Week 13 Watchlist: The best game to watch for all 30 teams

Two of the NBA’s top 3-point shooters — Kon Knueppel and Stephen Curry — will meet in a Week 13 showdown.

Week 13 includes a pair of games in Europe, a Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Victor Wembanyama showdown and some crucial matchups as part of a 50-game overall slate.

Note: All games are available on League Pass unless otherwise noted.

Eastern Conference

Atlanta Hawks

• Schedule: Tuesday at Lakers, Thursday at Trail Blazers, Saturday vs. Celtics
• Game To Watch: Tuesday at Lakers: The Hawks continue their West Coast road trip in Los Angeles, seeking their fourth straight win.

Boston Celtics

• Schedule: Monday at Pacers (Peacock), Thursday at Heat, Saturday at Hawks
• Game To Watch: Monday at Pacers (Peacock): The last two teams to represent the East in the NBA Finals meet in Indiana as the Celtics open a four-game road trip.

Brooklyn Nets

• Schedule: Monday at Mavericks, Wednesday at Pelicans, Friday vs. Bulls, Sunday at Bulls
• Game To Watch: Friday vs. Bulls: The Nets open a home-and-home set with Chicago on Friday in Brooklyn. When these teams met on Dec. 3, Michael Porter Jr. scored 33 to lead Brooklyn to a 113-103 win. The Nets are 6-4 this season when Porter Jr. scores 30 or more.

Charlotte Hornets

• Schedule: Monday at Clippers, Thursday at Lakers, Saturday at Warriors, Sunday at Nuggets
• Game To Watch: Saturday at Warriors: A 3-point shootout awaits as Golden State’s Stephen Curry (141) and Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel (134) enter Week 13 ranked first and third, respectively, in total 3-pointers made this season.

Chicago Bulls

• Schedule: Tuesday at Rockets, Wednesday vs. Jazz, Friday at Nets, Sunday vs. Nets
• Game To Watch: Wednesday vs. Jazz: When these teams clashed in Utah on Nov. 16, the Jazz prevailed 150-147 in a high-scoring double-overtime classic. What will they have in store for the sequel in Chicago?

Cleveland Cavaliers

• Schedule: Monday vs. Jazz, Wednesday at 76ers (ESPN), Friday at 76ers (ESPN)
• Game To Watch: Wednesday at 76ers (ESPN): The Cavs visit the Sixers for the first of two straight matchups between two teams in the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff race. Philly (21-16) enters the week ranked fifth in the conference, just a half-game up on Cleveland (22-18) in seventh place.

Detroit Pistons

• Schedule: Thursday vs. Suns, Saturday vs. Pacers
• Game To Watch: Thursday vs. Suns: It’s a clash of two top-five defenses when the Pistons (109.7 defensive rating, second in the NBA) host the Suns (111.9, fifth in the NBA). Detroit enters the week looking to build on its 3.5-game lead in the East.

Indiana Pacers

• Schedule: Monday vs. Celtics (Peacock), Wednesday vs. Raptors, Friday vs. Pelicans, Saturday at Pistons
• Game To Watch: Monday vs. Celtics (Peacock): After dropping 13 straight games, the Pacers have won two in a row and look for their first three-game win streak of the season when they host the Celtics.

Miami Heat

• Schedule: Tuesday vs. Suns, Thursday vs. Celtics, Saturday vs. Thunder
• Game To Watch: Saturday vs. Thunder: Two of the league’s top six scoring offenses meet in South Beach when the Heat (119.4 points per game, sixth in the NBA) host the Thunder (121.4 points per game, second in the NBA).

Milwaukee Bucks

• Schedule: Tuesday vs. Timberwolves, Thursday at Spurs
• Game To Watch: Thursday at Spurs: Two of the game’s most unique players – Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama – meet for the fourth time in their careers (Antetokounmpo holds a 2-1 series edge). Who will prevail in this matchup?

