The NBA schedule is now online...
There will be 4 games opening the new NBA season on Oct 27...Boston @ Cleveland...Washington @ Dallas...Houston @ Portland...L.A. Clippers @
L.A. Lakers...
There will be 5 games on Christmas Day...Miami @ New York...Boston @ Orlando...Cleveland @
L.A. Lakers...L.A. Clippers @ Phoenix...Denver @ Portland...
3 games on New Year's Day...New York @ Atlanta...Orlando @ Minnesota...Sacramento @
L.A. Lakers...
L.A. Lakers' road to defending their throne...WOW...
...17 of their first 21 games of the season are at home (Oct 27 to Dec 11, 2009)
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26 of their first 41 games of the season are at home (Oct 27, 2009 to Jan 18, 2010)
...7 of their 9 games, on Dec 12 to 28, 2009, are on the road, including a 5-game road trip
...12 of their 15 games, on Jan 6 to Feb 1, 2010, are on the road (back-to-back road games against Texas Triangle teams Dallas and San Antonio; 8-game road trip, includes Cleveland and Boston)
...11 of their 15 games in March 2010 are on the road (3-game east coast road trip; 3-game pacific division road trip; 5-game road trip, includes San Antonio, New Orleans and Atlanta)
...They host the L.A. Clippers on their first game, AND, ends their season with a road game against the L.A. Clippers
As for the Spurs...from January 6 to February 21, 2010 -- 4-consecutive home games; 4-consecutive road games; 6-consecutive home games; and just like seasons past an 8-consecutive road games...