Revised 2011-12 NBA National TV Schedule

Posted by | 12/06/2011 at 8:12 pm

The NBA released the revised 2011-12 regular season schedule on Tuesday.

The abbreviated season is scheduled to begin on December 25, pending ratification of the tentative collective bargaining agreement by the owners and the National Basketball Players Association.

The ESPN family of networks will televise 90 games during the regular season (75 on ESPN/ESPN2 and 15 on ABC), the same number as in the original schedule released in July. TNT will air 45 games, down from the 52 originally scheduled.

Thirty-seven new telecast windows have been added to the schedule, including a Christmas night doubleheader on ESPN, TNT doubleheaders on December 27 and January 5, and several Saturday, Sunday and Monday games on ESPN.

The Lakers and Heat will have the most national TV appearances (25), followed by the Celtics (24), Bulls (22) and Knicks (22).

The NBA and its 29 owners locked out the players in July, leading to the second-longest work stoppage in NBA history. The owners’ lockout resulted in the formal cancellation of the first six weeks of the season, which was originally scheduled to begin on November 1.

Revised 2011-12 NBA National TV Schedule

Date
Revised Schedule
Original Schedule
Time
Game
Net
Time
Game
Net
Sun., 12/25/11 12 PM BOS (1) at NY (1) TNT 12 PM BOS (7) at NY (7) ESPN
2:30 PM MIA (1) at DAL (1) ABC 2:30 PM MIA (8) at DAL (5) ABC
5 PM CHI (1) at LAL (1) ABC 5 PM CHI (6) at LAL (9) ABC
8 PM ORL (1) at OKC (1) ESPN
no game
10:30 PM LAC (1) at GS (1) ESPN
no game
Tue., 12/27/11 8 PM BOS (2) at MIA (2) TNT
no game
10:30 PM UTA (1) at LAL (2) TNT
no game
Thu., 12/29/11 8 PM DAL (2) at OKC (2) TNT 7 PM SA (5) at ORL (5) TNT
10:30 PM NY (2) at LAL (3) TNT 9:30 PM DAL (6) at OKC (8) TNT
Thu., 1/5/12 8 PM MIA (3) at ATL (1) TNT
no game
10:30 PM LAL (4) at POR (1) TNT
no game
Fri., 1/6/12 8 PM CHI (2) at ORL (2) ESPN 8 PM CHI (7) at ORL (6) ESPN
10:30 PM POR (2) at PHX (1) ESPN 10:30 PM MEM (2) at POR (7) ESPN
Wed., 1/11/12 8 PM DAL (3) at BOS (3) ESPN 8 PM DAL (7) at BOS (8) ESPN
10:30 PM MIA (4) at LAC (2) ESPN 10:30 PM MIA (9) at LAC (5) ESPN
Thu., 1/12/12 8 PM NY (3) at MEM (1) TNT 8 PM NY (8) at MEM (3) TNT
10:30 PM ORL (3) at GS (2) TNT 10:30 PM ORL (7) at GS (3) TNT
Fri., 1/13/12 8 PM CHI (3) at BOS (4) ESPN 8 PM POR (8) at SA (6) ESPN
10:30 PM MIA (5) at DEN (1) ESPN 10:30 PM MIA (10) at DEN (7) ESPN
Mon, 1/16/12 1 PM CHI (4) at MEM (2) ESPN 1 PM CHI (8) at MEM (4) ESPN
8 PM OKC (3) at BOS (5) TNT 8 PM OKC (9) at BOS (9) TNT
10:30 PM DAL (4) at LAL (5) TNT 10:30 PM DAL (8) at LAL (10) TNT
Wed., 1/18/12 8 PM POR (3) at ATL (2) ESPN 8 PM SA (7) at ATL (5) ESPN
10:30 PM DAL (5) at LAC (3) ESPN 10:30 PM DAL (9) at LAC (6) ESPN
Thu., 1/19/12 8 PM LAL (6) at MIA (6) TNT 8 PM CHI (9) at MIA (11) TNT
10:30 PM DAL (6) at UTA (2) TNT 10:30 PM DAL (10) at UTA (2) TNT
Fri., 1/20/12 8 PM LAL (7) at ORL (4) ESPN 8 PM PHX (4) at BOS (10) ESPN
10:30 PM MIN (1) at LAC (4) ESPN 10:30 PM LAL (11) at LAC (7) ESPN
Thu., 1/26/12 8 PM BOS (6) at ORL (5) TNT 8 PM MIA (12) at ORL (8) TNT
10:30 PM MEM (3) at LAC (5) TNT 10:30 PM LAL (12) at LAC (8) TNT
Fri., 1/27/12 8 PM NY (4) at MIA (7) ESPN 8 PM NY (9) at MIA (13) ESPN
