While the 76ers-Knicks and Thunder-Spurs headline NBA opening night, it will be Celtics-Pistons that officiallu kick off the 2026-27 season. The 2026-27 NBA season is coming soon, and we now know which teams we will watch on opening night. Before those games tip, though, NBA fans will get a fun afternoon opener as the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons go at it in the afternoon. These three NBA opening night matchups offer, arguably, the three best storylines of the 2026-27 season. This is an incredible NBA opening night slate, and if the games are half as good as they appear on paper, we should be in for an exciting and dramataic season ahaead.