NBA schedule release: 76ers vs. Celtics, Thunder vs. Warriors kick off 2018-19 season

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The NBA's wild free-agency period has nearly come to a close. With rosters largely set in stone, who's ready for some hoops?

Basketball fans didn't get to see the entire season schedule Wednesday afternoon, but the league did share the schedules for Opening Night/Week, Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Which teams got primetime placement?

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NBA Opening Night schedule — Oct. 16

Time Home Away
8 p.m. Celtics 76ers
10:30 p.m. Warriors Thunder

NBA Opening Week schedule — Oct. 16-21

NBA Christmas Day schedule — Dec. 25

Time Home Away
Noon Knicks Bucks
3 p.m. Rockets Thunder
5:30 p.m. Celtics 76ers
8 p.m. Warriors Lakers
10:30 p.m. Jazz Trail Blazers

NBA MLK Day schedule — Jan. 21

Time Home Away
5:30 p.m. Grizzlies Pelicans
8 p.m. 76ers Rockets
10:30 p.m. Lakers Warriors

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Jordan Greer has been with The Sporting News since 2015. He previously worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He is a graduate of Westminster College and Syracuse University.