Published 17:39 IST, July 29th 2020
NBA restart schedule, format, teams and live streaming details as 2019-20 season kicks off
NBA restart schedule: The NBA 2019-20 season will officially resume on Thursday, July 30 (July 31 IST), with the Utah Jazz facing the New Orleans Pelicans.
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The NBA suspended the 2019-20 season on March 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league, which was supposed to conclude in June, remained on hiatus till July. The NBA season is now set to resume on July 30 and will be extended till September and October for the NBA Finals. The league wrapped up their inter-squad scrimmages on Tuesday (Wednesday IST), where each team played three practice games before returning on the court for their seeding games.
NBA restart schedule and playoff format for the upcoming months
Complete NBA restart schedule for the seeding games
| GAME | DATE/TIME |
| Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans |
July 30, 6:30 PM EST (July 31, 4 AM IST) |
| Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers |
July 30, 9 PM EST (July 31, 6:30 AM IST) |
| Orlando Magic vs Brooklyn Nets |
July 31, 2:30 PM EST (August 1, 12 AM IST) |
| Memphis Grizzlies vs Portland Trail Blazers |
July 31, 4 PM EST (August 1, 1:30 AM IST) |
| Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards |
July 31, 4 PM EST (August 1, 1:30 AM IST) |
| Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks |
July 31, 6:30 PM EST (August 1, 4 AM IST) |
| Sacramento Kings vs San Antonio Spurs |
July 31, 8 PM EST (August 1, 5:30 AM IST) |
| Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks |
July 31, 9 PM EST (August 1, 6:30 AM IST) |
| Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets |
August 1, 1 PM EST (10:30 PM IST) |
| Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder |
August 1, 3:30 PM EST (August 2, 1 AM IST) |
| New Orleans Pelicans vs LA Clippers |
August 1, 6 PM EST (August 2, 3:30 AM IST) |
| Philadelphia 76ers vs Indiana Pacers |
August 1, 7 PM EST (August 2, 4:30 AM IST) |
| LA Lakers vs Toronto Raptors |
August 1, 8:30 PM EST (August 2, 6 AM IST) |
| Washington Wizards vs Brooklyn Nets |
August 2, 2 PM EST (11:30 PM IST) |
| Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics |
August 2, 3:30 PM EST (August 3, 1 AM IST) |
| San Antonio Spurs vs Memphis Grizzlies |
August 2, 4 PM EST (August 3, 1:30 AM IST) |
| Sacramento Kings vs Orlando Magic |
August 2, 6 PM EST (August 3, 3:30 AM IST) |
| Milwaukee Bucks vs Houston Rockets |
August 2, 8:30 PM EST (August 3, 6 AM IST) |
| Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns |
August 2, 9 PM EST (August 3, 6:30 AM IST) |
| Toronto Raptors vs Miami Heat |
August 3, 1:30 PM EST (11 PM IST) |
| Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder |
August 2, 4 PM EST (August 3, 1:30 AM IST) |
| Indiana Pacers vs Washington Wizards |
August 2, 4 PM EST (August 3, 1:30 AM IST) |
| Memphis Grizzlies vs New Orleans Pelicans |
August 3, 6:30 PM EST (August 4, 4 AM IST) |
| San Antonio Spurs vs Philadelphia 76ers |
August 3, 8 PM EST (August 4, 5:30 AM IST) |
| Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz |
August 3, 9 PM EST (August 4, 6:30 AM IST) |
| Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks |
August 4, 1:30 PM EST (11 PM IST) |
| Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings |
August 4, 2:30 PM EST (August 5, 12 AM IST) |
| Phoenix Suns vs LA Clippers |
August 4, 4 PM EST (August 5, 1:30 AM IST) |
| Orlando Magic vs Indiana Pacers |
August 4, 6 PM EST (August 5, 3:30 AM IST) |
| Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat |
August 4, 6:30 PM EST (August 5, 4 AM IST) |
| Houston Rockets vs Trail Blazers |
August 4, 9 PM EST (August 5, 6:30 AM IST) |
| Memphis Grizzlies vs Utah Jazz |
August 5, 2:30 PM EST (August 6, 12 AM IST) |
| Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards |
August 5, 4 PM EST (August 6, 1:30 AM IST) |
| Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs |
August 5, 4 PM EST (August 6, 1:30 AM IST) |
| Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers |
August 5, 6:30 PM EST (August 6, 4 AM IST) |
| Toronto Raptors vs Orlando Magic |
August 5, 8 PM EST (August 6, 5:30 AM IST) |
| Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics |
August 5, 9 PM EST (August 6, 6:30 AM IST) |
| New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings |
August 6, 1:30 PM EST (11 PM IST) |
| Miami Heat vs Milwaukee Bucks |
August 6, 4 PM EST (August 7, 1:30 AM IST) |
| Indiana Pacers vs Phoenix Suns |
August 6, 4 PM EST (August 7, 1:30 AM IST) |
| LA Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks |
August 6, 6:30 PM EST (August 7, 4 AM IST) |
| Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets |
August 6, 8 PM EST (August 7, 5:30 AM IST) |
| LA Lakers vs Houston Rockets |
August 6, 9 PM EST (August 7, 6:30 AM IST) |
| Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs |
August 7, 1 PM EST (10:30 PM IST) |
| Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis Grizzlies |
August 7, 4 PM EST (August 8, 1:30 AM IST) |
| Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets |
August 7, 5 PM EST (August 8, 2:30 AM IST) |
| Orlando Magic vs Philadelphia 76ers |
August 7, 6:30 PM EST (August 8, 4 AM IST) |
| Washington Wizards vs New Orleans Pelicans |
August 7, 8 PM EST (August 8, 5:30 AM IST) |
| Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors |
August 7, 9 PM EST (August 8, 6:30 AM IST) |
| LA Clippers vs Trail Blazers |
August 8, 1 PM EST (10:30 PM IST) |
| Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets |
August 8, 3:30 PM EST (August 9, 1 AM IST) |
| LA Lakers vs Indiana Pacers |
August 8, 6 PM EST (August 9, 3:30 AM IST) |
| Phoenix Suns vs Miami Heat |
August 8, 7:30 PM EST (August 9, 5 AM IST) |
| Milwaukee Bucks vs Dallas Mavericks |
August 8, 8:30 PM EST (August 9, 6 AM IST) |
| Washington Wizards vs Oklahoma City Thunder |
August 9, 12:30 PM EST (10 PM IST) |
| Memphis Grizzlies vs Toronto Raptors |
August 9, 2 PM EST (11:30 PM IST) |
| San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans |
August 9, 3 PM EST (August 10, 12:30 AM IST) |
| Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics |
August 9, 5 PM EST (August 10, 2:30 AM IST) |
| Philadelphia 76ers vs Portland Trail Blazers |
August 9, 6:30 PM EST (August 10, 4 AM IST) |
| Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings |
August 9, 8 PM EST (August 10, 5:30 AM IST) |
| Brooklyn Nets vs LA Clippers |
August 9, 9 PM EST (August 10, 6:30 AM IST) |
| Thunder vs Phoenix Suns |
August 10, 2:30 PM EST (August 11, 12 AM IST) |
| Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz |
August 10, 3 PM EST (August 11, 12:30 AM IST) |
| Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks |
August 10, 6:30 PM EST (August 11, 4 AM IST) |
| Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat |
August 10, 8 PM EST (August 11, 5:30 AM IST) |
| Denver Nuggets vs LA Lakers |
August 10, 9 PM EST (August 11, 6:30 AM IST) |
| Brooklyn Nets vs Orlando Magic |
August 11, 1 PM EST (10:30 PM IST) |
| Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs |
August 11, 2 PM EST (11:30 PM IST) |
| Phoenix Suns vs Philadelphia 76ers |
August 11, 4:30 PM EST (August 12, 2 AM IST) |
| Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks |
August 11, 5 PM EST (August 12, 2:30 AM IST) |
| Boston Celtics vs Memphis Grizzlies |
August 11, 6:30 PM EST (August 12, 4 AM IST) |
| New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings |
August 11, 9 PM EST (August 12, 6:30 AM IST) |
| Milwaukee Bucks vs Washington Wizards |
August 11, 9 PM EST (August 12, 6:30 AM IST) |
| Indiana Pacers vs Houston Rockets |
August 12, 4 PM EST (August 13, 1:30 AM IST) |
| Raptors vs Philadelphia 76ers |
August 12, 6:30 PM EST (August 13, 4 AM IST) |
| Miami Heat vs Oklahoma City Thunder |
August 12, 8 PM EST (August 13, 5:30 AM IST) |
| LA Clippers vs Nuggets |
August 12, 9 PM EST (August 13, 6:30 AM IST) |
| Washington Wizards vs Celtics |
August 13, TBD |
| Trail Blazers vs Brooklyn Nets |
August 13, TBD |
| Sacramento Kings vs LA Lakers |
August 13, TBD |
| Milwaukee Bucks vs Memphis Grizzlies |
August 13, TBD |
| New Orleans Pelicans vs Orlando Magic |
August 13, TBD |
| Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns |
August 13, TBD |
| San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz |
August 13, TBD |
| Philadelphia 76ers vs Rockets |
August 14, TBD |
| Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers |
August 14, TBD |
| Oklahoma City Thunder vs LA Clippers |
August 14, TBD |
| Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors |
August 14, TBD |
NBA restart schedule for playoffs and other important dates
- August 16-17 – NBA Play-in tournament (if required)
- August 18 – Postseason Round 1
- August 25 – NBA Draft lottery
- September 1 – Postseason Round 2
- September 15 – Conference Finals will start
- September 30 – Start of NBA Finals
- October 12 – Game 7 of NBA Finals (If required)
- October 15 – NBA Draft
- October 18 – Free agency starts
- November 10 – Training camps for NBA 2020-21 season
- December 1 – NBA 2020-21 season begins
Also read | NBA restart schedule 2020: Complete seeding games details for Disney World and TV schedule, NBA live stream
NBA playoff format details
The NBA restart full schedule: pic.twitter.com/lvBDUFSYOl
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 26, 2020
Every team that has travelled to the NBA bubble will play eight seeding games along with a possible play-in tournament to decide the eighth and final playoff spot. The top 16 teams from both conferences are accompanied by teams who are six games within occupying the eighth playoff place. The playoff tournament will take place if the ninth seed finishes the regular season within four games of eighth place.
If that happens, the No. 8 seed will play in a double-elimination tournament and the No. 9 seed will play a single-elimination tournament. Currently, Milwaukee Bucks are leading the league, while Los Angeles Lakers are leading the Western Conference. Following the seeding games and play-in tournament, the league will continue with their traditional postseason series format.
Also read | NBA gives teams, players more detailed schedule for restart, NBA restart schedule, NBA playoff format
NBA Standings
Western Conference NBA standings
| RANK | TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT |
| 1. | Los Angeles Lakers | 49 | 14 | .778 |
| 2. | Los Angeles Clippers | 44 | 20 | .688 |
| 3. | Denver Nuggets | 43 | 22 | .662 |
| 4. | Utah Jazz | 41 | 23 | .641 |
| 5. | Oklahoma City Thunder | 40 | 24 | .625 |
| 6. | Houston Rockets | 40 | 24 | .625 |
| 7. | Dallas Mavericks | 40 | 27 | .597 |
| 8. | Memphis Grizzlies | 32 | 33 | .492 |
| 9. | Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 37 | .439 |
| 10. | New Orleans Pelicans | 28 | 36 | .438 |
| 11. | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 36 | .438 |
| 12. | San Antonio Spurs | 27 | 36 | .429 |
| 13. | Phoenix Suns | 26 | 39 | .400 |
Eastern Conference NBA standings
| RANK | TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | PCT |
| 1. | Milwaukee Bucks | 53 | 12 | .815 |
| 2. | Toronto Raptors | 46 | 18 | .719 |
| 3. | Boston Celtics | 43 | 21 | .672 |
| 4. | Miami Heat | 41 | 24 | .631 |
| 5. | Indiana Pacers | 39 | 26 | .600 |
| 6. | Philadelphia 76ers | 39 | 26 | .600 |
| 7. | Brooklyn Nets | 30 | 34 | .469 |
| 8. | Orlando Magic | 30 | 35 | .462 |
| 9. | Washington Wizards | 21 | 40 | .375 |
NBA live stream details
The league will be broadcasting some games nationally, while some games will be available to stream on NBA TV. All games at the NBA bubble can be viewed with the NBA League Pass, including the upcoming draft. The games will also be broadcast locally.
NBA games safety protocols
The NBA have various safety protocols in place, including frequent testing and sanitization. As of now, the league has gone three weeks without any player testing positive for the virus. Two players tested positive initially upon arrival, which prevented coronavirus from penetrating the bubble. While players will be allowed to golf and eat at restaurants, they will need to follow social distance measures. ESPN reported that everyone will be tested for the virus daily within a contained environment.
If a player tests positive, the league will remove him from the environment and quarantine the player individually while continuing the games. Employees working at Disney will also maintain strict protocols and will not be allowed into the players' rooms. Crowding in places will also be monitored closely.
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17:39 IST, July 29th 2020