New York Knicks

• Schedule: Wednesday at Kings, Thursday at Warriors (Prime Video), Saturday vs. Suns
• Game To Watch: Thursday at Warriors (Prime Video): The Knicks wrap up a four-game West Coast swing with a stop in the Bay Area to take on the Warriors in a clash of 3-point-shooting squads. Golden State enters the week No. 2 in 3-pointers per game (15.8), while the Knicks are No. 4 (15.3).

Orlando Magic

• Schedule: Thursday vs. Grizzlies (Prime Video — NBA Berlin Game), Sunday at Grizzlies (Prime Video — NBA London Game)
• Game To Watch: Thursday vs. Grizzlies (Prime Video): The Magic and Grizzlies meet twice in Europe this week. The first stop is in Berlin for the NBA’s first-ever regular-season game in Germany. It’s a homecoming for Orlando’s Wagner brothers – Moe just returned from his torn ACL, while Franz is questionable (ankle) – as well as Tristan da Silva. All three have represented Germany on the men’s national team.

Philadelphia 76ers

• Schedule: Monday at Raptors, Wednesday vs. Cavaliers (ESPN), Friday vs. Cavaliers (ESPN)
• Game To Watch: Monday at Raptors: After suffering a one-point loss to the Raptors on Sunday, the Sixers don’t have to wait long to run it back as Philly and Toronto meet for the second time in two days in the North.

Toronto Raptors

• Schedule: Monday at 76ers, Wednesday at Pacers, Friday vs. Clippers, Sunday at Lakers
• Game To Watch: Sunday at Lakers: The last time the Raptors faced the Lakers, they were sunk by a Rui Hachimura 3-pointer at the buzzer. Toronto will look to avenge that loss in Los Angeles in the first stop of a five-game road trip.

Washington Wizards

• Schedule: Wednesday at Clippers, Friday at Kings, Saturday at Nuggets
• Game To Watch: Saturday at Nuggets: The Wizards wrap up a four-game road trip in Denver, looking for their third straight win over the Nuggets, which would be their longest active win streak against any opponent.

Western Conference

In Week 13, the Magic and Grizzlies will square off twice in Europe.

Dallas Mavericks

• Schedule: Monday vs. Nets, Wednesday vs. Nuggets (ESPN), Thursday vs. Jazz, Saturday vs. Jazz
• Game To Watch: Wednesday vs. Nuggets (ESPN): The Mavs have played the Nuggets twice already this season. Both times, Dallas scored 131 points and went 2-0 vs. Denver. Can the Mavs make it three straight and clinch the season series?

Denver Nuggets

• Schedule: Tuesday at Pelicans, Wednesday at Mavericks (ESPN), Saturday vs. Wizards, Sunday vs. Hornets
• Game To Watch: Tuesday at Pelicans: The Nuggets won vs. Milwaukee on Sunday to improve to 4-3 since losing Nikola Jokić and remain third in the West. They’ll look to continue winning shorthanded as they open a week against four sub-.500 teams, beginning in New Orleans.

Golden State Warriors

• Schedule: Tuesday vs. Trail Blazers (NBC/Peacock), Thursday vs. Knicks (Prime Video), Saturday vs. Hornets
• Game To Watch: Tuesday vs. Trail Blazers (NBC/Peacock): Entering 2025-26, Golden State had won nine straight games against Portland. This season, however, the Blazers can seal the season-series sweep on Tuesday.

Houston Rockets

• Schedule: Tuesday vs. Bulls, Thursday vs. Thunder (Prime Video), Friday vs. Timberwolves (ESPN), Sunday vs. Pelicans
• Game To Watch: Thursday vs. Thunder (Prime Video): When these teams met on opening night, the Thunder raised their banner, collected their rings, then won a double-overtime thriller to spoil Kevin Durant’s Rockets debut. Now, they finally run it back — this time in Houston.

LA Clippers

• Schedule: Monday vs. Hornets, Wednesday vs. Wizards, Friday at Raptors
• Game To Watch: Friday at Raptors: Kawhi Leonard returns to the North, where he led the Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship before joining the Clippers. Can Leonard and LA continue to climb the Western Conference standings this week?