Sun., 1/29/12 3:30 PM CHI (5) at MIA (8) ABC 3:30 PM CHI (10) at MIA (14) ABC
6:30 PM SA (1) at DAL (7) ESPN
no game
Wed., 2/1/12 8 PM OKC (4) at DAL (8) ESPN 7 PM OKC (10) at DAL (11) ESPN
10:30 PM LAC (6) at UTA (3) ESPN 9:30 PM MIA (15) at SA (8) ESPN
Thu., 2/2/12 8 PM CHI (6) at NY (5) TNT 8 PM CHI (11) at NY (10) TNT
10:30 PM DEN (2) at LAC (7) TNT 10:30 PM PHX (5) at GS (4) TNT
Fri., 2/3/12 8 PM NY (6) at BOS (7) ESPN 8 PM LAL (13) at ORL (9) ESPN
10:30 PM LAL (8) at DEN (3) ESPN 10:30 PM UTA (3) at DEN (8) ESPN
Thu., 2/9/12 8 PM LAL (9) at BOS (8) TNT 8 PM LAL (14) at BOS (11) TNT
10:30 PM OKC (5) at SAC (1) TNT 10:30 PM OKC (11) at SAC (1) TNT
Fri., 2/10/12 8 PM LAL (10) at NY (7) ESPN 8 PM LAL (15) at NY (11) ESPN
10:30 PM OKC (6) at UTA (4) ESPN 10:30 PM OKC (12) at UTA (4) ESPN
Sun., 2/12/12 3:30 PM CHI (7) at BOS (9) ABC 3:30 PM CHI (12) at BOS (12) ABC
7 PM MIA (9) at ATL (3) ESPN
no game
9:30 PM UTA (5) at MEM (4) ESPN
no game
Wed., 2/15/12 9 PM POR (4) at GS (3) ESPN 9 PM DEN (9) at DAL (12) ESPN
Thu., 2/16/12 8 PM BOS (10) at CHI (8) TNT 8 PM BOS (13) at CHI (13) TNT
10:30 PM LAC (8) at POR (5) TNT 10:30 PM LAC (9) at POR (9) TNT
Fri., 2/17/12 8 PM NO (1) at NY (8) ESPN 8 PM NO (2) at NY (12) ESPN
10:30 PM PHX (2) at LAL (11) ESPN 10:30 PM PHX (6) at LAL (16) ESPN
Sun., 2/19/12 1 PM DAL (9) at NY (9) ABC 1 PM DAL (13) at NY (13) ABC
3:30 PM ORL (6) at MIA (10) ABC 3:30 PM ORL (10) at MIA (16) ABC
8 PM DEN (4) at OKC (7) ESPN 8 PM DEN (10) at OKC (13) ESPN
Mon., 2/20/12 4 PM ATL (4) at CHI (9) ESPN
no game
8 PM BOS (11) at DAL (10) TNT 8 PM BOS (14) at DAL (14) TNT
10:30 PM POR (6) at LAL (12) TNT 10:30 PM LAC (10) at GS (5) TNT
Wed., 2/22/12 7 PM BOS (12) at OKC (8) ESPN 8 PM BOS (15) at OKC (14) ESPN
9:30 PM LAL (13) at DAL (11) ESPN 10:30 PM GS (6) at PHX (7) ESPN
Thu., 2/23/12 7 PM NY (10) at MIA (11) TNT 8 PM NY (14) at MIA (17) TNT
9:30 PM LAL (14) at OKC (9) TNT 10:30 PM SA (9) at DEN (11) TNT
Wed., 2/29/12 9 PM CHI (10) at SA (2) ESPN 9 PM POR (10) at DEN (12) ESPN
Thu., 3/1/12 8 PM OKC (10) at ORL (7) TNT 8 PM OKC (15) at ORL (11) TNT
10:30 PM MIA (12) at POR (7) TNT 10:30 PM MIA (18) at POR (11) TNT
Fri., 3/2/12 8 PM GS (4) at PHI (1) ESPN 8 PM OKC (16) at ATL (6) ESPN
10:30 PM LAC (9) at PHX (3) ESPN 10:30 PM LAC (11) at PHX (8) ESPN
Sun., 3/4/12
 1 PM NY (11) at BOS (13) ABC 1 PM NY (15) at BOS (16) ABC
3:30 PM MIA (13) at LAL (15) ABC 3:30 PM MIA (19) at LAL (17) ABC
7 PM CHI (11) at PHI (2) ESPN 8 PM DEN (13) at SA (10) ESPN
9:30 PM DEN (5) at SA (3) ESPN
no game
Thu., 3/8/12 8 PM ORL (8) at CHI (12) TNT 8 PM LAL (18) at CHI (14) TNT
10:30 PM DAL (12) at PHX (4) TNT 10:30 PM DAL (15) at PHX (9) TNT
Sun., 3/11/12 3:30 PM BOS (14) at LAL (16) ABC 3:30 PM BOS (17) at LAL (19) ABC
Mon, 3/12/12 8 PM NY (12) at CHI (13) ESPN 8 PM NY (16) at CHI (15) ESPN
10:30 PM BOS (15) at LAC (10) ESPN 10:30 PM BOS (18) at PHX (10) ESPN
Wed., 3/14/12 8 PM MIA (14) at CHI (14) ESPN 8 PM MIA (20) at CHI (16) ESPN
10:30 PM UTA (6) at PHX (5) ESPN 10:30 PM BOS (19) at GS (7) ESPN
Fri., 3/16/12 7 PM MIA (15) at PHI (3) ESPN
no game
9:30 PM SA (4) at OKC (11) ESPN
no game
Sun., 3/18/12 7 PM ORL (9) at MIA (16) ESPN
no game
9:30 PM POR (8) at OKC (12) ESPN
no game
