After celebrating their 1st NBA title with a victory over Miami, the Dallas Mavericks can celebrate Christmas this year with a game against the warmth.
The NBA released its 2011-12 schedule Tuesday, despite a lockout that might last months and jeopardize the season. The schedule can embody a rematch of this year's NBA Finals when Miami travels to Dallas to face the globe champion Mavericks in an exceedingly game that may be televised on ABC. TNT can televise the March twenty nine game when Dallas plays the warmth in Miami.
If the NBA lockout ends in time, the Mavs can open the season and receive their championship rings Nov. one at home against the Chicago Bulls. they're going to follow that with a Nov. four road game at San Antonio and a Nov. five home game against Oklahoma town -- the team the Mavs defeated in 5 games within the Western Conference Finals.
The Mavs conjointly are a part of the NBA's annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day after they play Kobe Bryant and therefore the Lakers in l. a. on Jan. 16. TNT can televise the sport.
Other notable games have the Mavs hosting the Lakers on Dec. fifteen and March twenty one, and therefore the Spurs on Jan. twenty nine and March seventeen. Dwight Howard involves city -- maybe for the last time as a member of the Orlando Magic -- on Dec. 20.
The Celtics build their solely look in Dallas on Feb. 20, whereas the Mavs play for the second time in San Antonio on April eight.
Because of their recent success, the Mavs are scheduled to be on national tv thirty times this season -- tying Boston for the foremost appearances of any team. The Mavs are on TNT ten times, ESPN ten times, NBA TV seven times and ABC 3 times.
Another positive from winning the title is that the champs normally receive a user-friendly schedule. That definitely applies to the Mavs, whose longest road trip of the season solely covers four games -- a feat they're going to encounter on 3 occasions.
The Mavs shut the regular season April eighteen at home against the Houston Rockets before attempting to successfully defend their NBA title.
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