NBA Releases 2026-27 Season Schedule
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The NBA is a big basketball league in America. It has made its game schedule for next season. The season is called 2026-27.
The schedule shows the first game night. This is called opening night. It also shows games for Christmas Day. Christmas games are always very popular.
Fans want to see the best games. These are called must-see games. The schedule also shows hard parts for teams, like back-to-backs. A back-to-back is two games in two days.
One team called the Sixers has an interesting schedule. People also talked about a special game. It is called a family reunion. This means family members play against each other or together again.
Sports writers looked at the schedule. They named some teams winners and some teams losers. Winners have an easier schedule. Losers have a harder schedule.
Fans are now excited for the new NBA season. They want to watch the big games.
Vocabulary10 words
- NBA
- a big basketball league in America
- schedule
- a list of games and dates
- opening night
- the first game of the season
- Christmas
- a holiday on December 25
- must-see games
- games that are very exciting to watch
- back-to-backs
- two games played on two days in a row
- Sixers
- a basketball team from Philadelphia
- reunion
- coming together again after being apart
- winners
- people or teams who do well
- losers
- people or teams who do not do well
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1. Its schedule for 2026-27 2. Two games in two days 3. True
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The NBA is a big basketball league in America. It has made its game _____ for next season. The season is called 2026-27.
The schedule shows the first game night. This is called _____. It also shows games for _____ Day. Christmas games are always very popular.
Fans want to see the best games. These are called _____. The schedule also shows hard parts for teams, like _____. A back-to-back is two games in two days.
One team called the _____ has an interesting schedule. People also talked about a special game. It is called a family _____. This means family members play against each other or together again.
Sports writers looked at the schedule. They named some teams _____ and some teams _____. Winners have an easier schedule. Losers have a harder schedule.
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