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Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by fadeaway, Nov 3, 2002.

  1. codell

    codell Contributing Member

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    I dont know how many of you have League Pass, but if you do, tune into the Orlando/Sacramento matchup. You wanna talk about a shootout. I havent seen this kind of scoring in a long long time. Very fun to watch.
     
  2. fadeaway

    fadeaway Contributing Member

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    For my Canadian brethren, "Sportsnet" (a TV channel) has started carrying Raptor games. They showed Toronto-Chicago the night before the last and Toronto-Dallas tonight. I don't know how widespread this network is, but bless them. Raptors basketball is better than no basketball.
     
  3. rezdawg

    rezdawg Contributing Member

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    fadeaway, here is the list of nationally televised games. There are more this year than ever before.

    http://www.nba.com/schedules/national_tv_schedule/

    NATIONAL TV SCHEDULE - 2002-03
    Date Opponent Time (ET) Network
    Wed, Nov 6 Sacramento @ New York
    7:00 pm
    Dallas @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    New Jersey @ Milwaukee
    9:30 pm
    Thu, Nov 7 L.A. Lakers @ Boston
    7:30 pm
    Detroit @ Denver
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Nov 8 L.A. Lakers @ Washington
    8:00 pm
    Memphis @ Sacramento
    10:30 pm
    Sun, Nov 10 New Orleans @ New York
    4:00 pm
    Mon, Nov 11 Utah @ Boston
    7:00 pm
    Portland @ Dallas
    8:30 pm
    Tue, Nov 12 Toronto @ Orlando
    7:00 pm
    Portland @ Houston
    8:30 pm
    Wed, Nov 13 San Antonio @ New Jersey
    7:00 pm
    Sacramento @ Golden State
    9:30 pm
    Thu, Nov 14 Utah @ Washington
    7:30 pm
    San Antonio @ Philadelphia
    7:30 pm
    Orlando @ L.A. Clippers
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Nov 15 Denver @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    Dallas @ Boston
    8:00 pm
    Houston @ Phoenix
    10:30 pm
    Sat, Nov 16 Orlando @ Golden State
    10:30 pm
    Sun, Nov 17 Utah @ Toronto
    3:30 pm
    Mon, Nov 18 Toronto @ Atlanta
    7:30 pm
    Wed, Nov 20 Philadelphia @ Memphis
    9:00 pm
    Orlando @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Sacramento @ L.A. Clippers
    10:30 pm
    Thu, Nov 21 Houston @ Dallas
    7:30 pm
    Portland @ Seattle
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Nov 22 Orlando @ Indiana
    7:00 pm
    Toronto @ Philadelphia
    8:00 pm
    L.A. Clippers @ Denver
    10:30 pm
    Chicago @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Sat, Nov 23 Boston @ Atlanta
    7:00 pm
    Detroit @ Indiana
    7:00 pm
    Sacramento @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Sun, Nov 24 Philadelphia @ Toronto
    1:00 pm
    Houston @ L.A. Clippers
    3:30 pm
    Milwaukee @ L.A. Lakers
    9:30 pm
    Mon, Nov 25 New Orleans @ Philadelphia
    7:00 pm
    Wed, Nov 27 L.A. Lakers @ Orlando
    7:00 pm
    Thu, Nov 28 Dallas @ Indiana
    7:30 pm
    New Jersey @ L.A. Clippers
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Nov 29 Toronto @ Boston
    8:00 pm
    Houston @ Seattle
    10:30 pm
    Sat, Nov 30 Philadelphia @ Washington
    7:00 pm
    Atlanta @ Orlando
    7:00 pm
    Chicago @ Dallas
    8:30 pm
    Sun, Dec 1 Toronto @ Memphis
    4:00 pm
    Mon, Dec 2 Boston @ Orlando
    7:00 pm
    Toronto @ Dallas
    8:30 pm
    Tue, Dec 3 Milwaukee @ Washington
