The NBA released the schedule for the '08-'09 season earlier today. After the jump you'll find the complete Sixers schedule, along with some thoughts and games to mark on your calendar.
DATE
OPPONENT
TIME (ET)
OCTOBER
Wed, Oct 29
Toronto
19:00:00
Fri, Oct 31
NY Knicks
19:00:00
NOVEMBER
Sat, Nov 1
@ Atlanta
19:00:00
Mon, Nov 3
Sacramento
19:00:00
Wed, Nov 5
@ Miami
19:30:00
Thu, Nov 6
@ Orlando
20:00:00
Tue, Nov 11
Utah
19:00:00
Wed, Nov 12
@ Toronto
19:00:00
Fri, Nov 14
@ Indiana
19:00:00
Sat, Nov 15
Oklahoma
19:00:00
Wed, Nov 19
@ Minnesota
20:00:00
Fri, Nov 21
LA Clippers
19:00:00
Sun, Nov 23
Golden State
17:00:00
Mon, Nov 24
@ Charlotte
19:00:00
Wed, Nov 26
Orlando
19:30:00
Fri, Nov 28
@ Boston
19:30:00
Sun, Nov 30
Chicago
17:00:00
DECEMBER
Tue, Dec 2
@ Chicago
20:30:00
Wed, Dec 3
LA Lakers
19:00:00
Fri, Dec 5
@ Detroit
20:00:00
Sat, Dec 6
New Jersey
19:30:00
Wed, Dec 10
Cleveland
20:00:00
Fri, Dec 12
@ Cleveland
19:30:00
Sat, Dec 13
Washington
19:30:00
Wed, Dec 17
Milwaukee
19:00:00
Fri, Dec 19
@ Washington
19:00:00
Sat, Dec 20
Indiana
19:30:00
Tue, Dec 23
@ Boston
19:30:00
Fri, Dec 26
@ Denver
21:00:00
Mon, Dec 29
@ Utah
21:00:00
Wed, Dec 31
@ LA Clippers
21:30:00
JANUARY
Fri, Jan 2
@ Dallas
20:30:00
Sat, Jan 3
@ San Antonio
20:30:00
Tue, Jan 6
Houston
19:00:00
Wed, Jan 7
@ Milwaukee
20:00:00
Fri, Jan 9
Charlotte
19:00:00
Sun, Jan 11
@ Atlanta
14:00:00
Wed, Jan 14
Portland
19:00:00
Fri, Jan 16
San Antonio
19:00:00
Sat, Jan 17
@ NY Knicks
19:30:00
Mon, Jan 19
Dallas
13:00:00
Sat, Jan 24
NY Knicks
19:00:00
Mon, Jan 26
@ New Orleans
20:00:00
Wed, Jan 28
@ Houston
20:30:00
Fri, Jan 30
Washington
19:00:00
Sat, Jan 31
New Jersey
19:00:00
FEBRUARY
Tue, Feb 3
Boston
19:00:00
Thu, Feb 5
Indiana
19:00:00
Sat, Feb 7
Miami
19:00:00
Mon, Feb 9
Phoenix
19:00:00
Wed, Feb 11
Memphis
19:00:00
Tue, Feb 17
@ Indiana
19:00:00
Wed, Feb 18
Denver
20:00:00
Sat, Feb 21
@ Miami
15:30:00
Mon, Feb 23
@ New Jersey
19:30:00
Wed, Feb 25
@ Washington
19:00:00
Fri, Feb 27
@ NY Knicks
19:30:00
Sat, Feb 28
Orlando
19:00:00
MARCH
Mon, Mar 2
New Orleans
19:00:00
Sat, Mar 7
@ Memphis
20:00:00
Sun, Mar 8
@ Oklahoma
19:00:00
Wed, Mar 11
Toronto
19:00:00
Fri, Mar 13
Chicago
19:00:00
Sun, Mar 15
Miami
13:00:00
Tue, Mar 17
@ LA Lakers
22:30:00
Wed, Mar 18
@ Phoenix
22:00:00
Fri, Mar 20
@ Golden State
22:30:00
Sun, Mar 22
@ Sacramento
21:00:00
Mon, Mar 23
@ Portland
22:00:00
Wed, Mar 25
Minnesota
19:00:00
Fri, Mar 27
Charlotte
19:00:00
Sun, Mar 29
@ Detroit
18:00:00
Tue, Mar 31
Atlanta
19:00:00
APRIL
Thu, Apr 2
Milwaukee
19:00:00
Sat, Apr 4
Detroit
15:00:00
Sun, Apr 5
@ New Jersey
19:30:00
Tue, Apr 7
@ Charlotte
19:00:00
Thu, Apr 9
@ Chicago
20:00:00
Fri, Apr 10
Cleveland
19:00:00
Sun, Apr 12
@ Toronto
18:00:00
Tue, Apr 14
Boston
20:00:00
Wed, Apr 15
@ Cleveland
20:00:00
The games marked in red are probably TNT national games. No way to tell which games will be televised on ESPN or ABC at this point. Only 4 TNT games is disappointing, though.
