The Bucks now know when and where their first 37 games of the 2020-21 season will be played.
The NBA releasing the schedules for the first half of the season.
The Bucks already knew prior to Friday that they would begin the season at the Boston Celtics on December 23, with their home opener against the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day, December 25.
Other notable games on this part of the schedule include:
- Back to back games at the Miami Heat December 29 and 30
- Hosting the defending champions Los Angeles Lakers January 21
The schedule does include several back-to-back games against the same opponent. It is part of the NBA’s efforts to schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The NBA All Star break will split up the season into two halves, which will begin March 5.
The full first-half schedule is below:
- December 23 at Celtics, 6:30 p.m.
- December 23 vs Warriors, 1:30 p.m.
- December 27 at Knicks, 6:30 p.m.
- December 29 at Heat, 6:30 p.m.
- December 30 at Heat, 6:30 p.m.
- January 1 vs Bulls, 7 p.m.
- January 4 vs Pistons, 7 p.m.
- January 6 vs Pistons, 7 p.m.
- January 8 vs Jazz, 7 p.m.
- January 9 vs Cavaliers, 7 p.m.
- January 11 at Magic, 6 p.m.
- January 13 at Pistons, 6 p.m.
- January 15 vs Mavericks, 6:30 p.m.
- January 18 at Nets, 6:30 p.m.
- January 21 vs Lakers, 6:30 p.m.
- January 22 vs Wizards, 7 p.m.
- January 24 vs Hawks, 6:30 p.m.
- January 27 at Raptors, 6:30 p.m.
- January 29 at Pelicans, 6:30 p.m.
- January 30 at Hornets, 6 p.m.
- February 1 vs Trailblazers, 7 p.m.
- February 3 vs Pacers, 6 p.m.
- February 5 at Cavaliers, 6:30 p.m.
- February 6 at Cavaliers, 7 p.m.
- February 8 at Nuggets, 8:30 p.m.
- February 10 at Suns, 9 p.m.
- February 12 at Jazz, 8 p.m.
- February 14 at Thunder, 6 p.m.
- February 16 vs Raptors, 7 p.m.
- February 18 vs Raptors, 6:30 p.m.
- February 19 vs Thunder, 7 p.m.
- February 21 vs Kings, 7 p.m.
- February 23 vs Timberwolves, 7 p.m.
- February 25 vs Pelicans, 8:30 p.m.
- February 28 vs Clippers, 2:30 p.m.
- March 2 vs Nuggets, 7 p.m.
- March 4 at Grizzlies, 7 p.m.