Here is the full National Basketball Association schedule for Jan. 5 and how to watch all the games. Or see our sortable NBA schedule to filter by team or division.

The NBA China Games 2026 will feature Dallas and Houston playing preseason games on Oct. 9 and 11 at The Venetian Arena.

On December 29 and December 30, you'll get four NBA on NBC matchups spread out across two doubleheaders, so let's take a closer look at the final week of the year's basketball lineup! RELATED: The Full 2025-2026 NBA Schedule of Games Coming to NBA on NBC and Peacock

The Mavericks and Houston will play two preseason games in Macao in October as part of the NBA China Games 2026. A rumor that was unofficially blurted last October by Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont became reality with Monday’s joint announcement by the NBA and Sands China Ltd.

Without further ado, let’s examine some tougher start/sit decisions for Week 12:

He went on to say that fans and the media have "ruined basketball discourse" by influencing the NBA's latest award eligibility rules and have diminished "the importance of the regular season." Durant acknowledged that the playoffs are the most "important part of the year," but said that a great regular season was necessary to make the playoffs.

ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton breaks down which NBA stars had the best year from January to December and crowns a winner.

Victor Wembanyama will miss San Antonio's NBA game on Friday at Indiana after suffering a hyper-extended left knee in a Spurs victory over New York, according to multiple reports on Thursday.Wembanyama was injured in San Antonio's 134-132 home victory over New York on Wednesday.