The schedule is released at 6pm tonight, and so far all we know is that the home start time is now 7:30pm instead of 7, which just pushes everything out by half an hour, and in my opinion is plain silly. But, as long as it means more dinner specials being ordered at the ACC, that’s really what matters.
So as we wait for the schedule, here’s some thing we generally look out for and come 6pm, I’ll just fill in the blanks – let me know if I’ve missed any key events.
UPDATE: 6PM EST
NBA.com releases schedule, but ESPN’s is much better formatted (scroll down for full schedule too). You can also download the schedule as a CSV file or, better yet, subscribe to it via iCal (which work with Google Calendar as well).
- The Raptors play Miami, Indiana, Washington, and Milwaukee three times each next season.
- Raps are on TNT versus Chicago on Nov 13, a Thursday
- ESPN games are @ Charlotte April 8. Charlotte @ Toronto April 15
- NBA TV Schedule: v DEN Dec 8, v SAS Feb 8, at NOP Feb 23, v HOU Mar 30, at MIA April 11
- Busiest months are November and January with 16 games each
- 19 back-to-back games (last year we had 18) – 7 of the 19 are road back-to-backs.
Games by Day:
- Sunday: 13 (7 home, 6 road)
- Monday: 11 (6 home, 5 road)
- Tuesday: 10 (2 home, 8 road)
- Wednesday: 17 (11 home, 6 road)
- Thursday: 2 (2 home, 0 road)
- Friday: 19 (10 home, 9 road)
- Saturday: 10 (3 home, 7 road)
The official dot com broke some info down too and here’s ESPN’s excellent NBA-wide breakdown.
| What? | When? |
|---|---|
| Season Opener | Oct 29 at home vs Atlanta |
| First Road Game | Nov 1 in Orlando |
| US National TV | TNT: v Chicago on Nov 13, ESPN: @ Charlotte on April 8, v Charlotte on April 15 |
| Nets v Raptors Rematch in Toronto | Dec 17 |
| Nets v Raptors Rematch in Brooklyn | Jan 30 |
| Longest Roadtrip 1 | 6-game road swing between Dec 22-Jan 4: Chicago, Clippers, Denver, Portland, Golden State, Phoenix |
| Longest Homestand | 7-game homestand between Nov 7 and Nov 21 – Washington, Philly, Orlando, Chicago, Utah, Memphis, Milwaukee |
| Second-Longest Homestand | 6-game home-stand between Jan 8 and Jan 18: Charlotte, Boston, Detroit, Philly, Atlanta, New Orleans |
| Western Swing 1 | 3-game trip between Nov 30-Dec 3: Lakers, Kings, and Utah |
| Western Swing 2 | Par of the 6-game roadtrip between Dec 22-Jan 4 |
| Christmas Schedule | 5-day break between trip to Chicago (Dec 22) and trip to Clippers (Dec 27) between |
| New Years Schedule | Raps don’t play on NY Eve or NY Day – NY starts in GSW on Jan 2 |
| All-Star Break Schedule | 9-day break for the Raptors with nothing between the Washington game on Feb 11 and in Atlanta on Feb 20 |
| Season Ending Schedule | Season ends on April 15 at home vs Bobcats, preceded by a trip to Boston |
| Andrew Wiggins Return | March 18 – long ways away |
| Vince Carter Return | Nov 19 |
| Chris Bosh Return | Mar 13 |
| Jose Calderon Return | Dec 21 |
| Andrea Bargnani Return | Dec 21 |
| Rudy Gay Return | Jan 28 |
| Kevin Durant in Toronto | Nov 4 |
| LeBron James in Toronto | Dec 5 |
| The Champs, San Antonio Spurs in Toronto | Feb 8 |
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 29 | vsAtlanta | 7:30 PM |
| Sat, Nov 1 | @Orlando | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, Nov 2 | @Miami | 6:00 PM |
| Tue, Nov 4 | vsOklahoma City | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Nov 5 | @Boston | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Nov 7 | vsWashington | 7:30 PM |
| Sun, Nov 9 | vsPhiladelphia | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Nov 11 | vsOrlando | 7:30 PM |
| Thu, Nov 13 | vsChicago | 8:00 PM |
