NBA's notable points throughout the 2011 schedule(s).. - RUFFNREADY's Blog

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NBA's notable points throughout the 2011 schedule(s)..

Posted on December 6, 2011 at 10:36 PM.

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The Denver Nuggets, hit hard by free agency with three of their players in China, face another difficult obstacle in the schedule. They play five games in six nights spanning the new year, including a home-and-home set with the Lakers on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

The Nuggets do not host Carmelo Anthony, whom they traded to the Knicks last February. Deron Williams, sent from Utah to New Jersey days later, is scheduled to return to Salt Lake City on Jan. 14.

Other quirks of the schedule include:

� Toronto plays a franchise-record 19 games in 31 days in January, including five games in six days from Jan. 9-14. -This will kill the Raptors season; they will lose all 19 (you heard it here first)- i was a fan years ago!

� Cleveland has its longest homestand ever, nine games from Feb. 8-28 - including a visit from LeBron James and the Heat on Feb. 17.

� Philadelphia plays its first five games on the road, its longest season-opening trip ever.

Miami will appear on ABC or ESPN 16 times, the most allowable, followed by 15 appearances apiece for the Lakers and Bulls. The Lakers and Celtics each appear a league-high 10 times on TNT.

The Nets' final game in New Jersey after 35 years before heading to Brooklyn will be April 23 against Philadelphia. The Kings could play their finale in Sacramento on April 26 against the Lakers without a plan for a new arena.

The regular season is scheduled to conclude April 26 and the playoffs will open two nights later. The last possible date of the NBA finals is June 26

~taken from NBA .com~

Comments

# 1 dcal @ Dec 7

Someone in the scheduling office does not like Toronto very much. The shortened season is causing some teams to get thrown under the bus, but it probably could not be avoided.