Sports
Watching Basketball: EuroLeague and the NBA
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Basketball runs on two calendars at completely different hours: the EuroLeague in the European evening, the NBA after midnight Turkish time.
When each league plays
| League | Days | Time (TRT) | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish Airlines EuroLeague | Tuesday - Friday | 20.00 - 22.00 | 9-10 per week |
| NBA regular season | Daily | 02.00 - 05.00 | 5-12 per night |
| NBA weekends | Saturday - Sunday | From 20.00 | Earlier tip-offs |
| Turkish league | Weekend | 13.00 - 20.00 | 7-8 per week |
A system for overnight games
Most NBA games fall between 02.00 and 05.00 Turkish time. For most people live viewing is a weekend thing; on other days, channels with archive recording make the game available the next morning.
- 01Turn notifications off to avoid the scoreSports apps push the final score onto your screen. If you are watching the next day, silence them overnight.
- 02Favourite the channels you actually useEuroLeague games involving Turkish teams usually sit in the same channel group. Collecting them in one list makes the weekly routine simple.
- 03Allow for overtimeBasketball does not end at the time printed in the guide. If you set a recording or a reminder, add 20 minutes to the finish.
The scoreboard sits fixed at the top of the picture and is unreadable at low resolution. On a phone, choosing the HD version of the channel is what makes the numbers legible.
