The Los Angeles Lakers are heading into a very important season after losing Dwight Howard and while the team made some solid signings in Chris Kaman and Nick Young, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol will need to be in top form for the team to win.
The NBA schedule was released on Tuesday and the team will first play Howard in November and also will face the Miami Heat no Christmas Day.
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2013 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule
October
Oct. 29 vs. Los Angeles Clippers
10:30 p.m.
Oct. 30 @ Golden State Warriors
10:30 p.m.
November
Date Opponent Time
Nov. 1 vs. San Antonio Spurs 10:30 p.m.
Nov. 3 vs. Atlanta Hawks 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 5 @ Dallas Mavericks 8:30 p.m.
Nov. 7 @ Houston Rockets 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 8 @ New Orleans Pelicans
8 p.m.
Nov. 10 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 12 vs. New Orleans Pelicans 10:30 p.m.
Nov. 13 @ Denver Nuggets 9 p.m.
Nov. 15 vs. Memphis Grizzlies 10:30 p.m.
Nov. 17 vs. Detroit Pistons 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 22 vs. Golden State Warriors 10:30 p.m.
Nov. 24 vs. Sacramento Kings 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 26 @ Washington Wizards 7 p.m.
Nov. 27 @ Brooklyn Nets 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 29 @ Detroit Pistons
7:30 p.m.
December
Date Opponent Time
Dec. 1 vs. Portland Trail Blazers 9:30 p.m.
Dec. 6 @ Sacramento Kings 10 p.m.
Dec. 8 vs. Toronto Raptors 9:30 p.m.
Dec. 10 vs. Phoenix Suns 10:30 p.m.
Dec. 13 @ Oklahoma City 8 p.m.
Dec. 14 @ Charlotte Bobcats 7 p.m.
Dec. 16 @ Atlanta Hawks 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 17 @ Memphis Grizzlies 8 p.m.
Dec. 20 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 10:30 p.m.
Dec. 21 @ Golden State Warriors 10:30 p.m.
Dec. 23 @ Phoenix Suns 9 p.m.
Dec. 25 vs. Miami Heat 5 p.m.
Dec. 27 @ Utah Jazz 9 p.m.
Dec. 29 vs. Philadelphia 76ers 9:30 p.m.
Dec. 31 vs. Milwaukee Bucks
10:30 p.m.
January
Date Opponent Time
Jan. 3 vs. Utah Jazz 10:30 p.m.
Jan. 5 vs. Denver Nuggets 9:30 p.m.
Jan. 7 @ Dallas Mavericks 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 8 @ Houston Rockets 9:30 p.m.
Jan. 10 @ Los Angeles Clippers
8:30 p.m.
Jan. 14 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
10:30 p.m.
Jan. 15 @ Phoenix Suns
9 p.m.
Jan. 17 @ Boston Celtics 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 19 @ Toronto Raptors
1 p.m.
Jan. 20 @ Chicago Bulls
5 p.m.
Jan. 23 @ Miami Heat 5 p.m.
Jan. 24 @ Orlando Magic
4 p.m.
Jan. 26 @ New York Knicks
12:30 p.m.
Jan. 28 vs. Indiana Pacers 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 31 vs. Charlotte Bobcats 7:30 p.m.
February
Date Opponent Time
Feb. 4
@ Minnesota Timberwolves
8 p.m.
Feb. 5 @ Cleveland Cavaliers
7 p.m.
Feb. 7 @ Philadelphia 76ers 7 p.m.
Feb. 9 vs. Chicago Bulls 2:30 p.m.
Feb. 11 vs. Utah Jazz 10:30 p.m.
Feb 13 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 10:30 p.m.
Feb. 19 vs. Houston Rockets 10:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 vs. Boston Celtics 10:30 p.m.
Feb. 23 vs. Brooklyn Nets 9 p.m.
Feb. 25 @ Indiana Pacers 7 p.m.
Feb. 26 @ Memphis Grizzlies 8 p.m.
Feb. 28 vs. Sacramento Kings 10:30 p.m.
March
Date Opponent Time
March 3 @ Portland Trail Blazers 10 p.m.
March 4 vs New Orleans Pelicans 10:30 p.m.
March 6 vs Los Angeles Clippers 10:30 p.m.
March 7 @ Denver Nuggets 9 p.m.
March 9 vs Oklahoma City Thunder 3:30 p.m.
March 13 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 9:30 p.m.
March 14 @ San Antonio Spurs 8:30 p.m.
March 19 vs. San Antonio Spurs
10:30 p.m.
March 21 vs Washington Wizards 10:30 p.m.
March 23 vs. Orlando Magic 9:30 p.m.
March 25 vs. New York Knicks 10:30 p.m.
March 27 @ Milwaukee Bucks 8 p.m.
March 28 @ Minnesota Timberwolves 8 p.m.
March 30 vs. Phoenix Suns 9:30 p.m.
April
Date Opponent Time
April 1 vs. Portland Trail Blazers 10:30 p.m.
April 2 @ Sacramento Kings 10 p.m.
April 4 vs. Dallas Mavericks 10:30 p.m.
April 6 @ Los Angeles Clippers 3:30 p.m.
April 8 vs. Houston Rockets 10:30 p.m.
April 11 vs. Golden State Warriors 10:30 p.m.
April 13 vs. Memphis Grizzlies
9:30 p.m.
April 14 @ Utah Jazz 9 p.m.
April 16 @ San Antonio Spurs 8 p.m.
