Heat Announce 2026-27 Regular Season Schedule

MIAMI, FL – The Miami HEAT announced its 2026-27 regular season schedule today, presented by Ticketmaster, which runs from October 21, 2026 through April 11, 2027 and currently includes 80 games with two NBA Cup games to be determined at a later date. The HEAT are scheduled to appear on national television 25 times this season on ESPN (seven), Prime (six), NBC (five), Peacock (four) and ABC (three) as all games not exclusively on a national platform will be televised locally on WPLG Local 10 and stream on the WPLG Local 10 Plus Platinum App. All games can also be heard on WQAM FM 104.3 and the HEAT Audio Experience in English and on the Latino Media Network (WAQI 710 AM & WQBA 1140 AM) and the HEAT Radio Network in Spanish.

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The FULL 2026-27 schedule has arrived! 👉 https://t.co/0jqViUPdZh

Schedule Release // @Ticketmaster pic.twitter.com/gqXkIZrUTS

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) August 13, 2026

The HEAT will tipoff its 39th regular season inside the Kaseya Center with two games at home, opening the regular season in a nationally televised matchup on ESPN against the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 21 (7:30PM), followed by a home contest against Detroit on October 23 (8PM). Miami will face-off against the Milwaukee Bucks for the first time this season at the Kaseya Center on November 18 on ESPN (7PM) and also return to play on Christmas Day in a nationally televised contest on ABC in Boston (2:30PM), having recorded a league-best 12-2 (.857) record on the holiday.

2 things to get you hyped today: Basketball is almost back, and our road to the Cup starts here 😎

Hit the link to sign up for early access to tix! https://t.co/XrRV0WDPoZ pic.twitter.com/hwi0fLlJzX

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) August 12, 2026

The HEAT will play four NBA Cup games as part of East Group B from October 30 through November 27. Miami’s NBA Cup Group Play games are scheduled at home against Indiana (Oct. 30, 8PM) and Cleveland (Nov. 13, 8PM) and on the road in two nationally televised games, at Philadelphia on ESPN (Nov. 25, 5PM) and at New York on Prime (Nov. 27, 7PM). Eight teams (four per conference) will advance from Group Play into the second and final stage of the NBA Cup Knockout Rounds, including the six group winners and two “wild cards.”

Your post-shopping reward on Black Friday? Some NBA Cup HEAT hoops 🔥 pic.twitter.com/qIeMyQHUAI

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) August 12, 2026

After the HEAT’s longest road trip of the season, a nine-day, five-game stretch from November 2 through November 10, the team returns to Miami for their longest homestand of the season for five games from November 13 through November 22, while also having another five-game homestand from March 2 through March 10. Miami will play 13 back-to-backs, and will face the same opponent in consecutive games twice, including the Bulls (Dec. 21 and 23) and Raptors (Mar. 2 and 3). The HEAT will also play 35 of the 80 currently scheduled games on weekends (Friday through Sunday). Of those weekend games, 19 will be played in Miami (five on Friday, six on Saturday and eight on Sunday).

Presidents Day calls for a marquee matchup 🇺🇸 The Spurs are coming to Miami 🔥 pic.twitter.com/TUdvn9ALnN

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) August 12, 2026

Game tickets for all regular season home games at Kaseya Center will go on sale to the general public tomorrow, Friday, August 14 at 3PM. Tickets can be purchased by logging on to HEAT.com or Ticketmaster.com. All Miami HEAT home games are mobile only entry. HEAT fans may access their game tickets via the Miami HEAT App, Ticketmaster.com and/or the Ticketmaster App in order to gain entry to Kaseya Center. Tickets for Miami’s three home preseason games (Oct. 8 vs. New Orleans, Oct. 10 vs. Minnesota and Oct. 14 vs. Brooklyn) are already on sale.

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