Other Sports 2013-2014 Official NBA Thread - Page 99

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 · 03-09-2014, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by KevB

And that's not to even speak about the bottom 4. If my Griz get there, I'm confident the 1 or 2 seeds won't be happy about that.

There will be no easy series in the West.

KC_Connection · 03-09-2014, 10:14 AM

Somebody is going to miss out of Golden State, Dallas, Phoenix, and Memphis. The easy answer is Phoenix, but Goran Dragic has had a ridiculous year. It could be any one of them and it wouldn't surprise me.

TEX · 03-09-2014, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

The Spurs were a Ray Allen three away from winning the championship last year. It's exactly the same team.

They'll be in the WC finals.

Not too sure about that. The other teams have gotten better. The Spurs are old and when time finally catches a team, it can happen in an instant. A brutal playoff series could be such an instant. They certainly KNOW how to win, and had the Heat last year, but they didn't win and that was last year. This year, they're older. They certainly should be respected though.

kcxiv · 03-09-2014, 04:01 PM

How the **** is OKC letting the Lakers lead with 3 min in the 4th quarter. lol Lakers are terrrrrrible

kcxiv · 03-09-2014, 04:10 PM

OKC lost to the worst ****ing team in the west. lol

Hammock Parties · 03-09-2014, 04:12 PM

I think the Heat and Thunder were turnt up last night.

GoChargers · 03-09-2014, 04:32 PM

Durant chokes again, but all the heat from the media tomorrow will be on LeBron, Scott Brooks, and Westbrook. Insane how carefully protected this guy's image is.

**The Bad Guy** · 03-09-2014, 04:34 PM

Why does Scott Brooks even start Steven Adams? He might be the worst starter in NBA history.

This win was horrible for the Lakers long term. If Pringles come back next year it's an epic disaster.

GoChargers · 03-09-2014, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Why does Scott Brooks even start Steven Adams? He might be the worst starter in NBA history.

I'm pretty sure Perkins is hurt and he's just as bad.

**The Bad Guy** · 03-09-2014, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by GoChargers

I'm pretty sure Perkins is hurt and he's just as bad.

Not as bad right no as this kid.

He literally adds nothing.

Start Collison, Thabeet, someone that can actually contribute somewhere.

TEX · 03-09-2014, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

OKC lost to the worst ****ing team in the west. lol

It happens... OKC probably didn't take them seriously. Can you blame them? Also, the Lakers just won their "Super Bowl." It's easy for a suck ass team like the Lakers to get up for the best team in the West...

okcchief · 03-09-2014, 05:03 PM

The Thunder have just been playing sloppy and lazy basketball since the break. Defense is getting killed wothout Thabo and Perk. Players should be getting sat for subpar effort, but the inmates run the asylum. Scott Brooks is shit. They almost lost to this shit roster twice in a month. Ridiculous and embarrasing. Hopefully a wake up call.

kcxiv · 03-09-2014, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TEX

It happens... OKC probably didn't take them seriously. Can you blame them? Also, the Lakers just won their "Super Bowl." It's easy for a suck ass team like the Lakers to get up for the best team in the West...

naw, they beat the clippers this year and the trailblazers a few days ago. Lakers dont have "in season" superbowl type victories. They dont work that way! Nice try though. Its final's wins or nothing.

TEX · 03-09-2014, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

naw, they beat the clippers this year and the trailblazers a few days ago. Lakers dont have "in season" superbowl type victories. They dont work that way! Nice try though. Its final's wins or nothing.

They do this year...

TEX · 03-09-2014, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by okcchief

The Thunder have just been playing sloppy and lazy basketball since the break. Defense is getting killed wothout Thabo and Perk. Players should be getting sat for subpar effort, but the inmates run the asylum. Scott Brooks is shit. They almost lost to this shit roster twice in a month. Ridiculous and embarrasing. Hopefully a wake up call.

I think it will be.

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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