    7:00 pm
    Atlanta @ New Jersey
    7:30 pm
    Wed, Dec 4 Toronto @ New Orleans
    8:30 pm
    Dallas @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Thu, Dec 5 Milwaukee @ Atlanta
    7:30 pm
    Minnesota @ Golden State
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Dec 6 New York @ Boston
    8:00 pm
    Chicago @ Toronto
    8:00 pm
    Dallas @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Sat, Dec 7 Orlando @ New Jersey
    7:30 pm
    Indiana @ Denver
    9:00 pm
    Sun, Dec 8 Portland @ Toronto
    3:30 pm
    Phoenix @ Memphis
    4:00 pm
    Mon, Dec 9 Orlando @ Boston
    7:00 pm
    Milwaukee @ Cleveland
    7:00 pm
    Tue, Dec 10 Portland @ Washington
    7:00 pm
    L.A. Clippers @ Dallas
    8:30 pm
    L.A. Lakers @ Golden State
    10:30 pm
    Wed, Dec 11 Portland @ New Jersey
    7:00 pm
    Toronto @ Cleveland
    7:00 pm
    Dallas @ San Antonio
    9:30 pm
    Thu, Dec 12 Detroit @ Chicago
    7:30 pm
    New Orleans @ Utah
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Dec 13 Seattle @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    Washington @ New Jersey
    8:00 pm
    Portland @ Milwaukee
    8:30 pm
    New Orleans @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Sat, Dec 14 Memphis @ Dallas
    8:30 pm
    Sun, Dec 15 Washington @ Toronto
    1:00 pm
    Mon, Dec 16 Houston @ Miami
    7:30 pm
    San Antonio @ L.A. Clippers
    10:30 pm
    Tue, Dec 17 New Jersey @ New York
    7:30 pm
    Wed, Dec 18 Indiana @ Houston
    9:00 pm
    Dallas @ Denver
    9:00 pm
    Thu, Dec 19 L.A. Lakers @ New Jersey
    7:30 pm
    San Antonio @ Sacramento
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Dec 20 Miami @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    L.A. Lakers @ Philadelphia
    8:00 pm
    Phoenix @ L.A. Clippers
    10:30 pm
    Portland @ Golden State
    10:30 pm
    Sun, Dec 22 L.A. Lakers @ Toronto
    5:00 pm
    Golden State @ Sacramento
    9:00 pm
    Mon, Dec 23 Milwaukee @ Orlando
    7:00 pm
    Washington @ Dallas
    8:30 pm
    Wed, Dec 25 Detroit @ Orlando
    2:00 pm
    Boston @ New Jersey
    6:00 pm
    Sacramento @ L.A. Lakers
    8:30 pm
    Thu, Dec 26 Detroit @ Washington
    7:30 pm
    Toronto @ Seattle
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Dec 27 Boston @ Miami
    8:00 pm
    Toronto @ Golden State
    10:30 pm
    Utah @ Portland
    10:30 pm
    Sun, Dec 29 Toronto @ L.A. Lakers
    9:30 pm
    Tue, Dec 31 Portland @ Chicago
    7:00 pm
    San Antonio @ Washington
    8:00 pm
    Milwaukee @ Houston
    10:00 pm
    Wed, Jan 1 Toronto @ New York
    7:00 pm
    Thu, Jan 2 Washington @ Chicago
    7:30 pm
    Philadelphia @ Phoenix
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Jan 3 Cleveland @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    Indiana @ New York
    8:00 pm
    Denver @ Seattle
    10:30 pm
    Sat, Jan 4 Philadelphia @ Dallas
    1:30 pm
    Sun, Jan 5 New Orleans @ Toronto
    3:30 pm
    San Antonio @ L.A. Clippers
    3:30 pm
    Phoenix @ L.A. Lakers
    9:30 pm
    Mon, Jan 6 Toronto @ Detroit
    7:30 pm
    Tue, Jan 7 Sacramento @ Milwaukee
    8:00 pm
    Minnesota @ Houston
    8:30 pm
    Seattle @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Wed, Jan 8 Boston @ New Orleans
    9:00 pm
    Thu, Jan 9 Sacramento @ New Jersey
    7:30 pm
    San Antonio @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Jan 10 New Jersey @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    Boston @ Dallas
    8:00 pm
    Miami @ Utah
    9:00 pm
