NBA to release full 2017-18 schedule Monday

The NBA announced it will reveal the full 2017-18 regular-season schedule Monday at 6 p.m. ET.

The league already announced the first slate of nationally broadcast games, which features eight games starting on Oct. 17, including the defending-champion Golden State Warriors taking on the new-look Houston Rockets, an Eastern Conference finals rematch between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics, and the battle of Los Angeles between the Lakers and Clippers.

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The Christmas Day matchups were also unveiled, highlighted by the league's biggest rivalry in the Warriors and Cavs, who've squared off in the last three Finals.

The season will begin roughly two weeks earlier than usual to help space out games and afford players more rest, in an attempt by the league to address the DNP-rest problem.