Jeff Teague was the starting point guard on a 60-win Atlanta Hawks team in 2014-15 that, after getting swept in four games by Cleveland in the conference semifinals, was slowly dismantled over the next three seasons. Teague spent his first seven seasons with the Hawks, and has since bounced from Indiana, to Minnesota and, halfway…
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The Denver Nuggets short offseason has ended and the team is back in action at Ball Arena. On Friday, the team announced the first half schedule for the 2020-21 NBA season.
Denver Nuggets release schedule for first half of 2020-21 season — The Denver Post
Will Barton is confident he can secure one of the starting spots declared open by Nuggets coach Michael Malone at the start of training camp, but it remains to be seen how he returns from a lingering knee injury.
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The first half of the schedule includes six back-to-backs and a challenging start to 2021.
Clippers’ 2020-21 schedule is set — through March 4 — Whittier Daily News
The Lakers are the defending NBA champions. They have LeBron James and Anthony Davis. They play in Los Angeles.
Lakers lead NBA in national TV games, four-way tie for second — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The Golden State Warriors will begin the season with four straight road games, with a home opener set for New Year’s Day, according to the first-half NBA season schedule released Friday.
COVID & Sports: Warriors Release 1st Half Schedule Of Shortened 2020-21 Season — CBS San Francisco
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The Toronto Raptors announced their 2020-21 first half schedule on Friday. The Raptors will tip off their 26th season in the National Basketball Association on Wednesday, Dec. 23 when they host New Orleans at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Amalie Arena will be the team’s home for at least the first half of their schedule. This marks the 11th time in the past 12 seasons – and the 20th time in team history – the Raptors have started the regular season at home. Toronto’s road debut is set for Friday, Dec. 26 when they visit San Antonio.
The longest homestand of the first half schedule is five games from Jan. 14-22, while the longest road trip is six games which occurs Feb. 2-12. The Raptors will have five back-to-back sets, with four of those being a road games followed by another road game.
The first half schedule features seven U.S. national television appearances. Toronto has three games on NBATV and two games apiece on ESPN and TNT. The Raptors local television schedule will be released at a later date.
This season marks Toronto’s 17th in the Atlantic Division, joining Boston, Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia. The Raptors were a member of the Central Division from 1995-2004.
For the first half schedule, all weekday home games will start at 7:30 p.m. Weekend home games will tip at either 6 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.
Each team will play 72 games in the 2020-21 season, facing each opponent in its conference three times (42 total games per team) and each opponent in the other conference twice (30 total games per team). In the First Half, each team will play 37 or 38 games, including a minimum of 17 home games and a maximum of 20. Nearly 52% of all regular-season games (558 of 1,080) have been scheduled for the First Half.
The schedule incorporates steps to reduce travel, including the use of a “series” model. In some instances where a team is scheduled to play twice in one market, those games have been scheduled to be played consecutively. Each team will play an average of four “series” in the First Half – two at home and two on the road. Additional steps include more instances of teams playing consecutive road games against teams that are geographically close, and roughly 50% fewer instances of teams making single-game road trips.
RAPTORS 2020-21 FIRST HALF SCHEDULE NOTES
Atlantic Division
Boston (H: 1/4, A: 2/12, 3/4); Brooklyn (A: 2/5); New York (H: 12/31); Philadelphia (H: 2/21, 2/23, A: 12/29); Total (H: 4, A: 4)
Central Division
Chicago (H: 2/28); Detroit (H: 3/2); Indiana (A: 1/24, 1/25); Milwaukee (H: 1/27, A: 2/16, 2/18); Total (H: 3, A: 4)
Southeast Division
Atlanta (A: 2/6); Charlotte (H: 1/14, 1/16); Miami (H: 1/20, 1/22, A: 2/24); Orlando (H: 1/31, A: 2/2); Washington (A: 2/10); Total (H: 5, A: 4)
Northwest Division
Minnesota (H: 2/14, A: 2/19); Portland (A: 1/11); Total (H: 1, A: 2)
Pacific Division
Golden State (A: 1/10); Phoenix (A: 1/6); Sacramento (H: 1/29, A: 1/8); Total (H: 1, A: 3)
Southwest Division
Dallas (H: 1/18); Houston (H: 2/26); Memphis (A: 2/8); New Orleans (H: 12/23, A: 1/2); San Antonio: (A: 12/26); Total (H: 3, A: 3)
| Games by Month | |||
| December: | 4 (2 home, 2 road) | January: | 16 (9 home, 7 road) |
| February: | 15 (5 home, 10 road) | March: | 2 (1 home, 1 road) |
| Games by Day | |||
| Sunday: | 6 (4 home, 2 road) | Monday: | 5 (2 home, 3 road) |
| Tuesday: | 5 (2 home, 3 road) | Wednesday: | 6 (3 home, 3 road) |
| Thursday: | 4 (2 home, 2 road) | Friday: | 7 (3 home, 4 road) |
| Saturday: | 4 (1 home, 3 road) |
| Longest Homestand |
| 5 games: 1/14 vs. Charlotte, 1/16 vs. Charlotte, 1/18 vs. Dallas, 1/20 vs. Miami, 1/22 vs. Miami. |
| Longest Road Trip |
| 6 games: 2/2 at Orlando, 2/5 at Brooklyn, 2/6 at Atlanta, 2/8 at Memphis, 2/10 at Washington, 2/12 at Boston. |
| Back-to-Back-Games | |
| Overall: 5 | |
| Home game, followed by home games: 0 | Home game, followed by road game: 1 |
| Road game, followed by home game: 0 | Road game, followed by road game: 4 |
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