FRIDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL on TBS (REGULAR SEASON ONLY)
SOURCE: New York Times
1984-85
October 26- Boston @ Detroit- 8:05pm
November 23- Philadelphia @ Phoenix- 9:05pm
December 7-LA Lakers @ Philadelphia- 8:05pm
February 22- Detroit @ Philadelphia- 7:05pm
1985-86
November 1- Indiana @ Detroit- 8:05pm
November 8- Denver @ LA Lakers- 10:30pm
November 15-Chicago @ Milwaukee- 8:05pm
November 22-New York @ Washington- 8:05pm
November 29-New York @ Boston- 8:05pm
December 6- Houston @ LA Lakers- 10:35pm
December 13-Atlanta @ Indiana- 8:05pm
December 20-LA Lakers @ Cleveland- 8:05pm
December 27-Portland @ Dallas- 8:05pm
January 3- Milwaukee @ Washington- 8:05pm
January 10- Atlanta @ Boston- 8:05pm
January 17- Boston @ Indiana- 8:05pm
January 24-Philadelphia @ Cleveland- 8:05pm
January 31-Philadelphia @ LA Lakers- 10:35pm
February 14-Boston @ Portland- 10:05pm
February 21-Houston @ Dallas- 8:05pm
February 28-Philadelphia @ Dallas- 8:05pm
March 7- Atlanta @ Chicago- 8:05pm
March 14-Boston @ Atlanta- 7:35pm
March 28-Houston @ Detroit- 7:35pm
April 4- New York @ Boston- 8:05pm
1986-87
October 31-Washington @ Boston- 8:05pm
November 7- Chicago @ Detroit- 8:05pm
November 14-Boston @ Chicago- 8:05pm
November 21- Houston @ Washington- 8:05pm
November 28- Atlanta @ Utah- 10:05pm
December 5- Denver @ New Jersey- 8:05pm
December 12- LA Lakers @ Boston- 8:05pm
December 19-Houston @ Portland- 10:05pm
December 26-Boston @ Phoenix- 10:05pm
January 9- New York @ Philadelphia- 8:05pm
January 16- Houston @ Detroit- 8:05pm
January 23- New York @ Houston- 8:05pm
January 30- Seattle @ Golden State- 10:05pm
February 13- Boston @ Portland- 10:05pm
February 20-LA Lakers @ Chicago- 8:05pm
February 27-Philadelphia @ Dallas- 8:05pm
March 6- Utah @ Milwaukee- 8:05pm
March 13-Atlanta @ Dallas- 8:05pm
March 20-Denver @ Philadelphia- 7:35pm
March 27-Boston @ Chicago- 8:05pm
April 3- Chicago @ Washington- 8:05pm
April 17- Dallas @ Houston- 8:05pm
1987-88
November 6- Milwaukee @ Boston- 8:05pm
November 13-Seattle @ Dallas- 8:05pm
November 20-Boston @ Philadelphia- 8:05pm
November 27-Chicago @ Dallas- 8:05pm
December 4-LA Lakers @ Milwaukee- 8:05pm
December 11-LA Lakers @ Boston- 8:05pm
December 18-Denver @ San Antonio- 8:05pm
December 25-Atlanta @ Philadelphia- 8:05pm
January 8- LA Lakers @ Detroit- 8:05pm
January 15-Utah @ Seattle- 10:05pm
January 22-New Jersey @ Indiana- 8:05pm
January 29-Boston @ Detroit- 8:05pm
February 12- Atlanta @ Detroit- 8:05pm
February 19-LA Lakers @ Atlanta- 8:05pm
February 26-Atlanta @ Indiana- 8:05pm
March 4- Houston @ Dallas- 8:05pm
1988-89
November 4- LA Lakers @ Dallas- 8:05pm
November 11- Detroit @ Boston- 8pm
Golden State @ Phoenix- 10:30pm
November 18- Atlanta @ Chicago- 8:05pm
November 25- Atlanta @ Dallas- 8:05pm
December 2- Boston @ Cleveland- 8:05pm
Utah @ LA Lakers- 10:30pm
December 9- Detroit @ Atlanta- 8:05pm
December 16- LA Lakers @ Boston- 8:05pm- (Kareem Abdul Jabbar's last appearence at Boston Garden)
December 23- Chicago @ Charlotte- 8:05pm
January 6- Atlanta @ Detroit- 8:05pm
January 13- Denver @ Chicago- 8:05pm
January 20- Indiana @ Detroit- 8pm
Dallas @ LA Lakers- 10:30pm
January 27- San Antonio @ Dallas- 8:05pm
February 3- Detroit @ Philadelphia- 8:05pm
February 17- Cleveland @ Atlanta- 8:05pm
February 24- Utah @ Denver- 8:05pm
March 3- Dallas @ Boston- 8:05pm
Philadelphia @ Portland- 10:30pm
March 31- Chicago @ Cleveland- 8:05pm- (The same matchup that Michael Jordan knocked Cleveland out of the Playoffs on May 7th, 1989 with that shot over Craig Ehlo)
April 7- Boston @ Portland- 10:30pm
April 14- Detroit @ New York- 8:05pm
April 21- Cleveland @ Atlanta- 8:05pm
