14 Finals games in 19 days? Check out the full schedule for 3 wild weeks in South Florida

David Wilson
·2 min read

South Florida is the first market to have its NBA and NHL teams both reach their respective league championships in the same season since 2016 and it’s going to make for three wild weeks down here.

The Miami Heat will open the 2023 NBA Finals on Thursday against the Nuggets in Denver. The Florida Panthers will open the 2023 Stanley Cup Final on Saturday against the Golden Knights in Paradise, Nevada. In the first 19 days of June, the Heat and Panthers could potentially play 14 games — all on different nights — if both series last the full seven games.

The most chaotic stretch will come next week, when Miami and Florida will host four games in four days, on alternating nights at the Kaseya Center and FLA Live Arena.

Here’s the full breakdown for what to expect for the next three weeks:

  • Thursday, June 1: Heat at Nuggets, Game 1; 8:30 p.m., ABC

  • Saturday, June 3: Panthers at Golden Knights, Game 1; 8 p.m., TNT

  • Sunday, June 4: Heat at Nuggets, Game 2; 8 p.m., ABC

  • Monday, June 5: Panthers at Golden Knights, Game 2; 8 p.m., TNT

  • Wednesday, June 7: Nuggets at Heat, Game 3; 8:30 p.m., ABC

  • Thursday, June 8: Golden Knights at Panthers, Game 3; 8 p.m., TNT

  • Friday, June 9: Nuggets at Heat, Game 4; 8:30 p.m., ABC

  • Saturday, June 10: Golden Knights at Panthers, Game 4; 8 p.m., TNT

  • Monday, June 12: Heat at Nuggets, Game 5; 8:30 p.m., ABC (if necessary)

  • Tuesday, June 13: Panthers at Golden Knights, Game 5; 8 p.m., TNT (if necessary)

  • Thursday, June 15: Nuggets at Heat, Game 6; 8:30 p.m., ABC (if necessary)

  • Friday, June 16: Golden Knights at Panthers, Game 6; 8 p.m., TNT (if necessary)

  • Sunday, June 18: Heat at Nuggets, Game 7; 8 p.m. ABC (if necessary)

  • Monday, June 19: Panthers at Golden Knights, Game 7; 8 p.m., TNT (if necessary)