All NBA games presented by NBC Sports will stream live on Peacock. Telemundo, NBCUniversal’s Spanish-language broadcast network, will present 10 Sunday Night Basketball games as well as the NBA Mexico City Game on Nov. 1, 2025, and the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 15, 2026, for 12 games total.

Here is everything you need to know about watching NBA games on NBC and Peacock throughout the 2025-26 season.

The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the rival Boston Celtics on Friday to begin NBA Cup group play looking to stay unbeaten.

Here's how to watch 2025-26 NBA games online without cable, including ways to livestream basketball for free this season.

Peacock games will also look and sound phenomenal, with 1080p HDR video and Dolby Atmos sound, for enabled devices. Check out the full NBA on NBC schedule right here, including every game on NBC and Peacock.

The 2025-26 NBA season tips off with a doubleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 21, when the NBA returns to NBC and debuts on Peacock. The Oklahoma City Thunder hosts the Houston Rockets (7:30 p.m. ET) and the Golden State Warriors visit the Los Angeles Lakers (10 p.m. ET).

While NBA Cup games broadcast on TV across NBC and ESPN, the in-season tournament can also be streamed on web-based streaming cable services — like DirecTV, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV — some of which even offer free trials. Games are also streamable on Prime Video and Peacock.

The NBA is making a significant change to its officiating process in a bid to speed up replay reviews. Beginning Saturday, all NBA officials will begin wearing headsets during games. They will be able to communicate with each other through them, as well as with the NBA’s Replay Center in Secaucus, New Jersey.

NBA officials will have a new advantage at their disposal that is designed to quicken replay reviews during games

The Celtics hung on late, this time needing the 76ers to miss at the buzzer. The end result was a 109-108 Boston victory Friday from Philadelphia. The C’s won their third straight game, getting to 3-3,