Houston @ Phoenix- 10:30pm
SOURCE: New York Times
1984-85
October 26- Boston @ Detroit- 8:05pm
November 23- Philadelphia @ Phoenix- 9:05pm
December 7-LA Lakers @ Philadelphia- 8:05pm
February 22- Detroit @ Philadelphia- 7:05pm
1985-86
November 1- Indiana @ Detroit- 8:05pm
November 8- Denver @ LA Lakers- 10:30pm
November 15-Chicago @ Milwaukee- 8:05pm
November 22-New York @ Washington- 8:05pm
November 29-New York @ Boston- 8:05pm
December 6- Houston @ LA Lakers- 10:35pm
December 13-Atlanta @ Indiana- 8:05pm
December 20-LA Lakers @ Cleveland- 8:05pm
December 27-Portland @ Dallas- 8:05pm
January 3- Milwaukee @ Washington- 8:05pm
January 10- Atlanta @ Boston- 8:05pm
January 17- Boston @ Indiana- 8:05pm
January 24-Philadelphia @ Cleveland- 8:05pm
January 31-Philadelphia @ LA Lakers- 10:35pm
February 14-Boston @ Portland- 10:05pm
February 21-Houston @ Dallas- 8:05pm
February 28-Philadelphia @ Dallas- 8:05pm
March 7- Atlanta @ Chicago- 8:05pm
March 14-Boston @ Atlanta- 7:35pm
March 28-Houston @ Detroit- 7:35pm
April 4- New York @ Boston- 8:05pm
1986-87
October 31-Washington @ Boston- 8:05pm
November 7- Chicago @ Detroit- 8:05pm
November 14-Boston @ Chicago- 8:05pm
November 21- Houston @ Washington- 8:05pm
November 28- Atlanta @ Utah- 10:05pm
December 5- Denver @ New Jersey- 8:05pm
December 12- LA Lakers @ Boston- 8:05pm
December 19-Houston @ Portland- 10:05pm
December 26-Boston @ Phoenix- 10:05pm
January 9- New York @ Philadelphia- 8:05pm
January 16- Houston @ Detroit- 8:05pm
January 23- New York @ Houston- 8:05pm
January 30- Seattle @ Golden State- 10:05pm
February 13- Boston @ Portland- 10:05pm
February 20-LA Lakers @ Chicago- 8:05pm
February 27-Philadelphia @ Dallas- 8:05pm
March 6- Utah @ Milwaukee- 8:05pm
March 13-Atlanta @ Dallas- 8:05pm
March 20-Denver @ Philadelphia- 7:35pm
March 27-Boston @ Chicago- 8:05pm
April 3- Chicago @ Washington- 8:05pm
April 17- Dallas @ Houston- 8:05pm
1987-88
November 6- Milwaukee @ Boston- 8:05pm
November 13-Seattle @ Dallas- 8:05pm
November 20-Boston @ Philadelphia- 8:05pm
November 27-Chicago @ Dallas- 8:05pm
December 4-LA Lakers @ Milwaukee- 8:05pm
December 11-LA Lakers @ Boston- 8:05pm
December 18-Denver @ San Antonio- 8:05pm
December 25-Atlanta @ Philadelphia- 8:05pm
January 8- LA Lakers @ Detroit- 8:05pm
January 15-Utah @ Seattle- 10:05pm
January 22-New Jersey @ Indiana- 8:05pm
January 29-Boston @ Detroit- 8:05pm
February 12- Atlanta @ Detroit- 8:05pm
February 19-LA Lakers @ Atlanta- 8:05pm
February 26-Atlanta @ Indiana- 8:05pm
March 4- Houston @ Dallas- 8:05pm
1988-89
November 4- LA Lakers @ Dallas- 8:05pm
November 11- Detroit @ Boston- 8pm
Golden State @ Phoenix- 10:30pm
November 18- Atlanta @ Chicago- 8:05pm
November 25- Atlanta @ Dallas- 8:05pm
December 2- Boston @ Cleveland- 8:05pm
Utah @ LA Lakers- 10:30pm
December 9- Detroit @ Atlanta- 8:05pm
December 16- LA Lakers @ Boston- 8:05pm- (Kareem Abdul Jabbar's last appearence at Boston Garden)
December 23- Chicago @ Charlotte- 8:05pm
January 6- Atlanta @ Detroit- 8:05pm
January 13- Denver @ Chicago- 8:05pm
January 20- Indiana @ Detroit- 8pm
Dallas @ LA Lakers- 10:30pm
January 27- San Antonio @ Dallas- 8:05pm
February 3- Detroit @ Philadelphia- 8:05pm
February 17- Cleveland @ Atlanta- 8:05pm
February 24- Utah @ Denver- 8:05pm
March 3- Dallas @ Boston- 8:05pm
Philadelphia @ Portland- 10:30pm
March 31- Chicago @ Cleveland- 8:05pm- (The same matchup that Michael Jordan knocked Cleveland out of the Playoffs on May 7th, 1989 with that shot over Craig Ehlo)
April 7- Boston @ Portland- 10:30pm
April 14- Detroit @ New York- 8:05pm
April 21- Cleveland @ Atlanta- 8:05pm
Houston @ Phoenix- 10:30pm