The Miami Heat face the Memphis Grizzlies in an NBA preseason game on Friday, Oct. 18 , 2024 (10/18/24) at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. How to watch: Fans can watch the game for free via a trial of DirecTV Stream or fuboTV .

You can also watch via a subscription to Sling TV , which is offering half off your first month. Here’s what you need to know: What : NBA preseason Who : Heat vs. Grizzlies When : Friday, Oct.

18 2024 Time : 8 p.m. ET Where : FedExForum TV : NBA TV Live stream : DirecTV Stream (free trial), fuboTV (free trial) *** Here’s an NBA story via the Associated Press: It was a few minutes after Denver’s reign as NBA champion had come to an end last spring.

The Minnesota Timberwolves were celebrating, their music and screams loud enough to be heard inside the room where Nuggets coach Michael Malone was somberly going through his final postgame news conference of the season. In that moment, it was official: Another season was going by without the NBA having a back-to-back champion, and Malone was left to state what has become obvious. “It is hard.

It is hard. It is hard to repeat,” Malone said. “It’s hard to win.

” He’s right. And there’s never been an era in NBA history where it’s been harder. Here are the last six NBA champions, in order: Toronto, the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee, Golden State, Denver and now Boston.

That’s six different title-winning franchises in six seasons, a run of parity that the league has seen only once before — n.