Your NBA TiVo schedule, version 08-09
How much more Lakers-Celtics can you handle?
TV, let 'er rip.
As TNT, ESPN and ABC release their 2008-09 schedules this morning, it's evident that the Lakers and Celtics, launching off their 08 NBA Finals appearance, are still TV gold.
They'll face each other on Christmas Day, for starters, 2:15 p.m., ABC, Staples Center.
The Celtics have 16 ABC/ESPN appearances; the Lakers have 15.
The Lakers show up 10 times, the Celtics 9, on TNT.
Add 'em up: 25 times each.
(Phoenix and Cleveland also have 25 exposures, but who's counting?)
Four other games will be played on the High Holy Day as well. It's a collision of greed we could only happen because TNT's exclusive Thursday night window falls on the holiday. But they're all spaced out for your convenience.
Oh, as for Los Angeles' other team -- only one appearance on any network. Because they play the Lakers. So the Clippers are tied with Atlanta, Memphis, Milwaukee, New Jersey and Oklahoma City with one lousy appearance, which is one more than Charlotte, Indiana, Minnesota, New York (!) or Sacramento.
The Lakers-Celtics Christmas matchup comes after ESPN carries New Orleans at Orlando (9 a.m.) and ABC has San Antonio at Phoenix at 11:30 a.m.
ABC (18) and ESPN (72) combine for 90 games on their schedules that starts Oct. 29 with the Lakers-Clippers matchup (7:30 p.m.). TNT, with 53 games, launches a day earlier, Oct. 28, with the Lakers hosting Portland. It also has a Christmas Day doubleheader and the NBA All Star Game on Feb. 15 in Phoenix.
We got it all formated for your consumption below:
The schedule:
TNT:
(all games exclusive to this network):
Tues., Oct 28
4 p.m. NBA Tip-Off '08: Celtics Ring Ceremony
5 p.m. Cleveland at Boston
7:30 p.m. Portland at Lakers
Thurs. Oct. 30
5 p.m. Houston at Dallas
7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Phoenix
Thurs. Nov. 6
5 p.m. Philadelphia at Orlando
7:30 p.m. Houston at Portland
Thurs., Nov. 13
4 p.m. Denver at Cleveland
6:30 p.m. Dallas at Chicago
Thurs., Nov. 20
5 p.m. Detroit at Boston
7:30 p.m. Lakers at Phoenix
Thurs., Nov. 27
5 p.m. Orlando at Washington
7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Denver
Thurs., Dec. 4
5 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas
7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Denver
Thurs., Dec. 11
5 p.m. Boston at Washington
7:30 p.m. Portland at Utah
Thurs. Dec. 18
5 p.m. San Antonio at Orlando
7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Portland
Thurs., Dec. 25
5 p.m. Washington at Cleveland
7:30 p.m. Dallas at Portland
Thurs Jan. 15
5 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago
7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Denver
Mon., Jan 19 (MLK Day)
2:30 p.m. Detroit at Memphis
5 p.m. Phoenix at Boston
7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Lakers
Thurs Jan 22
5 p.m. Boston at Orlando
7:30 p.m. Washington at Lakers
Thurs. Jan 29
5 p.m. Cleveland at Orlando
7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Phoenix
Thurs. Feb. 5
5 p.m. Lakers at Boston
7:30 p.m. Dallas at Utah
Thurs. Feb. 12
4 p.m. Miami at Chicago
6:30 p.m. Boston at Dallas
Fri. Feb. 13
NBA Rookie Challenge
Sat. Feb. 14
NBA All-Star Saturday
Sunday Feb. 15
2009 NBA All-Star Game from Phoenix
Thurs. Feb. 19
5 p.m. San Antonio at Detroit
7:30 p.m. Boston at Utah
Thurs. Feb. 26
5 p.m. Cleveland at Houston
7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Lakers
Thurs. March 5
5 p.m. Dallas at New Orleans
7:30 p.m. Portland at Denver
Thurs. March 13
5 p.m. Lakers at San Antonio
7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Phoenix
Thurs. March 19
5 p.m. Portland at Cleveland
7:30 p.m. Golden State at Lakers
Tues March 24
5 p.m. Detroit at Chicago
7:30 p.m. Houston at Utah
Thurs March 26
5 p.m. Miami at Chicago
7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Portland
Thurs April 2
5 p.m. Cleveland at Washington
7:30 p.m. Utah at Denver
Thurs April 9
