Circled HoopsNBA schedule for fantasy basketball, Dec 14–20
Last updated October 27, 2026
55 NBA games from Monday, December 14 to Sunday, December 20, by US Eastern date. 21 teams play 4 games. Wednesday is the busiest night with 13 games, and Tuesday the quietest with 2.
Games each night
- Mon, Dec 14: 11 games
- Tue, Dec 15: 2 games
- Wed, Dec 16: 13 games
- Thu, Dec 17: 3 games
- Fri, Dec 18: 12 games
- Sat, Dec 19: 4 games
- Sun, Dec 20: 10 games
Games per team
- 4 games: ATL, BKN, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DET, GSW, HOU, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, NOP, ORL, PHX, SAS, TOR, UTA, WAS
- 3 games: DEN, IND, LAC, MIN, NYK, OKC, POR, SAC
- 2 games: PHI
Back-to-backs
Teams that play two nights in a row. Coaches often rest older players on the second night.
- ATL: Dec 19 and Dec 20
- CHA: Dec 18 and Dec 19
- CHI: Dec 18 and Dec 19
- CLE: Dec 15 and Dec 16
- DAL: Dec 16 and Dec 17
- LAL: Dec 18 and Dec 19
- ORL: Dec 18 and Dec 19
- SAS: Dec 15 and Dec 16
- IND: Dec 16 and Dec 17
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) | Tue at POR, Thu vs ATL, Sat vs LAL | Thu vs ATL, 52.3 projected |
| Victor Wembanyama (SAS) | Tue at CLE, Wed at TOR, Fri vs CHI, Sun at NOP | Fri vs CHI, 39.9 projected |
| Luka Doncic (LAL) | Mon vs NOP, Wed at MIN, Fri at MIN, Sat at DEN | Mon vs NOP, 40.4 projected |
| Jalen Johnson (ATL) | Mon at PHX, Thu at DEN, Sat vs ORL, Sun vs OKC | Sat vs ORL, 45.0 projected |
| Tyrese Haliburton (IND) | Wed vs GSW, Thu vs POR, Sun at LAC | Wed vs GSW, 44.5 projected |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) | Wed vs SAC, Fri at CHA, Sun at ATL | Wed vs SAC, 36.2 projected |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA) | Mon at CHI, Wed at MEM, Fri vs LAC, Sun vs SAC | Sun vs SAC, 39.5 projected |
| Cade Cunningham (DET) | Mon vs BKN, Wed vs PHX, Fri vs CLE, Sun at BOS | Wed vs PHX, 36.8 projected |
| Alperen Sengun (HOU) | Mon vs NYK, Wed vs MIL, Fri at MEM, Sun at TOR | Wed vs MIL, 45.4 projected |
| Tyrese Maxey (PHI) | Mon at ORL, Thu vs DAL | Thu vs DAL, 38.8 projected |
| Walker Kessler (LAL) | Mon vs NOP, Wed at MIN, Fri at MIN, Sat at DEN | Mon vs NOP, 42.5 projected |
| Scottie Barnes (TOR) | Mon at CHA, Wed vs SAS, Fri vs GSW, Sun vs HOU | Wed vs SAS, 28.0 projected |
| Anthony Davis (WAS) | Mon at BOS, Wed at BOS, Fri vs NYK, Sun at BKN | Fri vs NYK, 29.8 projected |
| Kawhi Leonard (TOR) | Mon at CHA, Wed vs SAS, Fri vs GSW, Sun vs HOU | Sun vs HOU, 15.2 projected |
| Evan Mobley (CLE) | Tue vs SAS, Wed at ORL, Fri at DET, Sun vs UTA | Tue vs SAS, 34.2 projected |
| Domantas Sabonis (SAC) | Wed at OKC, Fri at NOP, Sun at MIA | Sun at MIA, 48.9 projected |
| Jayson Tatum (BOS) | Mon vs WAS, Wed vs WAS, Fri vs UTA, Sun vs DET | Sun vs DET, 37.0 projected |
| Donovan Mitchell (CLE) | Tue vs SAS, Wed at ORL, Fri at DET, Sun vs UTA | Sun vs UTA, 38.7 projected |
| Amen Thompson (HOU) | Mon vs NYK, Wed vs MIL, Fri at MEM, Sun at TOR | Wed vs MIL, 32.3 projected |
| Jamal Murray (DEN) | Tue at POR, Thu vs ATL, Sat vs LAL | Sat vs LAL, 32.9 projected |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) | Mon at HOU, Wed at NOP, Fri at WAS | Wed at NOP, 35.3 projected |
| Joel Embiid (PHI) | Mon at ORL, Thu vs DAL | Thu vs DAL, 16.6 projected |
| LeBron James (PHI) | Mon at ORL, Thu vs DAL | Thu vs DAL, 31.4 projected |
| Cooper Flagg (DAL) | Mon vs MIL, Wed at BKN, Thu at PHI, Sat vs CHI | Sat vs CHI, 48.5 projected |
| Yaxel Lendeborg (GSW) | Mon at MEM, Wed at IND, Fri at TOR, Sun at MIL | Sun at MIL, 33.5 projected |
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.