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October 19, 2026
Play the SportsFilter NBA Pickem: The NBA season tips off Tuesday with a tripleheader on NBC, starting with the Boston Celtics visiting the Detroit Pistons at 3 p.m. Eastern. That's followed by LeBron playing for the Philadelphia 76ers at the New York Knicks. Tickets are as low as $1,007, according to VividSeats. Make your picks.
posted by rcade to basketball at 10:23 AM - 9 comments
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posted by rcade at 11:12 AM on October 19, 2026
My picks for week 1:
Celtics by 5
Knicks by 11 (slam dunk)
Spurs by 8
Heat by 9
Lakers by 12 (slam dunk)
76ers by 10
Thunder by 11
Celtics by 8
Thunder by 13
I'll be there at TD Garden Friday night. If any of you find yourselves close enough to Boston to consider watching the Celtics, let me know. I will sell you my seats at my price; no markup or fees. Not all games will be available.
posted by Howard_T at 11:32 AM on October 19, 2026
Last June, the New Yorker ran a telling cartoon about the cost of NBA seats.
Scroll down.
posted by beaverboard at 09:42 PM on October 19, 2026
My picks for week 1:
Pistons by 5
Knicks by 6
Spurs by 5
Heat by 5
Lakers by 8
76ers by 5
Thunder by 10 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 4
Thunder by 6
posted by NoMich at 08:26 AM on October 20, 2026
My picks for week 1:
Pistons by 4
Knicks by 7
Spurs by 3
Timberwolves by 4
Warriors by 5
76ers by 6
Thunder by 5
Celtics by 6
Head's up rcade: That last game (Nuggets @ Thunder on the 23rd) should be Houston @ San Antonio. They're playing that game at UT's Moody Center in Austin.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:23 PM on October 20, 2026
Good catch! I somehow managed to look over the betting lines and pick the Nuggets in a game they weren't playing.
posted by rcade at 09:37 AM on October 21, 2026
My picks for week 1:
Celtics by 3
Knicks by 9
Thunder by 5
Heat by 3
Lakers by 10 (slam dunk)
76ers by 5
Thunder by 16 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 3
Nuggets by 12 (slam dunk)
Starting the season at 3 p.m. on a regular Tuesday is weird but I kind of like it.
Games for the contest will be ESPN, Prime Video, ABC and NBC. No Peacock or NBA TV.