2023-24 NBA Season Underway: Highlights from Opening Night and How to Watch Games

The regular season of the 2023-24 NBA season has begun! The 78th season of the most famous basketball championship in the world started on 24 October 2023 and will end on 14 April 2024. For the first time between 3 November and 9 December there will also be an in-season tournament: all the matches except the final they will count for the regular season ranking. The 2024 All-Star Game is scheduled for February 18, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The play-in phases are scheduled between 16 and 19 April, while the actual playoffs will start from 20 April. The NBA finals are scheduled for June 6; the possible match-7 is scheduled for June 23rd.

The most important matches of the night

The Boston Celtics (59-16) are approaching 60 victories of the season by beating the Charlotte Hornets (18-57) 118-104 in an evening of heavy use of archery. In the overall 19/53 (36%), the 25 points of Sam Hauser (7/11 from three) and the 25 of Jayson Tatum (4/10) stand out, in addition to the 20 of Kristaps Porzingis and the 19 of Derrick White. Charlotte, who beat the Celtics in overtime in the first match at the end of November, has 26 points from Miles Bridges, 23 from Grant Williams and 13+9 assists from Vasilije Micic.

The Orlando Magic (44-31) consolidated their position in the play-off zone by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers (19-56) in a sprint 104-103. It is the eighth consecutive home victory for the Florida franchise, stamped by a pair of free throws by Jalen Suggs 1’19” from the siren. The top scorer is Franz Wagner, author of 20 points, echoed by the double- double of 17+13 rebounds by Wendell Carter Jr. Portland, with its eighth consecutive external knockout, has 26 points from Dalano Banton and 20+12 rebounds from DeAndre Ayton, who however misses the shot of the possible victory in the last action.

Behind Orlando, the Indiana Pacers (43-33) strengthened their sixth place by demolishing the Brooklyn Nets (29-47) 133-111, driven by Tyrese Haliburton’s 27+13 assists. The Pacers send 6 players in double figures, including Jalen Smith, who scored 17 points in just 16 minutes before being sent off in the third period, and Pascal Siakam (15). Brooklyn has 22 from Cam Thomas and 21 from Trendon Watford, but is now one step away from mathematical elimination from the play-in race.

In the West, however, the Phoenix Suns (44-31) started the fight for the last playoff spot by overcoming the New Orleans Pelicans (45-30) 124-111 in a dominant evening for Devin Booker. Melvin’s son scores 52 points (his fifth best performance of his career) with 9 assists and 19/28 shooting (8/16 from three), and brings the Arizona franchise to just one game away in the standings from the Pelicans themselves ahead of the rematch on Sunday evening. New Orleans doesn’t need Zion Williamson’s 30 points and Trey Murphy’s 21.

The night’s picture ends with the 113-101 victory of the Atlanta Hawks (35-40) over the Chicago Bulls (36-40) in a match between two teams now destined to find themselves in the play-in, and that, in the sprint by 110-108, by the Memphis Grizzlies (25-50) over the Detroit Pistons (13-62), still without the injured Simone Fontecchio.

The results of the night

• Charlotte Hornets-Boston Celtics 104-118
• Detroit Pistons-Memphis Grizzlies 108-110
• Indiana Pacers-Brooklyn Nets 133-111
• Orlando Magic-Portland Trail Blazers 104-103
• Chicago Bulls-Atlanta Hawks 101-113
• New Orleans Pelicans-Phoenix Suns 111-124

How to watch the NBA season games?

In Italy, the rights to the 2023-2024 NBA season belong to Sky Sport, which broadcasts the games via satellite and in streaming on the Now TV platform. To follow all the matches of the tournament in streaming, you can subscribe to NBA League Pass.

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