May 15, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose warms up before game five of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports
Despite the NBA season still a couple months away, today the schedules were released.
Of course, we know that each team will play 82 games. 41 at home, 41 on the road. Many downplay the release, however, we finally get to see who the opening week match ups are, along with Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day pairings.
Here are the highlights of the schedule:
OPENING WEEK
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29:
ORLANDO MAGIC @ INDIANA PACERS – 7 P.M.
CHICAGO BULLS @ MIAMI HEAT – 8 P.M.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS @ LOS ANGELES LAKERS – 10:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30:
BROOKLYN NETS @ CLEVELAND CAVALIERS – 7 P.M.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS @ GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS – 10:30 P.M.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31:
NEW YORK KNICKS @ CHICAGO BULLS – 8 P.M.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS @ LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS – 10:30 P.M.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1:
MIAMI HEAT @ BROOKLYN NETS – 8 P.M.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS @ LOS ANGELES LAKERS – 10:30 P.M.
CHRISTMAS DAY
CHICAGO BULLS @ BROOKLYN NETS – 12:00 P.M.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER @ NEW YORK KNICKS – 2:30 P.M.
MIAMI HEAT @ LOS ANGELES LAKERS – 5:00 P.M.
HOUSTON ROCKETS @ SAN ANTONIO SPURS – 8 P.M.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS @ GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS – 10:30 P.M.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
BROOKLYN NETS @ NEW YORK KNICKS – 2:30 P.M.
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS @ MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES – 5:00 P.M.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS @ CHICAGO BULLS – 8:00 P.M.
INDIANA PACERS @ GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS – 10:30 P.M.
*All Times Eastern