The second game on ABC will show Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson and the Los Angeles Lakers against Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat.
The NBA released its complete game schedule and national TV schedules of ABC, TNT, ESPN and NBA TV for the 2005-06 season.
The televised season begins Nov. 1 with the defending champion Spurs against the Denver Nuggets on TNT. The game includes the ring ceremony and launches a week of five consecutive nationally televised doubleheaders. In the second game, the Dallas Mavericks face the Phoenix Suns.
ESPN's coverage starts Nov. 2 with a doubleheader. The Philadelphia 76ers play at Detroit, followed by Jackson's first game back as coach in the Lakers-Nuggets game.
On Nov. 3, the Heat host the Indiana Pacers, and Jackson makes his home debut in the Phoenix Suns-Lakers matchup on TNT.
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Spurs on Nov. 4 in the opener of ESPN's doubleheader that concludes with Minnesota-Seattle.
Former Pistons coach Larry Brown returns to Detroit with the New York Knicks on Dec. 2 on ESPN.
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