CLIPPERS ANNOUNCE 2012-13 PRESEASON SCHEDULE

Post #1 » by **mkwest** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:58 am

The Los Angeles Clippers today announced their 2012 preseason schedule which will feature an October 6th preseason opening matchup against the Denver Nuggets played at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will mark the first NBA game played on the Strip in Las Vegas.

The Clippers will then travel to China to take part in two preseason contests against the defending NBA Champion Miami Heat, in Beijing on October 11th and in Shanghai on October 14th.

The team will make its 2012 STAPLES Center debut on October 17th at 7:30 PM against the Utah Jazz. The Clippers will have two remaining home preseason games, on October 22nd against the Golden State Warriors and on October 24th against the Lakers.

Fans can purchase tickets by calling 800-4-NBA-TIX or by visiting http://www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the STAPLES Center Box Office and any Ticketmaster outlet, including Walmart, La Curacao, and Beverly Center. Groups of 12 or more can call (213) 763-2675.

2012-13 LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
PRESEASON SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT HOME TEAM SITE TIME
10/6/12 Denver Nuggets Clippers Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada 7:30 PM
10/11/12 Miami Heat Miami MasterCard Center
Beijing, China 4:30 AM*
10/13/12 Miami Heat Clippers Mercedes-Benz Arena
Shanghai, China 9:00 PM*
10/17/12 Utah Jazz Clippers STAPLES Center 7:30 PM
10/20/12 Utah Jazz Utah Energy Solutions Arena 6:00 PM
10/22/12 Golden St. Warriors Clippers STAPLES Center 7:30 PM
10/24/12 Los Angeles Lakers Clippers STAPLES Center 7:30 PM
10/25/12 Denver Nuggets Denver Pepsi Center 6:00 PM

All Times Pacific

There is a +15 hour time difference between Los Angeles and Beijing/Shanghai, China therefore the Beijing game tips off at 7:30 PM on October 11th and the Shanghai game tips off at 12:00 PM on October 14th.

Clippers.com

RiversideClips · Post #2 » by **RiversideClips** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:48 am

8 games, not too bad. The Clips should be running on all cylinders after the China trip; they need to be in game shape to play against the HEAT ( Chinese Revenue, the Clips might get some new fans & make some advertising $$$.)
When does the Reg Season schedule come out?

Post #3 » by **mkwest** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:05 am

The regular season schedule is going to be released on NBATV tomorrow at 4 or 5. It'll probably leak online earlier in the day.

I'm not liking the game at the Mandalay Bay. Vegas hasn't been kind to the Clippers over the years. The trip to China is going to be interesting. There are concerns, but I think it can do some good. It builds the brand as you said, and it gives the players a bonding experience. They're already pretty close, but it'll also help the new guys build their off-court chemistry pretty quick.

Since having our new deal with Fox, we usually have 2 games televised during the preseason. The Laker game should be televised somewhere (whenever their new channel launches). The games with the Heat should probably air on NBATV. If it works out like that, then we should get to see most of the games this year.

TheNewEra · Post #4 » by **TheNewEra** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:05 pm

Looking forward the games in China Clippers vs Heat always fun