After celebrating their first NBA title with a victory over Miami, the Dallas Mavericks will celebrate Christmas this year with a game against the Heat.
The NBA released its 2011-12 schedule Tuesday, despite a lockout that could last months and jeopardize the season. The schedule will include a rematch of this year's NBA Finals when Miami travels to Dallas to face the world champion Mavericks in a game that will be televised on ABC. TNT will televise the March 29 game when Dallas plays the Heat in Miami.If the NBA lockout ends in time, the Mavs will open the season and receive their championship rings Nov. 1 at home against the Chicago Bulls. They'll follow that with a Nov. 4 road game at San Antonio and a Nov. 5 home game against Oklahoma City -- the team the Mavs defeated in five games in the Western Conference Finals.The Mavs also will be part of the NBA's annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day when they play Kobe Bryant and the Lakers in Los Angeles on Jan. 16. TNT will televise the game.Other notable games have the Mavs hosting the Lakers on Dec. 15 and March 21, and the Spurs on Jan. 29 and March 17. Dwight Howard comes to town -- perhaps for the last time as a member of the Orlando Magic -- on Dec. 20.The Celtics make their only appearance in Dallas on Feb. 20, while the Mavs play for the second time in San Antonio on April 8.Because of their recent success, the Mavs are scheduled to be on national television 30 times this season -- tying Boston for the most appearances of any team. The Mavs will be on TNT 10 times, ESPN 10 times, NBA TV seven times and ABC three times.Another positive from winning the title is that the champs normally receive a user-friendly schedule. That certainly applies to the Mavs, whose longest road trip of the season only covers four games -- a feat they'll encounter on three occasions.The Mavs close the regular season April 18 at home against the Houston Rockets before trying to successfully defend their NBA title.Dwain Price, 817-390-7760|
November |
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Tue 01 |
vs Chicago |
7:00pm TNT |
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Fri 04 |
@ San Antonio |
7:30pm |
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Sat 05 |
vs Oklahoma City |
7:30pm NBA TV |
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Mon 07 |
@ Toronto |
6:00pm |
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Wed 09 |
@ New Jersey |
6:30pm |
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Fri 11 |
vs Memphis |
7:30pm |
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Mon 14 |
vs Golden State |
7:30pm |
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Wed 16 |
@ Memphis |
7:00pm |
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Fri 18 |
vs Sacramento |
7:30pm |
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Sat 19 |
@ Atlanta |
6:00pm |
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Tue 22 |
vs Philadelphia |
7:30pm |
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Wed 23 |
@ Houston |
7:00pm |
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Fri 25 |
@ Denver |
8:00pm |
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Sat 26 |
vs Cleveland |
8:00pm |
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Mon 28 |
vs Portland |
7:30pm |
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Wed 30 |
vs Phoenix |
7:30pm |
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December |
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Fri 02 |
@ Sacramento |
9:00pm |
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Sat 03 |
@ Phoenix |
8:00pm |
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Mon 05 |
vs Utah |
7:30pm |
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Wed 07 |
@ Chicago |
8:30pm ESPN |
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Fri 09 |
vs LA Clippers |
7:00pmESPN |
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Mon 12 |
vs Denver |
7:30pmNBA TV |
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Thu 15 |
vs LA Lakers |
8:30pm TNT |
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Sat 17 |
@ Milwaukee |
7:30pm |
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Tue 20 |
vs Orlando |
7:30pm |
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Wed 21 |
@ New Orleans |
7:00pm |
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Fri 23 |
@ Minnesota |
7:00pm |
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Sun 25 |
vs Miami |
1:30pmABC |
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Thu 29 |
@ Oklahoma City |
8:30pmTNT |
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Fri 30 |
vs Toronto |
7:30pm |
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January |
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Wed 04 |
vs Phoenix |
7:30pm |
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Sat 07 |
vs Minnesota |
8:00pm |
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Tue 10 |
@ Washington |
6:00pm |
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Wed 11 |
@ Boston |
7:00pmESPN |
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Sat 14 |
vs Milwaukee |
8:00pm |
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Mon 16 |
@ LA Lakers |
9:30pmTNT |
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Wed 18 |
@ LA Clippers |
9:30pmESPN |
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Thu 19 |
@ Utah |
9:30pmTNT |
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Sat 21 |
@ New Orleans |
7:00pmNBA TV |
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Mon 23 |
vs Detroit |
7:30pm |
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Wed 25 |
vs New Orleans |
7:30pm |
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Fri 27 |
vs Atlanta |
7:30pm |
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Sun 29 |
vs San Antonio |
6:30pmNBA TV |
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February |
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Wed 01 |
vs Oklahoma City |
6:00pmESPN |
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Fri 03 |
@ Minnesota |
7:00pm |
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Sat 04 |
@ Cleveland |
6:30pm |
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Tue 07 |
@ Indiana |
6:00pm |
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Wed 08 |
@ Detroit |
6:30pm |
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Sat 11 |
vs Portland |
7:30pmNBA TV |
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Mon 13 |
vs LA Clippers |
7:30pm |
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Wed 15 |
vs Denver |
8:00pm ESPN |
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Fri 17 |
@ Philadelphia |
6:00pm |
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Sun 19 |
@ New York |
12:00pm ABC |
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Mon 20 |
vs Boston |
7:00pmTNT |
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Wed 22 |
vs New Orleans |
7:30pm |
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Tue 28 |
vs New Jersey |
7:30pm |
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Wed 29 |
@ Memphis |
7:00pm |
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March |
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Sat 03 |
vs Indiana |
7:30pm |
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Mon 05 |
@ Oklahoma City |
7:00pmNBA TV |
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Tue 06 |
vs New York |
7:30pm |
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Thu 08 |
@ Phoenix |
9:30pmTNT |
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Sat 10 |
@ Golden State |
9:30pmNBA TV |
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Sun 11 |
@ Sacramento |
8:00pm |
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Tue 13 |
vs Washington |
7:30pm |
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Thu 15 |
vs Charlotte |
7:30pm |
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Sat 17 |
vs San Antonio |
8:00pm |
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Mon 19 |
@ Denver |
9:30pmTNT |
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Wed 21 |
vs LA Lakers |
8:30pmESPN |
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Fri 23 |
@ Charlotte |
6:00pm |
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Sat 24 |
@ Houston |
7:00pm |
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Tue 27 |
vs Houston |
7:30pm |
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Thu 29 |
@ Miami |
7:00pmTNT |
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Fri 30 |
@ Orlando |
7:00pmESPN |
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April |
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Wed 04 |
vs Memphis |
8:30pmESPN |
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Fri 06 |
vs Minnesota |
7:30pm |
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Sun 08 |
@ San Antonio |
6:00pm |
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Tue 10 |
vs Sacramento |
7:30pm |
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Thu 12 |
@ Golden State |
9:30pmTNT |
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Fri 13 |
@ Portland |
9:30pmESPN |
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Sun 15 |
@ LA Lakers |
2:30pmABC |
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Mon 16 |
@ Utah |
8:00pm |
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Wed 18 |
vs Houston |
7:00pm |
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