Saturday, December 10, 2011

2011-12 NBA Schedule: No Rest for the Weary

The 2011-12 NBA season is set to begin on Christmas Day - almost two months later than usual - with each team playing a 66-game schedule. The playoffs will begin on April 28 and end by June 26.

The basic format of the season will be as follows:

Conference Games: 48

? Play 6 teams 4 times (2 home, 2 away)
? Play 4 teams 3 times (2 home, 1 away)
? Play 4 teams 3 times (1 home, 2 away)

Non-Conference Games: 18

? Play 3 teams 2 times (1 home, 1 away)
? Play 6 teams 1 time at home
? Play 6 teams 1 time away

Squeezing all those games in means teams will lose some down time. Expect to see teams playing more back-to-back sets than usual, and even the occasional "back-to-back-to-back" - three games in three nights. The league has warned that every team will play at least one back-to-back-to-back, with some teams playing as many as three.


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