Bah Humbug! - Check out the road trip the Sixers are on from December 23rd through January 3rd. @ Boston, @ Denver, @ Utah, @ LAC, @ Dallas, @ San Antonio
Home Cooking - 7-game home stand in late January, with some cupcakes coming to town.
Back-To-Backs - The Sixers have 17 back-to-backs on their schedule. Here's the breakdown of where the games will be played. My contention has always been that a back-to-back with the first game away, the second game home is a distinct disadvantage, and basically negates a team's home-court advantage.
Away/Home - 8
Away/Away - 4
Home/Away - 3
Home/Home - 2
First Game vs. Boston, Nov. 28th
First Game vs. Lakers, Dec. 3rd, at home. 2nd night of back-to-back.
Easy Start - 10 of the Sixers first 17 games are against non-playoff teams. They should head into December with a head of steam
Tough Finish - The final three games are @ Toronto, then a back-to-back at home against the Celtics and on the road against the Cavs. Could be murder, or could be a cakewalk, depending on seeding.
Game I Have To Get Tickets To - Tuesday, Feb. 3. Boston in Philly. I'm hoping these teams will be battling for the Atlantic at that point.
To tell you the truth, there's really not one game I'm more excited for than any other one. I'm just stoked to watch this team play each and every night. I'm sure my tune will change once the season gets here, but as of right now all the games look amazing Especially the TNT ones.
The Sixers, thanks largely to the acquisition of Elton Brand and a better-than-expected 2007-08 season, will play seven games on national TV this year, including the Nuggets’ Allen Iverson’s second game as a visitor at the Wachovia Center (Feb. 18 on ESPN). The other ESPN games — all at home — are slated for Nov. 26 against the Magic, Dec. 10 vs. the Cavaliers and April 4 against the Pistons, who eliminated them in the first round of the playoffs.
The three TNT games are: Nov. 6 against the visiting Magic, April 9 at the Bulls and the April 14 home finale vs. the defending champion Celtics.
The Sixers open the season Oct. 29 at home against the Raptors. Kobe Bryant and the Lakers make their only visit Dec. 3.
Posted by Tom Moore at 3:44 pm | Comments | Share: Yahoo! Buzz, Digg, More...
one more thing Brian, do you or any of other readers know why in the hell Sixers are ALWAYS on a Western trip at the end of Dec?
I was planning to come to the US to see some games for New Year's Day, but it looks like I'd have to go to Salt Lake City, not exactly an exciting perspective :-)
what's going on at the Wach center every year at the end of Dec-beginning of Jan ??
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Nov 11th - Utah
Nov 23rd - Orlando
Jan 14th - Portland
March 2nd - New Orleans
I will probably try pretty hard to go to at least 2 of them, if not all. Those are 4 teams that will be there for the next 5 years.
To tell you the truth, there's really not one game I'm more excited for than any other one. I'm just stoked to watch this team play each and every night. I'm sure my tune will change once the season gets here, but as of right now all the games look amazing Especially the TNT ones.
The Sixers, thanks largely to the acquisition of Elton Brand and a better-than-expected 2007-08 season, will play seven games on national TV this year, including the Nuggets’ Allen Iverson’s second game as a visitor at the Wachovia Center (Feb. 18 on ESPN). The other ESPN games — all at home — are slated for Nov. 26 against the Magic, Dec. 10 vs. the Cavaliers and April 4 against the Pistons, who eliminated them in the first round of the playoffs.
The three TNT games are: Nov. 6 against the visiting Magic, April 9 at the Bulls and the April 14 home finale vs. the defending champion Celtics.
The Sixers open the season Oct. 29 at home against the Raptors. Kobe Bryant and the Lakers make their only visit Dec. 3.
Posted by Tom Moore at 3:44 pm | Comments | Share: Yahoo! Buzz, Digg, More...
There you have it. How many did they have last season?
Don't know I asked we'll see if I get a responce.
they didnt have any last year
I'm pretty sure we had one last year. It was on ESPN .
We also had a couple on NBATV if that counts for anything.
on the Sixers board of Philly.com they say Lakers and Cavs have 25 nationally televised game each, vs our 7....
Chicago has 10 (!), Blazers 13 and Nuggets 16 (!!!!)... I think there is something wrong
Not that I care much anyway, since I will have to get crazy as usual, trying to see them all on the Internet and at 1-3 AM, LOL
one more thing Brian, do you or any of other readers know why in the hell Sixers are ALWAYS on a Western trip at the end of Dec?
I was planning to come to the US to see some games for New Year's Day, but it looks like I'd have to go to Salt Lake City, not exactly an exciting perspective :-)
what's going on at the Wach center every year at the end of Dec-beginning of Jan ??
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