Clippers Release 2012-13 ScheduleThe Los Angeles Clippers will tip-off their 2012-13 NBA regular season schedule on Wednesday, October 31 at STAPLES Center against the Memphis Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. in a re-match of last season’s exciting Western Conference first round playoff series that the Clippers won in seven games.
The Clippers will stay at STAPLES Center for eight of their first nine contests, facing the Lakers on Friday, Nov. 2 in the first match-up between the Los Angeles rivals on ESPN in the first of a franchise-high 30 nationally televised games. Los Angeles hits the road for the first time on Thursday, Nov. 8 when they travel to Portland in a game broadcast on TNT and travel to San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Brooklyn and Atlanta Nov. 19 – Nov. 24 for their first extended road trip.
This season, the Clippers are scheduled to appear four times on ABC, nine times on TNT, 10 times on ESPN and seven times on NBA TV. The Clippers previous franchise-high for national television appearances was 22 set last season.
Highlights of the schedule include a rematch of the Western Conference Semifinals at STAPLES Center against San Antonio on Nov. 7 and the only visit of the season from the NBA Champion Miami Heat on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The Western Conference Champion Oklahoma City Thunder visit STAPLES Center on Jan. 22 and March 3, while the Clippers host the Boston Celtics on December 27. The Clippers face the Denver Nuggets on Christmas Night at 7:30 p.m. at STAPLES Center.
The Clippers will play 20 sets of back-to-back games in 2012-13 and have four road trips of three games or more this season, with the longest road stretch coming during an eight-game trek from Jan. 30 – Feb. 11 that includes stops in Minnesota, Toronto, Boston, Washington, Orlando, Miami, New York and Philadelphia.
Los Angeles faces every team in the Western Conference a total of four times (two home and two away), with the exception of the Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets and the Houston Rockets who they will play three times each.
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2013 Regular Season ScheduleOCTOBER OPPONENT TIME (PT) TV RESOURCES
Wed, Oct 31 vs Memphis 7:30 PM
NOVEMBER OPPONENT TIME (PT) TV RESOURCES
Fri, Nov 2 @ Los Angeles 7:30 PM ESPN
Sat, Nov 3 vs Golden State 7:30 PM NBATV
Mon, Nov 5 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM
Wed, Nov 7 vs San Antonio 7:30 PM ESPN
Thu, Nov 8 @ Portland 7:30 PM TNT
Sun, Nov 11 vs Atlanta 12:30 PM
Wed, Nov 14 vs Miami 7:30 PM ESPN
Sat, Nov 17 vs Chicago 12:30 PM
Mon, Nov 19 @ San Antonio 5:30 PM
Wed, Nov 21 @ Oklahoma City 4:30 PM ESPN
Fri, Nov 23 @ Brooklyn 4:30 PM
Sat, Nov 24 @ Atlanta 4:00 PM
Mon, Nov 26 vs New Orleans 7:30 PM
Wed, Nov 28 vs Minnesota 7:30 PM NBATV
DECEMBER OPPONENT TIME (PT) TV RESOURCES
Sat, Dec 1 vs Sacramento 7:30 PM NBATV
Mon, Dec 3 @ Utah 6:00 PM
Wed, Dec 5 vs Dallas 7:30 PM ESPN
Sat, Dec 8 vs Phoenix 12:30 PM
Sun, Dec 9 vs Toronto 12:30 PM
Tue, Dec 11 @ Chicago 9:30 PM ESPN
Wed, Dec 12 @ Charlotte 7:30 PM
Sat, Dec 15 @ Milwaukee 5:30 PM
Mon, Dec 17 @ Detroit 4:30 PM
Wed, Dec 19 vs New Orleans 7:30 PM
Fri, Dec 21 vs Sacramento 7:30 PM
Sun, Dec 23 @ Phoenix 5:00 PM
Tue, Dec 25 vs Denver 7:30 PM ESPN
Thu, Dec 27 vs Boston 7:30 PM TNT
Fri, Dec 28 @ Utah 6:00 PM
Sun, Dec 30 vs Utah 6:30 PM
JANUARY OPPONENT TIME (PT) TV RESOURCES
Tue, Jan 1 @ Denver 6:00 PM
Wed, Jan 2 @ Golden State 7:30 PM
Fri, Jan 4 vs Los Angeles 7:30 PM ESPN
Sat, Jan 5 vs Golden State 7:30 PM
Wed, Jan 9 vs Dallas 7:30 PM ESPN
Sat, Jan 12 vs Orlando 12:30 PM
Mon, Jan 14 @ Memphis 5:00 PM
Tue, Jan 15 @ Houston 5:00 PM
Thu, Jan 17 @ Minnesota 5:00 PM TNT
Sat, Jan 19 vs Washington 7:30 PM
Mon, Jan 21 @ Golden State 1:00 PM
Tue, Jan 22 vs Oklahoma City 7:30 PM
Thu, Jan 24 @ Phoenix 7:30 PM TNT
Sat, Jan 26 @ Portland 7:00 PM
Sun, Jan 27 vs Portland 6:30 PM
Wed, Jan 30 @ Minnesota 5:00 PM
FEBRUARY OPPONENT TIME (PT) TV RESOURCES
Fri, Feb 1 @ Toronto 4:00 PM
Sun, Feb 3 @ Boston 10:00 AM NBATV
Mon, Feb 4 @ Washington 4:00 PM
Wed, Feb 6 @ Orlando 4:00 PM
Fri, Feb 8 @ Miami 5:00 PM ESPN
Sun, Feb 10 @ NY Knicks 10:00 AM ABC
Mon, Feb 11 @ Philadelphia 4:00 PM
Wed, Feb 13 vs Houston 7:30 PM NBATV
Thu, Feb 14 @ Los Angeles 7:30 PM TNT
Thu, Feb 21 vs San Antonio 7:30 PM TNT
Sat, Feb 23 vs Utah 7:30 PM
Tue, Feb 26 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Thu, Feb 28 @ Indiana 4:00 PM
MARCH OPPONENT TIME (PT) TV RESOURCES
Fri, Mar 1 @ Cleveland 4:30 PM
Sun, Mar 3 vs Oklahoma City 12:30 PM ABC
Wed, Mar 6 vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM
Thu, Mar 7 @ Denver 7:30 PM TNT
Sun, Mar 10 vs Detroit 6:30 PM
Wed, Mar 13 vs Memphis 7:30 PM
Sun, Mar 17 vs NY Knicks 12:30 PM ABC
Tue, Mar 19 @ Sacramento 7:00 PM
Wed, Mar 20 vs Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Sat, Mar 23 vs Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Tue, Mar 26 @ Dallas 6:30 PM TNT
Wed, Mar 27 @ New Orleans 5:00 PM
Fri, Mar 29 @ San Antonio 5:30 PM
Sat, Mar 30 @ Houston 5:00 PM
APRIL OPPONENT TIME (PT) TV RESOURCES
Mon, Apr 1 vs Indiana 7:30 PM NBATV
Wed, Apr 3 vs Phoenix 7:30 PM
Sun, Apr 7 vs Los Angeles 12:30 PM ABC
Wed, Apr 10 vs Minnesota 7:30 PM
Fri, Apr 12 @ New Orleans 5:00 PM
Sat, Apr 13 @ Memphis 5:00 PM NBATV
Tue, Apr 16 vs Portland 7:30 PM TNT
Wed, Apr 17 @ Sacramento 7:30 PM