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Saturday NBA preseason schedule: Spurs vs. Heat headline 7 games

There are seven scheduled preseason games for Saturday, Oct. 20, and the marquee matchup of the day will be the Miami Heat playing host to the San Antonio Spurs at 3:30 p.m. ET.

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There are seven games on tap for an action-packed Saturday of preseason NBA action, and the game of the day has to be the contest between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat led by NBA MVP LeBron James at American Airlines Arena in Miami at 3:30 p.m. ET.

The Spurs enter the game with a 3-1 record in the preseason while the Heat are 2-2. The game will be broadcast on NBA TV and will pit the top teams in the Southeast and Southwest divisions from last season against one another.

Also taking place in the evening's marquee event will be a contest featuring two Atlantic Division rivals in the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y at 7:30 p.m. ET. Other games to look for are as follows:

All times ET

Dallas Mavericks @ Atlanta Hawks, Philips Arena, Atlanta, Ga., 7 p.m.

Memphis Grizzlies @ Indiana Pacers, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind., 7 p.m.

Charlotte Bobcats @ Detroit Pistons, The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Mich., 7:30 p.m.

Washington Wizards @ Milwaukee Bucks, BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wis., 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers @ Utah Jazz, Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah, 9:00 p.m.

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