Tuesday is a four-game night with an NBC doubleheader. The Pistons visit the champion Knicks at Madison Square Garden, and the Lakers host Damian Lillard, Ja Morant and the Trail Blazers in a late West Coast game.
🏀 Game of the Day: Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks
8:00 PM ET | NBC | Peacock
Last season’s No. 1 seed in the East visits the defending champions. Cade Cunningham leads a young, athletic Pistons team that showed its toughness with a 22-point comeback against Boston on opening day.
Jalen Brunson and the Knicks return to MSG with the same starting five that won the title. This is an early test of where both teams stand in a crowded Eastern Conference race.
Prediction: Brunson takes over in the fourth quarter and the Knicks win at home.
Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics
7:30 PM ET | NBC Sports Boston | YES Network
An Atlantic Division game at TD Garden. Paul George and the Celtics host Julius Randle, Michael Porter Jr. and rookie Mikel Brown Jr.
Prediction: Boston wins comfortably at home.
Sacramento Kings vs. San Antonio Spurs
8:00 PM ET | DAZN SAS | NBC Sports California
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs play at Frost Bank Center against a Sacramento team on the road in Texas.
Prediction: San Antonio’s length controls the game.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
11:00 PM ET | NBC | Peacock
The late game of NBC’s doubleheader. Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves host a Portland backcourt with Damian Lillard, Ja Morant and Jrue Holiday at Crypto.com Arena.
Prediction: Luka and the Lakers win a high-scoring game.
Game Context Overview
Only four games are on Tuesday, but NBC has two good ones: an East heavyweight matchup at MSG and Luka against Lillard and Morant in Los Angeles. Wembanyama’s Spurs and an Atlantic Division game in Boston round out the night.