08-07-2025
2025 NBA summer league schedule: Rockets learn July opponents, game times in Las Vegas
On Friday, the NBA announced the game and broadcast schedules for its NBA 2K26 Summer League 2025. The showcase event will feature all 30 NBA teams from July 10-20 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
All 76 games of the 11-day competition will air live on ESPN platforms (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, and ESPN3) or NBA TV. Every game will also be available to stream on the ESPN app.
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Each team will play at least five games, the first four from July 10-17. After each team's first four games, the top four teams will advance to participate in the playoffs, beginning with a semifinal doubleheader on Saturday, July 19. The two winning teams from the semifinal games will meet in the championship game on Sunday, July 20.
The four playoff teams and their seeds for playoff games will be determined by winning percentage in each team's first four games, with tiebreaker criteria available here. The 26 teams that do not advance to the four-team playoff will play a fifth game at some point between July 18 and July 20.
For the Houston Rockets, the first four games are as follows:
Friday, July 11 : Los Angeles Clippers vs. Rockets, 9:00 p.m. Central tipoff, NBA TV
Sunday, July 13 : Detroit Pistons vs. Rockets, 3:00 p.m. Central tipoff, ESPN2
Monday, July 14 : Atlanta Hawks vs. Rockets, 3:30 p.m. Central tipoff, NBA TV
Thursday, July 17: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Rockets, 7:00 p.m. Central tipoff, NBA TV
Houston's summer-league roster and coach is not yet confirmed, though second-year guard Reed Sheppard is reportedly expected to play.
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