Blazers' 2010-11 schedule announced
Press release: PORTLAND – The Portland Trail Blazers tip-off their 41st NBA season by hosting the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, Oct. 26, marking the second straight year the team has opened the season at the Rose Garden.
All 82 Trail Blazers games will be aired by national carriers or the Trail Blazers Broadcast Television Network. Portland’s complete broadcast schedule will be available in the coming weeks.
The schedule includes four four-game road trips and one five-game homestand (Feb. 16-March 1). For the fourth straight year, Portland will be featured nationally on Christmas Day when it travels to Golden State.
Among the top teams making the trip to the Rose City in 2010-11: the defending NBA champion L.A. Lakers on Feb. 23 and April 8; the LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh-led Miami Heat on Jan. 9; the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics on Jan. 27; the divisional rival Utah Jazz on Nov. 20 and Dec. 30; and Dwight Howard’s Orlando Magic on Dec. 9.
Portland will take on 10 of 14 Western Conference opponents twice at home and twice on the road, while playing Houston, the L.A. Clippers, Memphis and Sacramento only three times apiece. Of those matchups, the Trail Blazers host Houston and the L.A. Clippers twice, and Memphis and Sacramento once. The club will face each Eastern Conference team twice.
The Trail Blazers close out the 2010-11 NBA regular season at home on Wednesday, April 13, at Golden State.
Tickets for individual games will go on sale at trailblazers.com Sept. 27, at 12 p.m., and through all other outlets on Sept. 28 at 12 p.m. Season and partial season packages, group tickets and suites are available now. Call 503-797-9600 or visit trailblazers.com for more information.
—
October
Tuesday Oct. 26 Phoenix 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Oct. 27 at L.A. Clippers 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 30 at New York 4:30 p.m.
November
Monday Nov. 1 at Chicago 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday Nov. 2 at Milwaukee 5:00 p.m.
Thursday Nov. 4 Oklahoma City 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Nov. 6 Toronto 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Nov. 7 at L.A. Lakers 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday Nov. 9 Detroit 7:00 p.m.
Friday Nov. 12 at Oklahoma City 6:30 p.m.
Saturday Nov. 13 at New Orleans 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday Nov. 16 at Memphis 5:00 p.m.
Thursday Nov. 18 Denver 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Nov. 20 Utah 7:00 p.m.
Friday Nov. 26 New Orleans 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Nov. 28 at New Jersey 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday Nov. 30 at Philadelphia 4:00 p.m.
December
Wednesday Dec. 1 at Boston 4:30 p.m.
Friday Dec. 3 at Washington 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Dec. 5 L.A. Clippers 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday Dec. 7 Phoenix 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Dec. 9 Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Friday Dec. 10 at Phoenix 6:00 p.m.
Sunday Dec. 12 at San Antonio 12:30 p.m.
Monday Dec. 13 at Memphis 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Dec. 15 at Dallas 6:30 p.m.
Friday Dec. 17 Minnesota 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Dec. 18 Golden State 7:00 p.m.
Monday Dec. 20 Milwaukee 7:00 p.m.
Saturday Dec. 25 at Golden State 7:30 p.m.
Monday Dec. 27 at Utah 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday Dec. 28 at Denver 6:00 p.m.
Thursday Dec. 30 Utah 7:00 p.m.
January
Sunday Jan. 2 Houston 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday Jan. 4 at Dallas 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday Jan. 5 at Houston 5:30 p.m.
Friday Jan. 7 at Minnesota 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Jan. 9 Miami 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday Jan. 11 New York 7:00 p.m.
Friday Jan. 14 at Phoenix 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Jan. 15 New Jersey 7:00 p.m.
Monday Jan. 17 Minnesota 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Jan. 19 at Sacramento 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Jan. 20 L.A. Clippers 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Jan. 22 Indiana 7:00 p.m.
Monday Jan. 24 Sacramento 7:00 p.m.
Thursday Jan. 27 Boston 7:30 p.m.
February
Tuesday Feb. 1 San Antonio 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Feb. 2 at Denver 6:00 p.m.
Friday Feb. 4 at Indiana 4:00 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 5 at Cleveland 4:30 p.m.
Monday Feb. 7 Chicago 7:00 p.m.
Friday Feb. 11 at Toronto 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Feb. 13 at Detroit 3:00 p.m.
Monday Feb. 14 at Minnesota 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Feb. 16 New Orleans 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Feb. 23 L.A. Lakers 7:30 p.m.
Friday Feb. 25 Denver 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Feb. 27 Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
March
Tuesday March 1 Houston 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday March 2 at Sacramento 7:00 p.m.
Saturday March 5 Charlotte 7:00 p.m.
Monday March 7 at Orlando 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday March 8 at Miami 4:30 p.m.
Friday March 11 at Charlotte 4:00 p.m.
Saturday March 12 at Atlanta 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday March 15 Dallas 7:00 p.m.
Thursday March 17 Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Saturday March 19 Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.
Sunday March 20 at L.A. Lakers 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday March 22 Washington 7:00 p.m.
Friday March 25 San Antonio 7:00 p.m.
Sunday March 27 at Oklahoma City 5:00 p.m.
Monday March 28 at San Antonio 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday March 30 at New Orleans 5:00
p.m.
April
Friday April 1 Oklahoma City 7:00 p.m.
Sunday April 3 Dallas 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday April 5 Golden State 7:00 p.m.
Thursday April 7 at Utah 7:30 p.m.
Friday April 8 L.A. Lakers 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday April 12 Memphis 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday April 13 at Golden State 7:30 p.m.
*All times Pacific
