It has been announced that the Los Angeles Lakers will start group play with a road game versus the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, Oct. 31. On Friday, Nov. 14, they will visit the New Orleans Pelicans, and they will host the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 25 and Nov. 28, respectively.

The Lakers open the tournament against Memphis on Oct 31. They will also play Minnesota on Oct. 24 in the first Friday night doubleheader on Prime Video.

The Celtics will play in Group B in the Eastern Conference with four matchups (two home, two away) coming as part of their regular season schedule. Boston will also be in the first NBA matchup televised on Amazon Prime on Oct. 24 when they face off against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden during opening week.