The NBA schedule has been released and there are quite a number of interesting games on the schedule this year, including matchups with the Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, LA Lakers and New York Knicks as well as other great games on Christmas Day and on opening night.
The first games of the season are on Tuesday, October 29 and some highlights include:
MAGIC at PACERS: The first game of the season tips off at 7 p.m. ET
BULLS at HEAT
CLIPPERS at LAKERS
CHRISTMAS DAY: Wednesday, December 25
BULLS at NETS
THUNDER at KNICKS
HEAT at LAKERS
ROCKETS at SPURS
CLIPPERS at WARRIORS
Highlights from Pro Basketball Talk:
"- Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett will return to Boston with the Nets for the first time on January 26.
- Former Celtics head coach Doc Rivers returns to Boston with the Clippers on December 11.
- The Lakers will face Dwight Howard and the Rockets in Houston on November 7, while Howard will make his first appearance at Staples Center to play the Lakers on February 19.
- Andrew Bynum will return to Los Angeles to face the Lakers on January 14 as a member of the Cavaliers.
- Greg Oden will return to Portland with the Heat for the first time on December 28."