Mon., 3/19/12 8 PM CHI (15) at ORL (10) TNT 8 PM CHI (17) at ORL (12) TNT
10:30 PM DAL (13) at DEN (6) TNT 10:30 PM DAL (16) at DEN (14) TNT
Wed., 3/21/12 7 PM NY (13) at PHI (4) ESPN 7 PM NY (17) at PHI (5) ESPN
9:30 PM LAL (17) at DAL (14) ESPN 9:30 PM LAL (20) at DAL (17) ESPN
Fri., 3/23/12 8 PM BOS (16) at PHI (5) ESPN
no game
10:30 PM DEN (7) at UTA (7) ESPN
no game
Sun., 3/25/12 8 PM MIA (17) at OKC (13) ESPN 8 PM BOS (20) at SA (11) ESPN
10:30 PM MEM (5) at LAL (18) ESPN
no game
Wed., 3/28/12 7 PM ORL (11) at NY (14) ESPN 7 PM CHI (18) at ATL (7) ESPN
Thu., 3/29/12 8 PM DAL (15) at MIA (18) TNT 8 PM DAL (18) at MIA (21) TNT
10:30 PM OKC (14) at LAL (19) TNT 10:30 PM OKC (17) at LAL (21) TNT
Fri., 3/30/12 8 PM DAL (16) at ORL (12) ESPN 8 PM DAL (19) at ORL (13) ESPN
10:30 PM POR (9) at LAC (11) ESPN 10:30 PM POR (12) at LAC (12) ESPN
Sun., 4/1/12 1 PM CHI (16) at OKC (15) ABC 1 PM CHI (19) at OKC (18) ABC
3:30 PM MIA (19) at BOS (17) ABC 3:30 PM MIA (22) at BOS (21) ABC
Wed., 4/4/12 8 PM OKC (16) at MIA (20) ESPN 7 PM SA (12) at BOS (22) ESPN
10:30 PM LAL (20) at LAC (12) ESPN 9:30 PM MEM (5) at DAL (20) ESPN
Thu., 4/5/12 7 PM NY (15) at ORL (13) TNT 7 PM NY (18) at ORL (14) TNT
9:30 PM BOS (18) at CHI (17) TNT 9:30 PM BOS (23) at CHI (20) TNT
Sat., 4/7/12 8 PM ORL (14) at PHI (6) ESPN
no game
10:30 PM DEN (8) at GS (5) ESPN
no game
Sun., 4/8/12 1 PM CHI (18) at NY (16) ABC 1 PM CHI (21) at NY (19) ABC
no game
 3:30 PM LAL (22) at OKC (19) ABC
Mon., 4/9/12 9 PM PHX (6) at MIN (2) ESPN2
no game
Tue., 4/10/12 7 PM BOS (19) at MIA (21) ESPN 7 PM ATL (8) at MIA (23) ESPN
9:30 PM NY (17) at CHI (19) ESPN 9:30 PM NY (20) at CHI (22) ESPN
Wed., 4/11/12 8 PM ATL (5) at BOS (20) ESPN 8 PM LAL (23) at SA (13) ESPN
10:30 PM GS (6) at POR (10) ESPN 10:30 PM GS (8) at POR (13) ESPN
Thu., 4/12/12 8 PM MIA (22) at CHI (20) TNT 8 PM MIA (24) at CHI (23) TNT
10:30 PM DAL (17) at GS (7) TNT 10:30 PM DAL (21) at GS (9) TNT
Fri., 4/13/12 8 PM MIL (1) at DET (1) ESPN 8 PM MIL (1) at DET (1) ESPN
10:30 PM DAL (18) at POR (11) ESPN 10:30 PM DAL (22) at POR (14) ESPN
Sat., 4/14/12 9 PM PHX (7) at SA (5) ESPN
no game
Sun., 4/15/12 1 PM MIA (23) at NY (18) ABC 1 PM MIA (25) at NY (21) ABC
3:30 PM DAL (19) at LAL (21) ABC 3:30 PM DAL (23) at LAL (24) ABC
Tue., 4/17/12 8 PM BOS (21) at NY (19) TNT 8 PM BOS (24) at NY (22) TNT
10:30 PM SA (6) at LAL (22) TNT 10:30 PM SA (14) at LAL (25) TNT
Wed., 4/18/12 8 PM ORL (15) at BOS (22) ESPN 8 PM TOR (1) at WAS (1) ESPN
10:30 PM LAL (23) at GS (8) ESPN 10:30 PM LAC (13) at GS (10) ESPN
Thu., 4/19/12 8 PM CHI (21) at MIA (24) TNT
no game
10:30 PM LAC (13) at PHX (8) TNT
no game
Fri., 4/20/12 7 PM BOS (23) at ATL (6) ESPN
no game
9:30 PM LAL (24) at SA (7) ESPN
no game
Sat., 4/21/12 5:30 PM DEN (9) at PHX (9) ESPN
no game
8 PM DAL (20) at CHI (22) ESPN
no game
10:30 PM ORL (16) at UTA (8) ESPN
no game
Sun., 4/22/12 1 PM NY (20) at ATL (7) ESPN
no game
3:30 PM OKC (17) at LAL (25) ABC
no game
Tue., 4/24/12 8 PM MIA (25) at BOS (24) TNT
no game
10:30 PM NO (2) at GS (9) TNT
no game
Wed., 4/25/12 8 PM LAC (14) at NY (21) ESPN
no game
10:30 PM SA (8) at PHX (10) ESPN
no game
Thu., 4/26/12 8 PM NY (22) at CHA (1) TNT
no game
10:30 PM SA (9) at GS (10) TNT
no game

