NBA Schedule Announced

OK basketball fans, its time. Start marking off your calenders now. The National Basketball Association has announced the schedule for the 2017-18 season. We will get into the schedules for the local teams, don't worry. Before we do that, though, we got some big dates. For the first time in league history, the schedule does not have any team playing four games in five nights. This is part of the NBA's effort to cut down on injuries and reduce the number of games in which teams rest healthy players. So here's a look at the big dates for this year.

- NBA Finals Rematches: Christmas day at Golden State, Januar 15th at Cleveland
- October 26th, New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins gets his wish to return to Sacramento
- January 3rd, Lakers against Thunder, the whole Paul George ditching the Lakers angle
- The Lakers are on ESPN 11 times this season, including on Nov. 22 when they visit the Sacramento Kings for a budding rivalry showdown between Ball and fifth overall pick De'Aaron Fox
- November 15th 76ers vs Lakers: Ball vs Joel Embiid

Now here's the local schedules:

OCTOBER
Wed, Oct 18 @ Indiana 7:00 PM
Fri, Oct 20 vs Orlando 7:30 PM
Sun, Oct 22 vs Atlanta 3:30 PM
Tue, Oct 24 @ Orlando 7:00 PM
Wed, Oct 25 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM
Fri, Oct 27 @ NY Knicks 7:30 PM
Sun, Oct 29 vs Denver 6:00 PM
Tue, Oct 31 vs Phoenix 7:30 PM

NOVEMBER
Fri, Nov 3 @ LA Lakers 10:30 PM
Mon, Nov 6 @ Phoenix 9:00 PM
Tue, Nov 7 @ Denver 9:00 PM
Fri, Nov 10 @ Portland 10:00 PM
Sat, Nov 11 @ Utah 9:00 PM
Tue, Nov 14 vs Boston 7:30 PM
Fri, Nov 17 vs Utah 7:30 PM
Sun, Nov 19 vs Golden State 6:00 PM
Wed, Nov 22 @ Cleveland 7:00 PM
Fri, Nov 24 vs Portland 12:00 PM
Sun, Nov 26 @ Memphis 6:00 PM
Mon, Nov 27 @ Houston 8:00 PM
Wed, Nov 29 @ Dallas 8:30 PM

DECEMBER
Sat, Dec 2 vs Atlanta 3:00 PM
Mon, Dec 4 @ Atlanta 7:30 PM
Thu, Dec 7 vs Oklahoma City 10:00 PM
Sat, Dec 9 vs Miami 6:00 PM
Tue, Dec 12 vs Washington 7:30 PM
Thu, Dec 14 vs NY Knicks 7:30 PM
Fri, Dec 15 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Sun, Dec 17 vs Indiana 6:00 PM
Wed, Dec 20 vs Sacramento 7:30 PM
Fri, Dec 22 vs Washington 7:30 PM
Sat, Dec 23 @ Indiana 7:00 PM
Tue, Dec 26 @ San Antonio 8:30 PM
Wed, Dec 27 @ New Orleans 8:00 PM
Fri, Dec 29 @ Miami 8:00 PM
Sun, Dec 31 @ Boston 5:30 PM

JANUARY
Mon, Jan 1 vs Orlando 7:30 PM
Wed, Jan 3 vs Minnesota 7:30 PM
Sat, Jan 6 vs Boston 6:00 PM
Mon, Jan 8 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Wed, Jan 10 vs Detroit 7:30 PM
Fri, Jan 12 @ Atlanta 7:30 PM
Sat, Jan 13 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Mon, Jan 15 vs NY Knicks 3:00 PM
Wed, Jan 17 vs San Antonio 7:30 PM
Fri, Jan 19 vs Miami 7:30 PM
Sun, Jan 21 @ Detroit 4:00 PM
Tue, Jan 23 @ Oklahoma City 8:00 PM
Fri, Jan 26 @ Milwaukee 8:00 PM
Sat, Jan 27 @ Minnesota 9:00 PM
Tue, Jan 30 @ NY Knicks 7:30 PM
Wed, Jan 31 vs Philadelphia 7:30 PM

FEBRUARY
Fri, Feb 2 vs LA Lakers 7:30 PM
Sun, Feb 4 vs Milwaukee 12:00 PM
Tue, Feb 6 vs Houston 7:30 PM
Wed, Feb 7 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Sat, Feb 10 vs New Orleans 6:00 PM
Mon, Feb 12 vs LA Clipeers 7:30 PM
Wed, Feb 14 vs Indiana 7:30 PM
Thu, Feb 22 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Mon, Feb 26 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Feb 27 @ Cleveland 7:00 PM

MARCH
Thu, Mar 1 @ Sacramento 10:00 PM
Sun, Mar 4 @ LA Clippers 9:00 PM
Tue, Mar 6 @ Golden State 10:30 PM
Thu, Mar 8 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Sun, Mar 11 vs Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Tue, Mar 13 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Fri, Mar 16 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Sat, Mar 17 vs Dallas 7:30PM
Mon, Mar 19 vs Memphis 7:30 PM
Wed, Mar 21 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Fri, Mar 23 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Sun, Mar 25 vs Cleveland 1:00 PM
Wed, Mar 28 @ Orlando 7:00 PM
Sat, Mar 31 @ Miami 8:00 PM

