Other Sports 2013-2014 Official NBA Thread - Page 45

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.

tk13 · 11-27-2013, 11:20 PM

Jason Kidd is crazy. That's a new one.

mcaj22 · 11-28-2013, 07:21 PM

NBA fined Kidd 50k for that stupid whatever the hell thing he did with the soda.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 11-28-2013, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Pam Oliver's Forehead

the white lebron

I think you mean the white Unseld.

chiefzilla1501 · 11-28-2013, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by RustShack

Cavs are trying to trade Dion Waiters. I like him, but he's better off without a top PG. Hope we can get a nice piece out of him!

Agreed. But in all fairness, kyrie hasn't played like a top point guard this year. And his bad defense has actually gotten worse. Trading dion won't matter if kyrie doesn't wake up. I just don't see him playing with any kind of passion.

**dirk digler** · 11-29-2013, 09:42 PM

Thunder and GS in OT, what a game.. GS up 2 with 38 secs left

**dirk digler** · 11-29-2013, 09:50 PM

Oh wow, Westbrook with the game winning 3

Though it should have been an obvious over the back on him so OKC got some home cooking on that play

Al Bundy · 11-29-2013, 09:53 PM

Golden State with a choke job, a MASSIVE choke job. OKC got the home calls at the end to make it happen though.

okcchief · 11-29-2013, 10:18 PM

Please let there never be a GS/OKC series. That shit will kill me.

Al Bundy · 11-29-2013, 10:34 PM

The Warriors should not be considered a threat in the west at this point. Defense is crap, David Lee is a useless pile of dog shit and Mark Jackson gets owned by every other coach in the west.

GoChargers · 11-30-2013, 12:42 AM

Gotta love stealing a game you have no business winning. CP3, Barnes, and Redick all out on the road against the Kings (who treat every game against us like it's Game 7 of the NBA Finals), trailed early in OT, and yet the Clippers still found a way to win.

okcchief · 11-30-2013, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by GoChargers

Gotta love stealing a game you have no business winning. CP3, Barnes, and Redick all out on the road against the Kings (who treat every game against us like it's Game 7 of the NBA Finals), trailed early in OT, and yet the Clippers still found a way to win.

I saw the end of that one. Defintley an example of one team knowing how to win and another with no clue. All road wins are good wins.

Rudy tossed tigger's salad · 11-30-2013, 10:15 PM

Suck it, Spurs! Big road win makes it 5 in a row! Terrence Jones with 16 boards. Might end up being the 3rd or 4th best player in that shitty 2012 draft.

MIAdragon · 12-01-2013, 05:07 PM

Dagger, great start to the Pacers WC trip.

GoChargers · 12-01-2013, 05:22 PM

Ugghhhhh, just needed to grab a couple damn rebounds at the end and we likely win! Still an impressive effort by the Clippers against a red-hot Pacers team despite our whole team being banged up and depleted.

Pitt Gorilla · 12-02-2013, 11:19 PM

Insane game between Pacers and Blazers.

08-06-2013, 04:40 PM
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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Al Bundy Damnit Peg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5381831	The Warriors should not be considered a threat in the west at this point. Defense is crap, David Lee is a useless pile of dog shit and Mark Jackson gets owned by every other coach in the west.
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11-30-2013, 12:42 AM	#670
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