Los Angeles Lakers

• Schedule: Monday at Kings, Tuesday vs. Hawks, Thursday vs. Hornets, Saturday at Trail Blazers (NBA TV), Sunday vs. Raptors
• Game To Watch: Monday at Kings: The Lakers are the busiest team in the league this week with a five-game slate, beginning in Sacramento, where they look for their seventh straight win over the Kings.

Memphis Grizzlies

• Schedule: Thursday at Magic (Prime Video — NBA Berlin Game), Sunday vs. Magic (Prime Video — NBA London Game)
• Game To Watch: Sunday vs. Magic (Prime Video): While the Magic are 4-2 in regular-season Global Games, the Grizzlies are playing their first two on this trip to Europe. After beginning in Berlin, which will feel like a Magic home game with three German-born players on Orlando’s roster, the teams will wrap up their tour in London.

Minnesota Timberwolves

• Schedule: Tuesday at Bucks, Friday at Rockets (ESPN), Saturday at Spurs
• Game To Watch: Friday at Rockets (ESPN): From playoff rivals to Olympic teammates, there is plenty of history between Anthony Edwards and Kevin Durant. They meet for the first time this season – and the first with Durant as a Rocket – in a Friday primetime matchup.

New Orleans Pelicans

• Schedule: Tuesday vs. Nuggets, Wednesday vs. Nets, Friday at Pacers, Sunday at Rockets
• Game To Watch: Sunday at Rockets: When these teams met on Dec. 18, the Pelicans overcame a 25-point deficit to win an overtime thriller at home, in the middle of New Orleans’ season-best five-game win streak. Can the Pelicans repeat that success against the Rockets and spark another win streak?

Oklahoma City Thunder

• Schedule: Tuesday vs. Spurs (NBC/Peacock), Thursday at Rockets (Prime Video), Saturday at Heat
• Game To Watch: Tuesday vs. Spurs (NBC/Peacock): OKC is 0-3 against the Spurs and 33-4 against the rest of the league this season. Can the fourth time be a charm for the defending champs in their matchup against San Antonio?

Phoenix Suns

• Schedule: Tuesday at Heat, Thursday at Pistons, Saturday at Knicks
• Game To Watch: Tuesday at Heat: Phoenix opens Week 13 having won three straight games, tied with OKC and Atlanta for the longest active win streak in the league. Can the Suns keep their momentum going as they embark on a six-game road trip? The first stop is in Miami as Phoenix looks to improve on its 10-10 road record.

Portland Trail Blazers

• Schedule: Tuesday at Warriors (NBC/Peacock), Thursday vs. Hawks, Saturday vs. Lakers (NBA TV), Sunday at Kings
• Game To Watch: Saturday vs. Lakers (NBA TV): A win over Los Angeles on Saturday would help Portland accomplish something it has not since the 2020-21 season: win their season series with the Lakers. The teams split their first two matchups this season, which means the winner of this rubber match wins the series for 2025-26.

Sacramento Kings

• Schedule: Monday vs. Lakers, Wednesday vs. Knicks, Friday vs. Wizards, Sunday vs. Trail Blazers
• Game To Watch: Sunday vs. Trail Blazers: While Portland leads the season series 2-0 after sweeping a home-and-home set in November, the first two meetings both came down to the wire and were decided by five points or less. Will there be another thriller when these two teams meet again to close out Week 13?

San Antonio Spurs

• Schedule: Tuesday at Thunder (NBC/Peacock), Thursday vs. Bucks, Saturday vs. Timberwolves
• Game To Watch: Tuesday at Thunder (NBC/Peacock): Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs go for the season sweep against the defending champs. A San Antonio win would mean OKC would have as many losses to the Spurs as they do against the rest of the NBA combined.

Utah Jazz

• Schedule: Monday at Cavaliers, Wednesday at Bulls, Thursday at Mavericks, Saturday at Mavericks
• Game To Watch: Thursday at Mavericks: After their first two matchups in Utah both came down to the wire – with Utah winning both by a combined nine points, including one game going to overtime – the Jazz and Mavs meet for two games in Dallas in three days. Is there more late-game drama ahead?