APRIL
Sun, Apr 1 vs Detroit 6:00 PM
Tue, Apr 3 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Thu, Apr 5 @ Milwaukee 8:00 PM
Sat, Apr 7 @ Chicago 8:00 PM
Mon, Apr 9 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Wed, Apr 11 @ Boston 8:00 PM

OCTOBER
Thu, Oct 19 @ Oklahoma City 8:00 PM
Sat, Oct 21 vs Detroit 8:00 PM
Tue, Oct 24 @ Boston 7:30 PM
Fri, Oct 27 vs Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Sun, Oct 29 @ Cleveland 7:00 PM
Mon, Oct 30 vs Denver 7:30 PM

NOVEMBER
Wed, Nov 1 vs Houston 8:00 PM
Fri, Nov 3 vs Phoenix 7:30 PM
Sun, Nov 5 vs Indiana 7:30 PM
Tue, Nov 7 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Wed, Nov 8 @ Orlando 7:00 PM
Sat, Nov 11 vs Sacramento 8:00 PM
Mon, Nov 13 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM
Wed, Nov 15 vs Utah 7:30 PM
Fri, Nov 17 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Mon, Nov 20 vs LA Clippers 7:30 PM
Wed, Nov 22 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Fri, Nov 24 @ Atlanta 7:30 PM
Sat, Nov 25 @ Houston 8:00 PM
Mon, Nov 27 vs Portland 7:30 PM
Wed, Nov 29 vs Miami 7:30 PM

DECEMBER
Sun, Dec 3 vs Orlando 3:30 PM
Mon, Dec 4 @ Indiana 7:00 PM
Wed, Dec 6 vs Memphis 7:30 PM
Sat, Dec 9 @ Chicago 8:00 PM
Sun, Dec 10 vs Atlanta 7:30 PM
Tue, Dec 12 vs Los Angeles Lakers 7:00 PM
Thu, Dec 14 @ Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Sat, Dec 16 vs Oklahoma City 7:30 PM
Mon, Dec 18 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Thu, Dec 21 vs Boston 8:00 PM
Fri, Dec 22 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Mon, Dec 25 vs Philadelphia 12:00 PM
Wed, Dec 27 @ Chicago 8:00 PM
Thu, Dec 28 @ San Antonio 8:30 PM
Sat, Dec 30 @ New Orleans 7:00 PM

JANUARY
Tue, Jan 2 vs San Antonio 7:30 PM
Wed, Jan 3 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Fri, Jan 5 @ Miami 7:00 PM
Sun, Jan 7 @ Dallas 7:00 PM
Wed, Jan 10 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Fri, Jan 12 @ Minnesota 8:00 PM
Sun, Jan 14 vs New Orleans 3:30 PM
Mon, Jan 15 @ Brooklyn 3:00 PM
Wed, Jan 17 @ Memphis 8:00 PM
Fri, Jan 19 @ Utah 10:30 PM
Sun, Jan 21 @ Los Angeles Lakers 3:30 PM
Tue, Jan 23 @ Golden State 10:30 PM
Thu, Jan 25 @ Denver 9:00 PM
Fri, Jan 26 @ Phoenix 9:00 PM
Tue, Jan 30 vs Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Wed, Jan 31 @ Boston 8:00 PM

FEBRUARY
Fri, Feb 2 @ Milwaukee 8:00 PM
Sun, Feb 4 vs Atlanta 12:00 PM
Tue, Feb 6 vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM
Thu, Feb 8 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Sun, Feb 11 @ Indiana 5:00 PM
Mon, Feb 12 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Wed, Feb 14 vs Washington 7:30 PM
Thu, Feb 22 @ Orlando 7:00 PM
Sat, Feb 24 vs Boston 7:30 PM
Mon, Feb 26 vs Golden State 7:30 PM

MARCH
Fri, Mar 2 @ LA Clippers 10:30 PM
Sun, Mar 4 @ Sacramento 9:00 PM
Tue, Mar 6 @ Portland 10:00 PM
Fri, Mar 9 @ Milwaukee 8:00 PM
Sun, Mar 11 vs Toronto 1:00 PM
Tue, Mar 13 vs Dallas 7:30 PM
Thu, Mar 15 vs Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Sat, Mar 17 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Mon, Mar 19 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Wed, Mar 21 @ Miami 7:30 PM
Fri, Mar 23 vs Minnesota 7:30 PM
Sun, Mar 25 @ Washington 6:00 PM
Mon, Mar 26 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Wed, Mar 28 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Sat, Mar 31 vs Detroit 5:00 PM

APRIL
Tue, Apr 3 vs Orlando 7:30 PM
Fri, Apr 6 vs Miami 7:30 PM
Apr 7 vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM
Mon, Apr 9 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM
Wed, Apr 11 @ Cleveland 8:00 PM

So there you have it, your 2017-18 NBA Schedules! Start making the plans now!