NBA views Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets as rivals with 4 2025-26 regular season games on national TV.
In arguably the best series in the 2025 NBA playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder passed their toughest test with a Game 7 win over the Denver Nuggets. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bested Nikola Jokic in the battle of MVP candidates. The Round 2 series' consequences were heavier than most.
The Thunder and Nuggets provided some of the best playoff basketball. A three-time MVP winner almost took down one of the greatest teams ever by himself. Instead, Gilgeous-Alexander did enough to carry his squad to the finish line.
As the NBA released its entire 2025-26 regular season schedule, the Thunder and Nuggets will have all four of their matchups on national television. The Thunder are tied with the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks for the most national TV games this upcoming season at 34.
The Thunder will travel to face the Nuggets on Sunday, Feb. 1. The game will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock. Next up, OKC will host Denver on Friday, Feb. 27. That will be shown on ESPN. The two meet again at Paycom Center on Monday, Mar. 9. That will be on Peacock.
And finally, the Thunder travel to Denver on Friday, Apr. 10. That game will be on Amazon Prime. Considering it's the penultimate game of the regular season, there's a decent chance the game won't mean much by the time it rolls around. We'll see.
Examining the schedule, the NBA believes the Thunder and Nuggets are a rivalry worth investing in. All four matchups being on national television prove that. It's an easy bet to make if you're the schedule-makers. Gilgeous-Alexander and Jokic have been the top two players over the last two seasons. That should only continue.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: NBA has all 4 Thunder-Nuggets games on national TV for 2025-26 season
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