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2013-2014 Official NBA Thread
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ey...4-nba-schedule
With the Schedule released today, I figured it would be a good time to start the thread. The NBA released its 2013-2014 schedule on Tuesday in a televised special on NBATV alongside a release on NBA.com and its team websites. The season kicks off Tuesday, October 29th as Miami hosts the Chicago Bulls in Derrick Rose's expected return to the court. Then it's the Battle of LA as the Lakers host the Clippers. It could be the return of Kobe Bryant from his Achilles injury he suffered last spring, and will be the regular season debut of Doc Rivers as the Clippers' newest head coach. It's a massive gamble by the NBA, considering Rose's struggles returning from his ACL injury suffered in the 2012 playoffs and Bryant's more recent Achilles surgery. If those players were to miss the opening night, it's going to make for a very underwhelming opening night of basketball, regardless of the markets involved for ratings. Opening week continues on Thursday with the Bulls hosting the Knicks in what is likely to be Rose's return to the United Center in the regular season. The Knicks will be on a back to back, opening the season on Wednesday vs. the Bucks. Thursday night the revamped Warriors visit the Clippers, who are clearly the hot team, with two national appearances in the first three days. Opening week concludes Friday with the Nets' home opener vs. the Heat, followed by another Lakers home game, this time vs. the defending Western Conference Champion San Antonio Spurs. On the NBA's biggest regular season day, Christmas Day, starts with the Nets hosting Chicago, followed by the scoring-champ rematch of Carmelo Anthony vs. Kevin Durant as the Thunder visit Madison Square Garden to face the Knicks. Then in the main event, the Heat play the Lakers at Staples Center. Dwight Howard joins the Christmas fun as the Rockets travel to San Antonio to face the Spurs. And in the night cap, the Clippers visit Oracle Arena to take on Steph Curry and the Warriors. Monday, January 20th continues the NBA's tradition of making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a huge basketball event, with four games on the schedule. Brooklyn travels across the bridge to take on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, followed by the Grizzlies hosting the Pelicans, the Lakers taking on the Bulls at the United Center, and the Pacers facing the Warriors in the bay to cap off the night. The Lakers first meet Dwight Howard on November 13th in Houston, and again on January 14th. They first host Howard at Staples Center on February 19th, and again on April 8th. The NBA Finals rematches occur on January 26th in Miami and March 6th in San Antonio. Will Gregg Popovich rest his starters? It's not a back to back, as the Spurs face Atlanta on the 24th, but it is in the middle of a three-game road trip. Despite the departure of Dwight Howard, the Lakers keep the max number of nationally televised (non-NBA TV) games in the league at 25, tied with the Knicks and Heat. The Clippers have 21 nationally televised games, while the defending Western Champs, the Spurs, only have 15. The Bulls jump to 24 national games, with the league banking on Rose's return to carry audiences. The Thunder also feature on national TV 24 times. Houston, with newly-signed Dwight Howard and James Harden, feature 20 games on national television, a pretty low number given the star power. The Mavericks won the NBA title in 2011, and now have just eight national TV appearances. The Warriors meanwhile jump to 17 games, while Eastern Conference finalist Indiana only appears 10 time next season. To put that in perspective, the Denver Nuggets appear 13 times. The rest of the schedule is at the link. |
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11-20-2013, 11:23 PM | #526 | |
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But yeah... Harden literally just stands around looking for the occasional steal. Oh well... still like what I see so far. Im glad Jones is getting minutes. Beverley kind of stinks. The West is freakin tough. |
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11-20-2013, 11:34 PM | #527 | |
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11-21-2013, 12:02 AM | #528 |
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Memphis waking up. 4 straight road wins, including 2 at LAC and GS.
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11-21-2013, 12:23 AM | #529 |
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11-21-2013, 12:24 AM | #530 |
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Exciting win by the Mavs.
Also, Paul George is nasty. So nasty. |
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11-21-2013, 12:45 AM | #531 | |
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Right now they are struggling with the 3-ball. They miss Delfino a bit, but Casspi has filled in ok. Parsons, Beverley, and Garcia need to pick it up from outside. They certainly can. Harden gets a pass because his outside aggressiveness opens up his game in other ways. It pains me to see Marcus Morris hitting 42% from 3, but I'm certain that Jones is a more complete player and will prove to be better. If this team starts picking it up from 3, they could make some teams nervous, but I don't expect a legitimate run until next year. |
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11-21-2013, 01:17 AM | #532 |
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Highly ironic coming from a Rockets fan. All Harden does is flop, he's arguably the most ref-reliant player in the league.
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11-21-2013, 01:39 AM |
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11-21-2013, 01:52 AM | #533 |
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I don't think Houston is ready this year.
I don't think Houston is ready this year.
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11-21-2013, 02:03 AM | #534 | |
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Though sometimes he draws legitimate contact. His pleading with the ref about a scratch on his arm was hilarious. But he has a great beard so all is well. And he doesn't play defense so his flopping is only on one side of the ball. |
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11-21-2013, 07:01 AM | #535 |
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Disappointing loss last night to the Grizz. Prince flopped, but it never should have come to that.
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11-21-2013, 08:33 AM | #536 |
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Mavs looking good last night.
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11-21-2013, 09:14 AM | #538 |
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I think Carlisle has the players he wants for his system again.
He is too good a coach for the Mavs to miss the playoffs again.
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11-21-2013, 01:26 PM | #540 |
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The Cavs aren't terrible but their coach is. They need to fire him ASAP, he is killing another team.
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