The NBA was in the spotlight for a couple weeks.
First, there was the busy trade deadline earlier this month. Then, the top stars shined bright during the 2026 All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.
Following the All-Star Game, teams now get a few more days off to enjoy a break from the grind of the 82-game schedule.
And when teams return, the push for the playoffs heats up. There are less than two months remaining and fewer than 30 games in the regular season for every team before the postseason begins in mid-April.
Here’s what to know about the NBA schedule this week, including when the Milwaukee Bucks next play:
NBA games today: Are there NBA games tonight on TV?
No NBA games will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
NBA games tomorrow
Wednesday, Feb. 18, is the final day without any NBA games before the action resumes.
Stream the NBA on Peacock
NBA games Thursday
The NBA returns on Thursday, Feb. 19, with 10 games, including two for a national audience on Amazon Prime Video. The top three teams in the Eastern Conference – the Detroit Pistons, the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks – will be featured.
Here’s the schedule (all times are Central):
Stream the NBA on Amazon Prime Video
NBA standings
Here are the NBA standings at the All-Star break. Every team has played at least 53 games, with some already at 56. The top six are in the playoffs, with Nos. 7-10 in the play-in round for a chance to be in the postseason and earn the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
NBA championship odds
Here are the teams with the lowest betting odds to win the 2026 NBA championship:
Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook
When do the Milwaukee Bucks play again?
The Bucks next play the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Feb. 20. They will have had eight days off from their last game, when they upset the Oklahoma City Thunder.
It’ll be the Bucks’ fourth straight road game and second in the last six playing the Pelicans. The Bucks beat New Orleans, 141-137, in overtime on Feb. 5 at home.
Milwaukee Bucks schedule
After playing the Pelicans on Friday, Feb. 20, the Bucks have four consecutive home games.
Here are the Bucks’ next five games:
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Are there NBA games today? NBA schedule this week, tomorrow, Thursday
Reporting by Christopher Kuhagen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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