Other Sports 2013-2014 Official NBA Thread - Page 84

Al Bundy · 08-06-2013, 04:40 PM

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.

okcchief · 01-29-2014, 08:54 PM

Plus 35 without Perk

Minus 18 with Perk.

I've been screaming this like a lunatic for 2 years. Perk plays good D against certain teams, but there are some teams he should never play a minute against.

Better late than never, but I'll always wonder what would have happened two years ago had he made that adjustment. 3 close loses spotting them leads.

Miami also played like junk tonight.

okcchief · 01-29-2014, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Nice win for OKC and is it safe to say Durant is the leader for MVP?

There's no question at the moment, but lots of basketball left.

KC_Connection · 01-29-2014, 11:08 PM

Heat are the laziest.

-King- · 01-29-2014, 11:25 PM

Of all the games to miss this season...

mcaj22 · 01-30-2014, 12:52 AM

when does the Perk experiment end I feel like OKC made that trade 5 years ago I had no idea Perk was locked in to some long term deal

-King- · 01-30-2014, 12:59 AM

I didn't know you can rewatch a whole game on xbox. Nice.

KC native · 01-30-2014, 10:10 AM

Spurs are really banged up and haven't been playing defense for the last 2 weeks. Silver lining is that it is happening now instead of at the end of the season.

Jimmya · 01-30-2014, 12:06 PM

Durant...mvp! Yes

okcchief · 01-31-2014, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Heat are the laziest.

Lazy or old? I'm not sure at this point.

Bambi · 01-31-2014, 08:08 PM

JVG- "We will sell anything in the NBA"

lol

Chiefs Pantalones · 01-31-2014, 08:18 PM

Durant is on a whole other level right now.

-King- · 01-31-2014, 08:55 PM

He's 10/12 for 26 points right now. He's just trolling the rest of the league at this point.

okcchief · 01-31-2014, 09:40 PM

It's shocking to me how well they are playing right now without Westbrook. Such a deep, young team with so much upside.

KC_Connection · 01-31-2014, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by okcchief

Lazy or old? I'm not sure at this point.

Both. But they rarely have played any defense at all this season. It's amazing how much worse they've gotten since 2 years ago in that area (and even last year). A lot of it has to do with effort because they've certainly been capable of it in the playoffs.

-King- · 01-31-2014, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Both. But they rarely have played any defense at all this season. It's amazing how much worse they've gotten since 2 years ago in that area (and even last year). A lot of it has to do with effort because they've certainly been capable of it in the playoffs.

This year feels different from the past year for some reason. Even when they turn it on, they're barely winning. Last year when they turned it on, there was no team in the league that could hang.

Grantland had a good article talking about it. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/wh...with-the-heat/

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Al Bundy Damnit Peg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5381831	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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