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrea-Cavalli/757338131 Andrea Cavalli

    Until few months ago the Clippers weren’t even considered a team worthy of national TV exposure. It’s great to see how Blake has changed things in such a little time.

    Too bad about the Nets/Magic doubleheader in London, thougH. I was looking forward to catch it.

    • JakeFrankie

      Clippers have 14 National Televised games lol, I’m happy the NBA only put up 9 Spurs games. Best record or not, Nobody wants to see that team play. I don’t understand why the NBA didn’t have the Knicks playing in Denver, Personally I find it makes no sense. People in Denver would without a doubt want to see Carmelo come back. If you count NBATV too, Lakers have 29 Televised games. Almost every time ABC has NBA games Lakers will be on the card. Knicks have 21 games on National TV oh boy when was the last time that happened. It’s very good to see teams like Knicks,Bulls and Clippers mean something to the NBA.

      I really want to see what the NBA does if the Orlando Magic trade Dwight Howard, Since they got 16 games. I wouldn’t be shocked if the ESPN or TNT took a Magic game off if Dwight leaves and replace it with another game. Magic aren’t drawing Nationally with Dwight if he leaves it will get worse.

      The games I’m most looking foward too is –
      Dallas vs Miami (Opening Night)
      Dallas vs OKC (Dec 29) – TNT
      Miami vs Lakers (Jan 19)- TNT
      Dallas vs Lakers (Mar 21) – ESPN

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrea-Cavalli/757338131 Andrea Cavalli

        Skimming through the national TV schedule I noticed there are 2-3 Spurs-Suns games on national TV…I don’t get why they keep putting this matchup on national TV, even multiple times. Spurs-Suns was a nice draw until 2008 or so, now it’s not.

        Also the Blazers have several national TV appearances. Way more than I expected.

        The schedule is flexible, at least from what I understand, which means there shouldn’t be any problem changing games.

        • JakeFrankie

          I remember last season Suns vs Magic got by far the worse rating on the ABC broadcasts. In General I’m shocked by how many games Magic got, By like you said it’s a flexible schedule so it change.

          I agree Suns vs Spurs was a rivalry from 05-09, But it’s not anymore. It’s not a draw, Suns are not a playoff team and Spurs are old nobody cares about them.

  • CK

    Looks like a good schedule, although it is a bit odd that ESPN2′s only game is on a Monday, between two teams which won’t be big TV draws this year.