NBA schedule for fantasy basketball, Mar 29–Apr 4
Last updated October 28, 2026
55 NBA games from Monday, March 29 to Sunday, April 4, by US Eastern date. 21 teams play 4 games. Sunday is the busiest night with 13 games, and Saturday the quietest with 2.
Games each night
- Mon, Mar 29: 8 games
- Tue, Mar 30: 6 games
- Wed, Mar 31: 10 games
- Thu, Apr 1: 4 games
- Fri, Apr 2: 12 games
- Sat, Apr 3: 2 games
- Sun, Apr 4: 13 games
Games per team
- 4 games: ATL, BKN, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, MIA, MIL, MIN, NYK, PHX, POR, SAC, SAS
- 3 games: LAL, MEM, OKC, ORL, PHI, TOR, UTA, WAS
- 2 games: NOP
Back-to-backs
Teams that play two nights in a row. Coaches often rest older players on the second night.
- BOS: Apr 1 and Apr 2
- CHA: Apr 1 and Apr 2
- CLE: Mar 31 and Apr 1
- HOU: Mar 30 and Mar 31
- IND: Mar 29 and Mar 30
- MIA: Mar 29 and Mar 30
- NYK: Apr 1 and Apr 2
- POR: Mar 30 and Mar 31
- WAS: Apr 2 and Apr 3
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 at SAC, Wed at DAL, Fri at PHX, Sun vs MEM | Sun vs MEM, 51.1 projected |
| Victor Wembanyama (SAS) | Mon vs PHX, Wed vs PHX, Fri at LAC, Sun at LAL | Mon vs PHX, 45.5 projected |
| Luka Doncic (LAL) | Tue at MEM, Thu at OKC, Sun vs SAS | Tue at MEM, 39.2 projected |
| Tyrese Haliburton (IND) | Mon at CHI, Tue vs BOS, Thu vs ORL, Sun at TOR | Mon at CHI, 20.5 projected |
| Jalen Johnson (ATL) | Mon vs MIN, Wed vs LAC, Fri at TOR, Sun at PHI | Wed vs LAC, 42.0 projected |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) | Tue at UTA, Thu vs LAL, Sat vs NOP | Tue at UTA, 37.6 projected |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA) | Mon at CLE, Tue at CHA, Fri at BOS, Sun at DET | Mon at CLE, 37.3 projected |
| Cade Cunningham (DET) | Mon vs LAC, Wed vs TOR, Fri at CHI, Sun vs MIA | Fri at CHI, 37.0 projected |
| Alperen Sengun (HOU) | Tue at POR, Wed at POR, Fri vs MEM, Sun vs CHI | Tue at POR, 0.0 projected |
| Tyrese Maxey (PHI) | Wed vs GSW, Fri at WAS, Sun vs ATL | Wed vs GSW, 39.6 projected |
| Walker Kessler (LAL) | Tue at MEM, Thu at OKC, Sun vs SAS | Tue at MEM, 41.3 projected |
| Scottie Barnes (TOR) | Wed at DET, Fri vs ATL, Sun vs IND | Sun vs IND, 28.6 projected |
| Anthony Davis (WAS) | Wed vs CHI, Fri vs PHI, Sat at ORL | Wed vs CHI, 32.0 projected |
| Evan Mobley (CLE) | Mon vs MIA, Wed at BKN, Thu vs BOS, Sun vs CHA | Mon vs MIA, 37.6 projected |
| Kawhi Leonard (TOR) | Wed at DET, Fri vs ATL, Sun vs IND | Wed at DET, 0.0 projected |
| Domantas Sabonis (SAC) | Mon vs DEN, Wed at MIN, Fri at DAL, Sun vs GSW | Mon vs DEN, 50.8 projected |
| Jayson Tatum (BOS) | Tue at IND, Thu at CLE, Fri vs MIA, Sun at NYK | Fri vs MIA, 38.5 projected |
| Cooper Flagg (DAL) | Mon at MIL, Wed vs DEN, Fri vs SAC, Sun vs MIN | Fri vs SAC, 51.1 projected |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) | Tue at ORL, Thu vs CHA, Fri at BKN, Sun vs BOS | Fri at BKN, 35.0 projected |
| Amen Thompson (HOU) | Tue at POR, Wed at POR, Fri vs MEM, Sun vs CHI | Sun vs CHI, 34.0 projected |
| Jamal Murray (DEN) | Mon at SAC, Wed at DAL, Fri at PHX, Sun vs MEM | Sun vs MEM, 34.1 projected |
| Donovan Mitchell (CLE) | Mon vs MIA, Wed at BKN, Thu vs BOS, Sun vs CHA | Mon vs MIA, 37.9 projected |
| Joel Embiid (PHI) | Wed vs GSW, Fri at WAS, Sun vs ATL | Fri at WAS, 36.6 projected |
| LeBron James (PHI) | Wed vs GSW, Fri at WAS, Sun vs ATL | Fri at WAS, 32.6 projected |
| Yaxel Lendeborg (GSW) | Mon at BKN, Wed at PHI, Fri at MIN, Sun at SAC | Mon at BKN, 16.2 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.