NBA schedule for fantasy basketball, Nov 2–8
Last updated October 26, 2026
54 NBA games from Monday, November 2 to Sunday, November 8, by US Eastern date. 18 teams play 4 games. Monday is the busiest night with 15 games, and Tuesday the quietest with 0.
Games each night
- Mon, Nov 2: 15 games
- Tue, Nov 3: 0 games
- Wed, Nov 4: 14 games
- Thu, Nov 5: 2 games
- Fri, Nov 6: 9 games
- Sat, Nov 7: 7 games
- Sun, Nov 8: 7 games
Games per team
- 4 games: ATL, BKN, BOS, CLE, DAL, LAL, MIA, MIL, MIN, NOP, OKC, PHI, PHX, POR, SAC, SAS, UTA, WAS
- 3 games: CHA, CHI, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, MEM, NYK, ORL, TOR
Back-to-backs
Teams that play two nights in a row. Coaches often rest older players on the second night.
- ATL: Nov 6 and Nov 7
- BKN: Nov 7 and Nov 8
- CLE: Nov 6 and Nov 7
- MIA: Nov 4 and Nov 5
- OKC: Nov 6 and Nov 7
- PHX: Nov 4 and Nov 5
- POR: Nov 6 and Nov 7
- SAS: Nov 6 and Nov 7
- WAS: Nov 6 and Nov 7
Best night for top players
The top players by fantasy value this season, each game projected with Circled Hoops’ default scoring. The best night is the game with the highest projection.
| Player | Games | Best night |
|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic (DEN) | Mon vs POR, Wed vs TOR, Sat at IND | Sat at IND, 44.2 projected |
| Victor Wembanyama (SAS) | Mon vs UTA, Wed vs DAL, Fri at SAC, Sat at POR | Fri at SAC, 35.9 projected |
| Luka Doncic (LAL) | Mon vs MIA, Wed at SAC, Fri vs POR, Sun at DET | Wed at SAC, 35.2 projected |
| Jalen Johnson (ATL) | Mon at IND, Wed at WAS, Fri vs WAS, Sat vs BKN | Fri vs WAS, 40.8 projected |
| Tyrese Haliburton (IND) | Mon vs ATL, Wed at MEM, Sat vs DEN | Sat vs DEN, 39.4 projected |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) | Mon at CLE, Wed vs CLE, Fri at MEM, Sat vs WAS | Wed vs CLE, 31.4 projected |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA) | Mon at LAL, Wed at LAC, Thu at GSW, Sun at SAC | Sun at SAC, 32.1 projected |
| Cade Cunningham (DET) | Mon at CHA, Wed vs PHI, Sun vs LAL | Sun vs LAL, 32.5 projected |
| Alperen Sengun (HOU) | Mon vs BOS, Wed vs MIN, Sat at PHX | Wed vs MIN, 40.3 projected |
| Tyrese Maxey (PHI) | Mon vs CHI, Wed at DET, Fri at CLE, Sun at CHI | Mon vs CHI, 35.5 projected |
| Walker Kessler (LAL) | Mon vs MIA, Wed at SAC, Fri vs POR, Sun at DET | Wed at SAC, 36.2 projected |
| Scottie Barnes (TOR) | Mon at LAC, Wed at DEN, Fri at MIL | Fri at MIL, 24.9 projected |
| Anthony Davis (WAS) | Mon at ORL, Wed vs ATL, Fri at ATL, Sat at OKC | Wed vs ATL, 26.0 projected |
| Kawhi Leonard (TOR) | Mon at LAC, Wed at DEN, Fri at MIL | Fri at MIL, 14.3 projected |
| Evan Mobley (CLE) | Mon vs OKC, Wed at OKC, Fri vs PHI, Sat vs NYK | Fri vs PHI, 30.9 projected |
| Domantas Sabonis (SAC) | Mon at DAL, Wed vs LAL, Fri vs SAS, Sun vs MIA | Sun vs MIA, 45.1 projected |
| Jayson Tatum (BOS) | Mon at HOU, Wed vs MIL, Fri at CHA, Sun at MIL | Wed vs MIL, 31.0 projected |
| Donovan Mitchell (CLE) | Mon vs OKC, Wed at OKC, Fri vs PHI, Sat vs NYK | Fri vs PHI, 33.5 projected |
| Amen Thompson (HOU) | Mon vs BOS, Wed vs MIN, Sat at PHX | Sat at PHX, 30.2 projected |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) | Mon vs BKN, Wed vs CHI, Sat at CLE | Mon vs BKN, 33.9 projected |
| Joel Embiid (PHI) | Mon vs CHI, Wed at DET, Fri at CLE, Sun at CHI | Mon vs CHI, 16.5 projected |
| LeBron James (PHI) | Mon vs CHI, Wed at DET, Fri at CLE, Sun at CHI | Mon vs CHI, 29.1 projected |
| Cooper Flagg (DAL) | Mon vs SAC, Wed at SAS, Fri vs UTA, Sun vs BKN | Sun vs BKN, 24.2 projected |
| Jalen Duren (DET) | Mon at CHA, Wed vs PHI, Sun vs LAL | Mon at CHA, 0.0 projected |
| Jamal Murray (DEN) | Mon vs POR, Wed vs TOR, Sat at IND | Sat at IND, 25.2 projected |
Last week’s best games
| Player | Game | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun (HOU) | Oct 26 vs ATL | 68.3 |
| Cooper Flagg (DAL) | Oct 26 vs MIA | 62.0 |
| Moussa Diabate (CHA) | Oct 26 vs WAS | 52.7 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA) | Oct 26 vs DAL | 52.5 |
| Brandon Miller (CHA) | Oct 26 vs WAS | 50.1 |
| Anthony Edwards (MIN) | Oct 26 vs CLE | 47.6 |
| Tyler Herro (MIL) | Oct 26 vs IND | 43.3 |
| Airious Bailey (UTA) | Oct 26 vs MEM | 43.2 |
| Donovan Mitchell (CLE) | Oct 26 vs MIN | 43.1 |
| Tyrese Haliburton (IND) | Oct 26 vs MIL | 43.0 |
Using this in Circled Hoops
In Circled Hoops you circle one game for each starter, and only that game counts. A team with four games gives you more nights to choose from, but no extra points, so the question is which night. Lineups lock Monday at 7 PM in your league’s time zone. How to play has the full rules, and you can start a free league.