When the Rivals Week, which began on Tuesday, January 23, will come to an end this week, RDS will present its own “Big Basketball Week” starting Friday, January 26, including four NBA games and a special show on basketball in Quebec. The matches will be broadcast on RDS from January 26 to February 2 as part of this new initiative which should have a lot to offer fans.
DateHourVisitorsHostsFRI, January 26, 7:00 p.m. Phoenix Suns Indiana Pacers MON, January 29, 9:00 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks Denver Nuggets TUES., January 30 7:30 p.m. Indiana Pacers Boston Celtics THU, February 1, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics FRI, February 2, 7:00 p.m. Special broadcast: basketball in Quebec
All matches on show can be watched live on RDS, while the special broadcast on February 2 will instead be presented to you via RDS2. In addition to highlighting some of the NBA’s most important stars, interviews with various Quebecers involved in the world of basketball in the province will be on the menu.
Those of you who will be in front of your television during this “Big Basketball Week” will have the chance to win certain prizes which will be drawn among viewers. You could win an autographed Luguentz Dort jersey, one of two Bennedict Mathurin jerseys, four t-shirts « NBA represents Canada » by Dort and/or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, as well as an opportunity to experience what RDS describes as “a VIP experience for a Montreal Alliance match. »
Even in the absence of the Raptors, the range of games proposed should please fans of the We the North and Bennedict Mathurin, while the exciting Pacers – new formation of Pascal Siakam – will be put forward twice; first in a rematch against Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and their Suns, before visiting the Boston Celtics, top seed in the East, four days later.
The latter will also be on your TV at more than one occurrence, welcoming the Lakers of LeBron James and Anthony Davis to launch the month of February with a good old rivalry old-school between the two most illustrious franchises in the history of this sport.
Next Monday, a big duel of candidates for the MVP title will also take place when the Bucks and the Nuggets – reigning NBA champions – cross swords. Nikola Jokic is currently leading his club to third place in the Western Conference, while Giannis Antetokounmpo keeps them in second place in the opposing association. These basketball juggernauts always represent spectacles not to be missed.
Hats off to our colleagues at RDS for the initiative.
With regard to the Rivals Week, innovation by Adam Silver which will be in its second edition, we are talking about a program of 11 parts divided into five days, from Tuesday to Saturday of this week. Some of the League’s biggest rivalries will experience the next episode of their saga there. The match list involves, among others, Lakers-Clippers, Celtics-Heat, 76ers-Nuggets and some rematchs 2023 series.
Full schedule:
DateHourVisitorsHostsJanuary 23 7:30 p.m. New York Knicks Brooklyn Nets January 23 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers Dallas Atlanta Hawks January 26, 9:30 p.m. Trail Portland Blazers San Spurs AntonioJanuary 27, 3:00 p.m. Miami HeatNew York KnicksJanuary 27, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia 76Denver NuggetsJanuary 27, 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors