NBA TV Releases its 2011-12 96-Game Regular Season Schedule
Tip-Off of Regular Season Starts Dec. 26 with Doubleheader Featuring the
Houston Rockets @ Orlando Magic and L.A. Lakers @ Sacramento Kings
NBA TV's comprehensive coverage to include the return of the popular Fan Night
NBA TV today announced its 2011-2012 NBA regular-season broadcast schedule will feature 96 live regular-season games. The network will tip off coverage of its 13th season on Dec. 26, with a doubleheader, when the Houston Rockets take on the Orlando Magic (7 p.m. ET) followed by the Los Angeles Lakers visiting the Sacramento Kings (10 p.m. ET). The 96-game schedule will be highlighted by 33 doubleheaders this season and will feature appearances by the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks. The league's 66th season will feature each team playing 66 regular-season games and was unveiled tonight exclusively on NBA TV at 7 p.m. ET.
Additional games featured during opening week on NBA TV include:
· Wed., Dec 28: Boston Celtics @ New Orleans Hornets (8 pm ET); New York Knicks @ Golden State Warriors (10:30 pm ET)
· Friday, Dec 30: Phoenix Suns @ New Orleans Hornets (8 pm ET); Chicago Bulls @ LA Clippers (10:30 pm ET)
· Saturday, Dec. 31 Utah Jazz @ San Antonio Spurs (8:30 pm et)
For the fourth consecutive year, NBA TV will feature the popular Fan Night on Tuesdays throughout the regular season. Each Tuesday night, NBA fans will have the opportunity to vote on NBA.com for games they want to see televised nationally on NBA TV. The first Fan Night game will be January 3, 2012.
NBA TV will be part of the NBA's opening day action on Sunday, Dec. 25 with NBA GameTime, a live pre-game studio show at 10 a.m. (ET) with host Vince Cellini and analysts Steve Smith and Chris Webber. NBA TV will wrap up the evening's games with NBA GameTime at 1:00 a.m. (ET) featuring host Matt Winer and Dennis Scott (analyst)
"We are excited to tip off the 2011-12 NBA season on NBA TV on December 26th," said Christina Miller, SVP and general manager, NBA Digital. "With our talented and energetic studio team coupled with our full schedule of games, informative original programming and our extensive cross-platform offerings, we have everything fans need to not miss a minute of the season."
Additional highlights for the 2011-12 NBA TV schedule include:
· Sunday, Jan. 1 Boston Celtics @ Washington Wizards @ 6 pm ET
· Monday, Jan 2 Oklahoma City Thunder @ Dallas Mavericks @ 8:30 pm ET
· Monday, Jan. 16 Toronto Raptors @Atlanta Hawks (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) @ 4 pm ET
· Saturday, Jan. 21 Denver Nuggets @ New York Knicks @ 7:30 pm ET
· Saturday, March 17 San Antonio Spurs @ Dallas Mavericks @ 9 pm ET
In addition to NBA TV's full slate of games, fans can get updated player and team information, stats and the latest game highlights on NBA.com. Once again, NBA LEAGUE PASS will offer up to 40 out-of-market games per week. Games included in NBA LEAGUE PASS are in addition to those available on ABC, TNT, NBA TV, ESPN, ESPN2 and local networks. NBA LEAGUE PASS is available on DIRECTV, DISH Network, and most digital cable and telephone providers, and is also available for fans to access on NBA.com and select mobile devices.
NBA TV is the league's 24-hour network providing fans with the most comprehensive sports coverage than any other professional sports league television network.
NBA Digital is the NBA's extensive cross-platform portfolio of digital assets jointly-managed by the NBA and Turner Sports. This robust offering includes NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA LEAGUE PASS Broadband, NBA Mobile, NBADLEAGUE.com, and WNBA.com.
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NBA TV's 96- game schedule is listed below. All times shown are Eastern.
NBA TV 2011-2012 NBA REGULAR SEASON TELECAST SCHEDULE
Date Day Time Game
Dec. 26 Monday 7 p.m. Houston Rockets @ Orlando Magic
10 p.m. LA Lakers @ Sacramento Kings
Dec. 28 Wednesday 8 p.m. Boston Celtics @ New Orleans Hornets
10:30 p.m. New York Knicks @ Golden State Warriors
Dec. 30 Friday 8 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ New Orleans Hornets
10:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ LA Clippers
Dec. 31 Saturday 8:30 p.m. Utah Jazz @ San Antonio Spurs
Jan. 1 Sunday 6 p.m. Boston Celtics @ Washington Wizards
Jan. 2 Monday 8:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Dallas Mavericks
Jan. 3 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Jan. 4 Wednesday 7 p.m. Washington Wizards @ Orlando Magic
10:30 p.m. Houston Rockets @ LA Clippers
Jan. 7 Saturday 7 p.m. Charlotte Bobcats @ Indiana Pacers
10:30 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks @ LA Clippers
Jan. 8 Sunday 7 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Jan. 9 Monday 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Bobcats @ New York Knicks
Jan. 10 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Jan. 14 Saturday 9 p.m. New Jersey Nets @ Utah Jazz
Jan. 16 Monday 4 p.m. Toronto Raptors @ Atlanta Hawks (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
Jan. 17 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Jan. 21 Saturday 7:30 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ New York Knicks
Jan. 22 Sunday 1 p.m. Boston Celtics @ Washington Wizards
Jan. 23 Monday 7:30 p.m. Orlando Magic @ Boston Celtics
10:30 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies @ Golden State Warriors
Jan. 24 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Jan. 25 Wednesday 8 p.m. Indiana Pacers @ Chicago Bulls
10:30 p.m. LA Clippers @ @ LA Lakers
Jan. 27 Friday 10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Golden State Warriors
Jan. 28 Saturday 9 p.m. Sacramento Kings @ Utah Jazz
Jan. 30 Monday 7 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Washington Wizards
10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ LA Clippers
Jan. 31 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Feb. 4 Saturday 7 p.m. Orlando Magic @ Indiana Pacers
10:00 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ Portland Trail Blazers
Feb. 5 Sunday 12 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies @ Boston Celtics
Feb. 6 Monday 7:30 p.m. Utah Jazz @ New York Knicks
10 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Portland Trail Blazers
Feb. 7 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Feb. 8 Wednesday 7 p.m. New York Knicks @ Washington Wizards
10 p.m. Houston Rockets @ Portland Trail Blazers
Feb. 11 Saturday 7 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ Indiana Pacers
10 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ Sacramento Kings
Feb. 13 Monday 7 p.m. Minnesota Timberwolves @ Orlando Magic
10 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ Golden State Warriors
Feb. 14 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Feb. 15 Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies @ New Jersey Nets
Feb. 18 Saturday 10 p.m. Atlanta Hawks @ Portland Trail Blazers
Feb. 21 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Feb. 28 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Mar. 3 Saturday 7 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks @ Orlando Magic
10 p.m. Minnesota Timberwolves @ Portland Trail Blazers
Mar. 5 Monday 8 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Mar. 6 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Mar. 7 Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Atlanta Hawks @ Miami Heat
10:30 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies @ Golden State Warriors
Mar. 9 Friday 7 p.m. New Jersey Nets @ Charlotte Bobcats
10 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Sacramento Kings
Mar. 10 Saturday 8 p.m. New Orleans Hornets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
10:30 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Golden State Warriors
Mar. 11 Sunday 9 p.m. Atlanta Hawks @ Sacramento Kings
Mar. 13 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Mar. 17 Saturday 9 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Dallas Mavericks
Mar. 20 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Mar. 22 Thursday 8 p.m. Boston Celtics @ Milwaukee Bucks
Mar. 24 Saturday 8 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Houston Rockets
10:30 p.m. Sacramento Kings @ Golden State Warriors
Mar. 25 Sunday 3 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar. 26 Monday 8 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ Chicago Bulls
10:30 p.m. New Orleans Hornets @ LA Clippers
Mar. 27 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Mar. 28 Wednesday 10:30 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ LA Clippers
Mar. 31 Saturday 3:30 p.m. New Orleans Hornets @ LA Lakers
7:30 p.m. Atlanta Hawks @ Philadelphia 76ers
10 p.m. New Jersey Nets @ Sacramento Kings
Apr. 1 Sunday 6 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ Orlando Magic
9 p.m. Minnesota Timberwolves @ Portland Trail Blazers
Apr. 2 Monday 7 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks @ Washington Wizards
Apr. 3 Tuesday TBD Fan Night
Apr. 6 Friday 7:30 p.m. Detroit Pistons @ Atlanta Hawks
10:30 p.m. Houston Rockets @ LA Lakers
Apr. 8 Sunday 6 p.m. Philadelphia 76ers @ Boston Celtics
9 p.m. Houston Rockets @ Sacramento Kings
Apr. 15 Sunday 7 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies @ New Orleans Hornets
Apr. 16 Monday 7 p.m. Philadelphia 76ers @ Orlando Magic
10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ LA Clippers
Apr. 22 Sunday 6 p.m. Houston Rockets @ Miami Heat
9 p.m. New Orleans Hornets @ LA Clippers
Apr. 23 Monday 8:30 p.m. Portland Trail Blazers @ San Antonio Spurs
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