nov. 28 vs Atlanta
Nov. 30 vs Portland
DECEMBER
Dec. 2 @ Detroit
Dec. 11 @ Orlando
Dec. 12 @ Boston
Dec. 14 @ Boston
Dec. 16 vs Atlanta
Dec. 18 vs Houston
Dec. 20 vs Utah
Dec. 21 vs New Orleans
Dec. 23 @ Chicago
Dec. 27 @ Dallas
Dec. 29 vs Milwaukee
JANUARY
Jan. 1 @ Toronto
Jan. 3 vs Washington
Jan. 5 vs Washington
Jan. 7 vs San Antonio
Jan. 11 vs Brooklyn
Jan. 15 vs Chicago
Jan. 17 vs Milwaukee
Jan. 20 @ Atlanta
Jan. 22 @ Orlando
Jan. 24 @ Milwaukee
Jan. 26 @ Milwaukee
Jan. 29 vs LA Clippers
Jan. 31 vs Detroit
FEBRUARY
Feb. 1 @ Memphis
Feb. 3 @ San Antonio
Feb. 5 vs Sacramento
Feb. 7 @ Washington
Feb. 8 @ Brooklyn
Feb. 10 @ Toronto
Feb. 12 vs Philadelphia
Feb. 14 vs Chicago
Feb. 22 vs Orlando
Feb. 23 @ Philadelphia
Feb. 25 @ Washington
Feb. 27 vs Dallas
Feb. 28 @ Chicago
MARCH
Mar. 1 @ Detroit
Mar. 3 vs NY Knicks
Mar. 5 vs Boston
Mar. 6 @ Atlanta
Mar. 8 vs Minnesota
Mar. 10 vs Brooklyn
Mar. 11 vs Phoenix
Mar. 13 @ New Orleans
Mar. 16 @ Houston
Mar. 18 @ Indiana
Mar. 20 vs Miami
Mar. 22 @ Minnesota
Mar. 24 @ Miami
Mar. 25 vs Charlotte
Mar. 27 @ Charlotte
Mar. 29 vs Philadelphia
Mar. 31 @ Denver
APRIL
Apr. 2 @ Utah
Apr. 3 @ Phoenix
Apr. 6 @ LA Lakers
Apr. 7 @ LA Clippers
Apr. 10 vs Memphis
Apr. 12 vs Indiana
Apr. 14 vs Charlotte