| Sat, Nov 15 | vsUtah | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Nov 19 | vsMemphis | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Nov 21 | vsMilwaukee | 7:30 PM |
| Sat, Nov 22 | @Cleveland | 7:30 PM |
| Mon, Nov 24 | vsPhoenix | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Nov 26 | @Atlanta | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Nov 28 | vsDallas | 7:30 PM |
| Sun, Nov 30 | @Los Angeles | 9:30 PM |
| Tue, Dec 2 | @Sacramento | 10:00 PM |
| Wed, Dec 3 | @Utah | 9:00 PM |
| Fri, Dec 5 | vsCleveland | 7:30 PM |
| Mon, Dec 8 | vsDenver | 7:30 PM |
| Tue, Dec 9 | @Cleveland | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Dec 12 | vsIndiana | 7:30 PM |
| Sun, Dec 14 | @NY Knicks | 7:30 PM |
| Mon, Dec 15 | vsOrlando | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Dec 17 | vsBrooklyn | 8:00 PM |
| Fri, Dec 19 | @Detroit | 7:30 PM |
| Sun, Dec 21 | vsNY Knicks | 3:30 PM |
| Mon, Dec 22 | @Chicago | 8:00 PM |
| Sat, Dec 27 | @Los Angeles | 3:30 PM |
| Sun, Dec 28 | @Denver | 9:00 PM |
| Tue, Dec 30 | @Portland | 10:00 PM |
| Fri, Jan 2 | @Golden State | 10:30 PM |
| Sun, Jan 4 | @Phoenix | 8:00 PM |
| Thu, Jan 8 | vsCharlotte | 7:30 PM |
| Sat, Jan 10 | vsBoston | 7:30 PM |
| Mon, Jan 12 | vsDetroit | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Jan 14 | vsPhiladelphia | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Jan 16 | vsAtlanta | 7:30 PM |
| Sun, Jan 18 | vsNew Orleans | 3:30 PM |
| Mon, Jan 19 | @Milwaukee | 8:00 PM |
| Wed, Jan 21 | @Memphis | 8:00 PM |
| Fri, Jan 23 | @Philadelphia | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, Jan 25 | vsDetroit | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Jan 27 | @Indiana | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Jan 28 | vsSacramento | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Jan 30 | @Brooklyn | 7:30 PM |
| Sat, Jan 31 | @Washington | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Feb 2 | vsMilwaukee | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Feb 4 | vsBrooklyn | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Feb 6 | vsLos Angeles | 7:30 PM |
| Sun, Feb 8 | vsSan Antonio | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Feb 11 | vsWashington | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Feb 20 | @Atlanta | 7:30 PM |
| Sat, Feb 21 | @Houston | 8:00 PM |
| Mon, Feb 23 | @New Orleans | 8:00 PM |
| Tue, Feb 24 | @Dallas | 8:30 PM |
| Fri, Feb 27 | vsGolden State | 7:30 PM |
| Sat, Feb 28 | @NY Knicks | 7:30 PM |
| Mon, Mar 2 | @Philadelphia | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Mar 4 | vsCleveland | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Mar 6 | @Charlotte | 7:00 PM |
| Sun, Mar 8 | @Oklahoma City | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Mar 10 | @San Antonio | 8:30 PM |
| Fri, Mar 13 | vsMiami | 7:30 PM |
| Sun, Mar 15 | vsPortland | 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Mar 16 | @Indiana | 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Mar 18 | vsMinnesota | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Mar 20 | @Chicago | 8:00 PM |
| Sun, Mar 22 | vsNY Knicks | 4:00 PM |
| Tue, Mar 24 | @Detroit | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Mar 25 | vsChicago | 7:30 PM |
| Fri, Mar 27 | vsLos Angeles | 7:30 PM |
| Mon, Mar 30 | vsHouston | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Apr 1 | @Minnesota | 8:00 PM |
| Fri, Apr 3 | @Brooklyn | 7:30 PM |
| Sat, Apr 4 | vsBoston | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Apr 8 | @Charlotte | 7:00 PM |
| Fri, Apr 10 | @Orlando | 7:00 PM |
| Sat, Apr 11 | @Miami | 7:30 PM |
| Tue, Apr 14 | @Boston | 7:30 PM |
| Wed, Apr 15 | vsCharlotte | 8:00 PM |
