Here is the full National Basketball Association schedule for Jan. 13 and how to watch all the games. Or see our sortable NBA schedule to filter by team or division. All times Eastern and accurate as of Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, at 4:21 a.m.

The NBA schedule will have a full slate of six games on TV for January 6th, two of which will be nationally televised on NBC and Peacock.

Check local listings each week. Both games will stream live nationwide on Peacock. NBC Sports will launch Sunday Night Basketball across NBC and Peacock on Feb. 1, 2026. For a full schedule of the NBA on NBC and Peacock, click here.

This year features another five games being played on Christmas Day, including several NBA title contenders, which basketball fans can watch nationally. The Cleveland Cavaliers (17-14) will take on the New York Knicks (20-9) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday at noon ET on ABC and ESPN and the ESPN app.

Amazon Prime's studio show, featuring ex-players including Dirk Nowitzki and Blake Griffin, has been an early-season highlight. Kirby Lee / Imagn Images Christmas Day! Many fans around the sports world consider this to be the first day of the NBA calendar.

UNC begins a west coast swing late Wednesday night when it visits Stanford at Maples Pavilion for just the third time ever.