New NBA season starts this Tuesday

The NBA is back! The 2022/23 season of the main basketball championship in the world starts this Tuesday, 18. The defending champion Golden State Warriors enters the court in search of the eighth title in the history of the franchise, and faces the Los Angeles Lakers at the competition’s premiere, starting at 23:00 (Brasília time).

The first game of the season will be played between Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, at 8:30 pm (GMT), at the TD Garden, and the greatest champion in the league’s history – with 17 titles alongside the Lakers – tries to recover from the frustration in recent editions. The first round games will follow on Wednesday the 19th.

favorites to the title

According to projections from bookmakers in the United States, the Golden State Warriors are the favorites to win the title this season. The team starts the competitive year with the same five holders as the Finals in the 2021/22 conquest.

The top 10 is formed, in sequence, by: Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets.

Brazilians in the NBA

Brazil will have two representatives in the season that will begin. Point guard Raulzinho and point guard Didi Louzada, who will defend the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2022/23. The latter was announced by the franchise this week.

where to watch

Some changes to broadcasts in Brazil for this season have already been confirmed. The two matches on Tuesday, 18, will be shown by Amazon Prime Video, which took over the load of games that previously belonged to SporTV – which did not renew its broadcasting contract in the country.

In addition to the streaming platform, Brazilian fans will be able to follow the games on TNT (closed TV), Band (open TV) and, as usual, on ESPN (closed TV). Check out how the game exhibition division was:

Sunday: Prime Video and TNT
Monday: Prime Video and TNT
Tuesday: Prime Video
Wednesday: ESPN
Thursday: Prime Video and Band
Friday: ESPN
Saturday: ESPN

NBA champions

Boston Celtics: 17 titles
Los Angeles Lakers: 17 titles
Golden State Warriors: 7 titles
Chicago Bulls: 6 titles
San Antonio Spurs: 5 titles
Detroit Pistons: 3 titles
Philadelphia 76er: 3 titles
Miami Heat: 3 titles
Milwaukee Bucks: 2 titles
New York Knicks: 2 titles
Houston Rockets: 2. titles
Cleveland Cavaliers: 1 title
Dallas Mavericks: 1 title
Seattle Supersonics: 1 title (1978/79)
Washington Wizards: 1 title
Portland Trail Blazers: 1 title
Atlanta Hawks: 1 title
Sacramento Kings: 1 title
Baltimore Bullets: 1 title (1947/48)
Toronto Raptors: 1 title

debut games

Tuesday, October 18

8:30pm: Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers
11pm: Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers

Wednesday, October 19

8pm: Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic
8pm: Indiana Pacers vs Washington Wizards
8.30pm: Toronto Raptors v Cleveland Cavaliers
8.30pm: Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls
8:30pm: Brooklyn Nets vs New Orleans Pelicans
8.30pm: Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets
8.30pm: Memohis Grizzlies vs New York Knicks
9pm: Minnesota Timberwolves v Oklahoma City Thunder
9pm: San Antonio Spurs v Charlotte Hornets
10pm: Utah Jaz vs Denver Nuggets
11pm: Phoenix Suns v Dallas Mavericks
11pm: Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers

Calendar

October 18 – Regular season opens
January 24-28 – Rivalry Week
February 9 – Deadline for player exchanges
February 17-19 – All-Star Game Weekend
April 9 – Last day of the regular season
April 11-14 – Repechage Tournament (Play-in)
April 15 – Playoffs start
June 1 – Game 1 of the NBA Finals
June 18 – Game 7 of the NBA Finals*
June 22 – Draft 2023

*if necessary