The Toronto Raptors will begin their 23rd season on October 19th this year, as Canada’s only NBA team announced its 2017-18 schedule on Monday.
The season opener – at home against the Chicago Bulls – is the earliest in club history. Their season finale on April 11 (on the road in Miami) will also be the earliest in team history. The broadcast schedule has not yet been released, but all 82 Raptors regular season games will be televised nationally in Canada for the 12th year in a row.
The longest homestand of the season is four games in February, while the longest road trip is six games, beginning in October.
The Raptors will play four games against Atlantic Division rivals. They’ll play the remaining 10 Eastern Conference teams four times, except for Cleveland, Orlando, Miami, and Milwaukee, who they’ll play three times. That’s bad news for fans in Toronto, who will only get to see LeBron James once this season.
Toronto will play a home-and-home with every Western Conference team.
Notable home games:
- January 11: Cleveland Cavaliers
- January 13: Golden State Warriors
- February 6: Boston Celtics
- March 18: Oklahoma City Thunder
- April 4: Boston Celtics
The Raptors’ busiest month is in March when they play 16 times, followed by January when they play 15 games. Their busiest day of the week is Friday, when they play 18 times, followed by 17 games on Wednesdays.
Toronto has 14 back-to-back games in 2017-18, down from 17 back-to-back contests last season.
Date | Opponent | Time (ET) |
Thu, Oct 19 | vs Chicago | 7:30 PM |
Sat, Oct 21 | vs Philadelphia | 7:30 PM |
Mon, Oct 23 | @ San Antonio | 8:30 PM |
Wed, Oct 25 | @ Golden State | 10:30 PM |
Fri, Oct 27 | @ Los Angeles | 10:30 PM |
Mon, Oct 30 | @ Portland | 10:00 PM |
Wed, Nov 1 | @ Denver | 9:00 PM |
Fri, Nov 3 | @ Utah | 9:00 PM |
Sun, Nov 5 | vs Washington | 6:00 PM |
Tue, Nov 7 | vs Chicago | 7:30 PM |
Thu, Nov 9 | vs New Orleans | 7:30 PM |
Sun, Nov 12 | @ Boston | 3:30 PM |
Tue, Nov 14 | @ Houston | 8:00 PM |
Wed, Nov 15 | @ New Orleans | 8:00 PM |
Fri, Nov 17 | vs NY Knicks | 7:30 PM |
Sun, Nov 19 | vs Washington | 6:00 PM |
Wed, Nov 22 | @ NY Knicks | 7:30 PM |
Fri, Nov 24 | @ Indiana | 8:00 PM |
Sat, Nov 25 | @ Atlanta | 7:30 PM |
Wed, Nov 29 | vs Charlotte | 7:30 PM |
Fri, Dec 1 | vs Indiana | 7:00 PM |
Tue, Dec 5 | vs Phoenix | 7:30 PM |
Fri, Dec 8 | @ Memphis | 8:00 PM |
Sun, Dec 10 | @ Sacramento | 3:30 PM |
Mon, Dec 11 | @ LA | 10:30 PM |
Wed, Dec 13 | @ Phoenix | 9:00 PM |
Fri, Dec 15 | vs Brooklyn | 7:30 PM |
Sun, Dec 17 | vs Sacramento | 3:30 PM |
Wed, Dec 20 | @ Charlotte | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Dec 21 | @ Philadelphia | 7:00 PM |
Sat, Dec 23 | vs Philadelphia | 5:00 PM |
Tue, Dec 26 | @ Dallas | 7:00 PM |
Wed, Dec 27 | @ Oklahoma City | 8:00 PM |
Fri, Dec 29 | vs Atlanta | 7:30 PM |
Sun, Jan 1 | vs Milwaukee | 7:30 PM |
Tue, Jan 3 | @ Chicago | 8:00 PM |
Thu, Jan 5 | @ Milwaukee | 8:00 PM |
Sun, Jan 8 | @ Brooklyn | 7:30 PM |
Mon, Jan 9 | vs Miami | 7:30 PM |
Wed, Jan 11 | vs Cleveland | 8:00 PM |
Fri, Jan 13 | vs Golden State | 7:30 PM |
Sun, Jan 15 | @ Philadelphia | 1:00 PM |
Tue, Jan 17 | vs Detroit | 7:30 PM |
Thu, Jan 19 | vs San Antonio | 7:00 PM |
Fri, Jan 20 | @ Minnesota | 9:00 PM |
Tue, Jan 24 | @ Atlanta | 7:30 PM |
Thu, Jan 26 | vs Utah | 7:30 PM |
Sat, Jan 28 | vs Los Angeles | 6:00 PM |
Mon, Jan 30 | vs Minnesota | 7:30 PM |
Wed, Feb 1 | @ Washington | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Feb 2 | vs Portland | 7:30 PM |
Sat, Feb 4 | vs Memphis | 12:00 PM |
Mon, Feb 6 | vs Boston | 7:00 PM |
Wed, Feb 8 | vs NY Knicks | 7:30 PM |
Sat, Feb 11 | @ Charlotte | 1:00 PM |
Mon, Feb 13 | vs Miami | 7:00 PM |
Tue, Feb 14 | @ Chicago | 8:00 PM |
Thu, Feb 23 | vs Milwaukee | 7:30 PM |
Sun, Feb 26 | vs Detroit | 7:30 PM |
Tue, Feb 28 | @ Orlando | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Mar 2 | @ Washington | 8:00 PM |
Sat, Mar 4 | vs Charlotte | 6:00 PM |
Mon, Mar 6 | vs Atlanta | 7:00 PM |
Tue, Mar 7 | @ Detroit | 8:00 PM |
Thu, Mar 9 | vs Houston | 7:30 PM |
Sat, Mar 11 | @ NY Knicks | 1:00 PM |
Mon, Mar 13 | @ Brooklyn | 7:30 PM |
Wed, Mar 15 | @ Indiana | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Mar 16 | vs Dallas | 7:30 PM |
Sat, Mar 18 | vs Oklahoma City | 1:00 PM |
Mon, Mar 20 | @ Orlando | 7:00 PM |
Tue, Mar 21 | @ Cleveland | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Mar 23 | vs Brooklyn | 7:30 PM |
Sat, Mar 25 | vs LA | 6:00 PM |
Mon, Mar 27 | vs Denver | 7:30 PM |
Fri, Mar 31 | @ Boston | 7:30 PM |
Mon, Apr 3 | @ Cleveland | 7:00 PM |
Tue, Apr 4 | vs Boston | 7:00 PM |
Thu, Apr 6 | vs Indiana | 7:30 PM |
Sat, Apr 8 | vs Orlando | 6:00 PM |
Sun, Apr 9 | @ Detroit | 7:00 PM |
Tue, Apr 11 | @ Miami | 8:00 PM |