NBA releases schedule for 1st half of season

https://www.nba.com/pelicans/schedule

Open up in Tampa against Toronto

Tough stretch of 7 home games in 13 days in Jan.

https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net...2b&oe=5FEE5CAE

19 nationally televised games in 1st half of season! That is half of our games.

https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/ne...hvRUo2TXZCNyJ9

So we open up against Chris Finch and the Tampa Bay Raptors at their place!! Interesting.

Lot of eastern conference teams not on this part of the schedule at all. No Brooklyn, no Boston, no Philly, no Atlanta.

In the west, no Denver.

Really dont get these 5 - 7 game road trips. No mardi gras this year and not a east/west coast team.

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Originally Posted by luckyman

Lot of eastern conference teams not on this part of the schedule at all. No Brooklyn, no Boston, no Philly, no Atlanta.

In the west, no Denver.

Really dont get these 5 - 7 game road trips. No mardi gras this year and not a east/west coast team.

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I assume an attempt at reducing travel.

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Originally Posted by PELICANSFAN

I assume an attempt at reducing travel.

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No because Houston is just 5 hours away, right here on the gulf coast with us, and their longest trip is 4 games. I've seen them have schedules where their longest trips were 3 games.

That's unusual. We play the Jazz twice in three days in January, and BOTH GAMES are in Utah.

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Originally Posted by luckyman

No because Houston is just 5 hours away, right here on the gulf coast with us, and their longest trip is 4 games. I've seen them have schedules where their longest trips were 3 games.

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Saw a tweet from Shammit that our travel was reduced about 50%, 2nd in the NBA.