Best NBA games on Friday, January 1, 2027

Friday, January 1, 2027 · 6 games · times ET

Updated Tue, Nov 10, 11:25 PM EST

The best NBA game on Fri, Jan 1: Spurs at Wizards, 5:00 PM ET.

The slate, ranked

Rank 176 of 100 — Worth a Look, how we score games
San AntonioSpurs9-2
WashingtonWizards4-7
5:00 PM ET · NBA TV
- Star duel: Anthony Davis vs Victor Wembanyama
- SAS have won 9 of their last 10
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Rank 275 of 100 — Worth a Look, how we score games
OrlandoMagic2-7
DetroitPistons7-3
7:30 PM ET · NBA TV
- Star duel: Cade Cunningham vs Paolo Banchero
- DET have won 7 of their last 10
- These two met in last season's playoffs
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Rank 372 of 100 — Worth a Look, how we score games
LAClippers2-7
TorontoRaptors5-5
7:30 PM ET · Local TV · League Pass
- Brandon Ingram's first game back in Toronto since the trade
- Kawhi Leonard headlines this one
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Rank 470 of 100 — Worth a Look, how we score games
DallasMavericks7-4
HoustonRockets8-3
8:30 PM ET · Local TV · League Pass
- Star duel: Alperen Sengun vs Cooper Flagg
- Both sides come in hot
- Records are close enough for a live one
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Rank 566 of 100 — Late Menu (lowest tier), how we score games
BostonCeltics8-2
UtahJazz1-9
9:30 PM ET · Local TV · League Pass
- Star duel: Keyonte George vs Jayson Tatum
- BOS have won 9 of their last 10
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Rank 660 of 100 — Late Menu (lowest tier), how we score games
Philadelphia76ers9-2
MilwaukeeBucks1-9
8:00 PM ET · Local TV · League Pass
- Tyrese Maxey headlines this one
- PHI have won 7 of their last 10
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