5 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago
7:30 p.m. Denver at Lakers
Thurs April 14
5 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia
7:30 p.m. Utah at Lakers
ABC:
Thu., Dec. 25
11:30 a.m.: San Antonio at Phoenix
2:15 p.m.: Boston at Lakers
Sun., Jan. 25
10 a.m.: Dallas at Boston
12:30 p.m.: San Antonio at Lakers
Sun., Feb. 1
11:30 a.m.: Cleveland at Detroit
Sun., Feb. 8
10 a.m.: San Antonio at Boston
12:30 p.m.: Lakers at Cleveland
Sun., Feb. 22
11:30 a.m.: Boston at Phoenix
Sun., March 1
10 a.m.: Detroit at Boston
12:30 p.m.: Lakers at Phoenix
Sun., March 8
12:30 p.m.: Phoenix at San Antonio
Sun., March 15
12:30 p.m.: Dallas at Lakers
Sun., March 22
10 a.m.: Houston at San Antonio or Miami at Detroit
Sun., March 29
10 a.m.: Dallas at Cleveland
Sun., April 5
10 a.m.: San Antonio at Cleveland
12:30 p.m.: Phoenix at Dallas
Sun., April 12:
10 a.m.: Dallas at New Orleans
12:30 p.m.: Boston at Cleveland
ESPN
(Games simulcast with local telecast on FSN or KCAL):
Wed., Oct. 29
5 p.m.: Phoenix at San Antonio
7:30 p.m.: Lakers at Clippers
Fri., Oct. 31
5 p.m.: Chicago at Boston
7:30 p.m.: San Antonio at Portland
Wed., Nov. 5
5 p.m.: Chicago at Cleveland
7:30 p.m.: Denver at Golden State
Fri., Nov. 7
5 p.m. Miami at San Antonio
7:30 p.m. Dallas at Denver
Wed., Nov. 12
5 p.m. Utah at Washington
7:30 p.m. Houston at Phoenix
Fri., Nov. 14
5 p.m. Denver at Boston
7:30 p.m. Detroit at Lakers
Wed., Nov. 19
5 p.m. Dallas at Houston
7:30 p.m. Chicago at Portland
Fri., Nov. 21
4 p.m. Houston at Washington
6:30 p.m. New Orleans at Oklahoma City
Wed., Nov. 26
4:30 p.m. Orlando at Philadelphia
Fri., Nov. 28
5 p.m. Miami at Phoenix
7:30 p.m. Dallas at Lakers
Fri., Dec. 5
5 p.m. Portland at Boston
7:30 p.m. Toronto at Utah
Wed., Dec. 10
5 p.m. Cleveland at Philadelphia
7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Lakers
Fri., Dec. 12
5 p.m. New Orleans at Boston
7:30 p.m Houston at Golden State
Wed., Dec. 17
4 p.m. Boston at Atlanta
6:30 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans
Fri., Dec. 19
5 p.m. Lakers at Miami
7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Denver
Thu., Dec. 25
Noon: New Orleans at Orlando
Fri., Dec. 26
2 p.m. Chicago at Miami
Wed., Jan. 7
6 p.m. Miami at Denver
Fri., Jan. 9
5 p.m. Boston at Cleveland
7:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix
Wed., Jan. 14
6 p.m.: Lakers at San Antonio
Fri., Jan. 16
5 p.m. New Orleans at Cleveland
10:30 p.m. Orlando at Lakers
Fri., Jan. 23
4 p.m. Dallas at Detroit
Sun., Jan. 25
3:30 p.m. Houston at Detroit
Wed., Jan. 28
6 p.m. Golden State at Dallas
Fri., Jan. 30
4 p.m. Boston at Detroit
6:30 p.m. Golden State at New Orleans
Fri., Feb. 6
5 p.m. Denver at Washington
7:30 p.m. Golden State at Phoenix
Sun., Feb. 8
5 p.m. Phoenix at Detroit
Wed., Feb. 18
5 p.m. Denver at Philadelphia
7:30 p.m. Lakers at Golden State
Fri., Feb. 20
5 p.m. Washington at New Jersey
7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Lakers
Sun., Feb. 22
2:30 p.m. Miami at Orlando
5 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland
Fri., Feb. 27
4 p.m. Milwaukee at New Orleans
6:30 p.m. Cleveland at San Antonio
Sun., March 1
5 p.m. San Antonio at Portland
Wed., March 4
6 p.m. San Antonio at Dallas
Fri., March 6
5 p.m. Cleveland at Boston
7:30 p.m. Denver at Utah
Sun., March 15
6 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State
Wed., March 18
4 p.m. Miami at Boston
6:30 p.m. Detroit at Houston
Wed., March 25
5 p.m. Boston at Orlando
7:30 p.m. Utah at Phoenix
Sun., March 29
5 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans
Wed., April 1
7 p.m. Houston at Phoenix
Fri., April 3
5 p.m. Cleveland at Orlando
7:30 p.m. Houston at Lakers
Sat., April 4
Noon Detroit at Philadelphia
Wed., April 8
4 p.m. Washington at Cleveland
6:30 p.m. Utah at Dallas
Fri., April 10
5 p.m. Washington at Toronto (ESPN2)
Fri., April 15
5 p.m. Houston at Dallas
7:30 p.m. Denver at Portland
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