Winless Knicks and Celtics Collide as NBA on Prime Returns for Season 2 on 12-Game Friday

The 2026-27 NBA season gets its first full night of action on Friday, with 12 games involving 24 teams tipping off across the league. Prime Video opens Season 2 of its NBA coverage with a doubleheader: the reigning champion New York Knicks visit the Boston Celtics at TD Garden at 7:00 PM ET, followed by the Houston Rockets at the San Antonio Spurs at 9:30 PM ET. Both the Knicks and Celtics arrive at the Garden still searching for their first win. New York lost at Madison Square Garden on its ring night to the Philadelphia 76ers, while Boston dropped its opener on the road at Detroit, where a 22-point lead slipped away — Paul George scored 38 on his Celtics debut but Jayson Tatum shot just 6-for-23. The night's injury report carries several notable names: San Antonio's De'Aaron Fox is questionable with a right wrist sprain, top overall pick AJ Dybantsa remains out for Washington's home game against Toronto with a sprained left ankle, and Denver's Cam Johnson sprained his right ankle in Thursday's loss at Oklahoma City. Charlotte's Coby White, Kon Knueppel and Grant Williams are all ruled out for the Hornets' home game against Atlanta. Elsewhere, Giannis Antetokounmpo's Miami Heat host Detroit, and the Chicago at Milwaukee tip-off was moved forward to accommodate the Brewers hosting World Series Game 1 the same evening.