    L.A. Clippers @ Seattle
    10:30 pm
    Sat, Jan 11 Washington @ New York
    7:30 pm
    Sun, Jan 12 Minnesota @ Toronto
    12:30 pm
    Dallas @ L.A. Clippers
    3:30 pm
    Mon, Jan 13 Detroit @ Orlando
    7:00 pm
    Memphis @ Golden State
    10:30 pm
    Wed, Jan 15 Dallas @ Sacramento
    9:00 pm
    Memphis @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Minnesota @ L.A. Clippers
    10:30 pm
    Thu, Jan 16 Orlando @ Washington
    7:30 pm
    Seattle @ Utah
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Jan 17 Milwaukee @ Philadelphia
    7:00 pm
    L.A. Lakers @ Houston
    9:30 pm
    Sat, Jan 18 Philadelphia @ Washington
    7:00 pm
    Detroit @ Indiana
    7:00 pm
    Cleveland @ Utah
    9:00 pm
    Sacramento @ L.A. Clippers
    10:30 pm
    Sun, Jan 19 Orlando @ Toronto
    12:30 pm
    Dallas @ Seattle
    9:00 pm
    Mon, Jan 20 Boston @ Philadelphia
    7:30 pm
    L.A. Clippers @ L.A. Lakers
    10:00 pm
    Tue, Jan 21 Orlando @ Cleveland
    7:00 pm
    Houston @ Dallas
    8:30 pm
    Wed, Jan 22 Washington @ New Orleans
    9:00 pm
    Golden State @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Thu, Jan 23 Dallas @ Philadelphia
    7:30 pm
    New Jersey @ Golden State
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Jan 24 Dallas @ New York
    7:00 pm
    New Jersey @ L.A. Lakers
    9:30 pm
    Sat, Jan 25 Philadelphia @ Miami
    3:00 pm
    Minnesota @ Washington
    7:00 pm
    Sun, Jan 26 Sacramento @ Toronto
    12:30 pm
    Portland @ Dallas
    2:00 pm
    Mon, Jan 27 New Jersey @ Denver
    9:00 pm
    Tue, Jan 28 Atlanta @ New York
    7:30 pm
    Boston @ Detroit
    7:30 pm
    Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
    8:00 pm
    Wed, Jan 29 Washington @ New Jersey
    7:30 pm
    Dallas @ Houston
    9:00 pm
    Chicago @ L.A. Clippers
    10:30 pm
    Thu, Jan 30 Minnesota @ Dallas
    7:30 pm
    Sacramento @ Seattle
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Jan 31 Indiana @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    San Antonio @ Orlando
    8:00 pm
    L.A. Lakers @ Sacramento
    10:30 pm
    Sat, Feb 1 Utah @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Sun, Feb 2 Philadelphia @ Minnesota
    3:30 pm
    Mon, Feb 3 Memphis @ Golden State
    10:30 pm
    Tue, Feb 4 Toronto @ Milwaukee
    8:00 pm
    Wed, Feb 5 New Jersey @ Philadelphia
    7:30 pm
    San Antonio @ Golden State
    10:30 pm
    Thu, Feb 6 L.A. Lakers @ New York
    7:30 pm
    San Antonio @ Denver
    10:00 pm
    Tue, Feb 11 New Jersey @ Orlando
    7:00 pm
    Boston @ Seattle
    10:00 pm
    Denver @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Wed, Feb 12 Atlanta @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    Dallas @ Milwaukee
    9:00 pm
    Thu, Feb 13 Orlando @ Detroit
    7:30 pm
    Boston @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Feb 14 Orlando @ Philadelphia
    8:00 pm
    San Antonio @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Sat, Feb 15 Miami @ Dallas
    8:30 pm
    Sun, Feb 16 Philadelphia @ New Jersey
    1:00 pm
    San Antonio @ Sacramento
    3:30 pm
    Mon, Feb 17 Toronto @ Washington
    1:30 pm
    Miami @ Detroit
    7:30 pm
    Minnesota @ Utah
    9:00 pm
    Tue, Feb 18 New Orleans @ Orlando
    7:00 pm
    Wed, Feb 19 Philadelphia @ Chicago
    9:30 pm
    New York @ Seattle
    10:00 pm
    Thu, Feb 20 Indiana @ New Jersey
    7:30 pm
    Boston @ Sacramento
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Feb 21 Phoenix @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    Detroit @ Minnesota
    8:00 pm
    Dallas @ Houston
    8:30 pm
    Portland @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Milwaukee @ Seattle
    10:30 pm
    Sun, Feb 23 Dallas @ Washington
    12:30 pm
    Phoenix @ Minnesota
    3:30 pm
    Mon, Feb 24 Detroit @ Seattle
    10:00 pm
    Tue, Feb 25 Dallas @ Orlando
    7:00 pm
    Wed, Feb 26 Indiana @ Boston
    7:00 pm
    Toronto @ Chicago
    9:00 pm
    Thu, Feb 27 Houston @ Washington
    7:00 pm
    Sacramento @ Dallas
    7:30 pm
    Detroit @ L.A. Lakers
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Feb 28 Toronto @ Boston
    8:00 pm
    L.A. Clippers @ Portland
    10:30 pm
    Sat, Mar 1 Sacramento @ San Antonio
    4:00 pm
    Memphis @ Dallas
    8:30 pm
    Seattle @ L.A. Clippers
    10:30 pm
    Sun, Mar 2 San Antonio @ Houston
    4:00 pm
    Mon, Mar 3 Orlando @ Chicago
    8:30 pm
    Tue, Mar 4 Minnesota @ Seattle
    10:00 pm
    Wed, Mar 5 Houston @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    Minnesota @ Sacramento
    9:00 pm
    Indiana @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Thu, Mar 6 New Jersey @ San Antonio
    7:30 pm
    Philadelphia @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Mar 7 L.A. Clippers @ Boston
    8:00 pm
    Philadelphia @ Seattle
    10:30 pm
    Sat, Mar 8 Toronto @ Atlanta
    7:00 pm
    Utah @ Dallas
    8:30 pm
    Indiana @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Sun, Mar 9 Washington @ New York
    1:00 pm
    Philadelphia @ L.A. Lakers
    3:30 pm
    Mon, Mar 10 Minnesota @ Dallas
    8:30 pm
    Tue, Mar 11 Orlando @ Washington
    7:00 pm
    Wed, Mar 12 New Orleans @ Boston
    7:00 pm
    L.A. Lakers @ Detroit
    7:30 pm
    Thu, Mar 13 Boston @ New Jersey
    7:30 pm
    Dallas @ Seattle
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Mar 14 Toronto @ Sacramento
    10:00 pm
    Sat, Mar 15 L.A. Lakers @ Milwaukee
    8:30 pm
    Golden State @ Seattle
    10:00 pm
    Sun, Mar 16 Philadelphia @ New Jersey
    1:00 pm
    Dallas @ Sacramento
    3:30 pm
    Toronto @ L.A. Clippers
    9:00 pm
    Mon, Mar 17 Portland @ Indiana
    7:00 pm
    Tue, Mar 18 New Jersey @ Boston
    7:00 pm
    Philadelphia @ Miami
    7:30 pm
    Golden State @ Sacramento
    10:00 pm
    Wed, Mar 19 Miami @ Orlando
    7:00 pm
    Atlanta @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    Utah @ Phoenix
    9:00 pm
    Houston @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Thu, Mar 20 Philadelphia @ Detroit
    7:30 pm
    L.A. Lakers @ Sacramento
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Mar 21 Detroit @ New York
    8:00 pm
    Boston @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Sun, Mar 23 L.A. Lakers @ San Antonio
    1:00 pm
    Mon, Mar 24 Toronto @ New York
    7:30 pm
    Houston @ L.A. Clippers
    10:30 pm
    Tue, Mar 25 L.A. Lakers @ Atlanta
    7:30 pm
    Washington @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Wed, Mar 26 Cleveland @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    Orlando @ New Orleans
    9:00 pm
    Washington @ Seattle
    10:00 pm
    Dallas @ L.A. Clippers
    10:30 pm
    Thu, Mar 27 Minnesota @ Orlando
    7:30 pm
    L.A. Clippers @ Sacramento
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Mar 28 New Jersey @ New York
    8:00 pm
    Dallas @ Portland
    10:30 pm
    Sun, Mar 30 Dallas @ Minnesota
    1:30 pm
    Tue, Apr 1 Detroit @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    Golden State @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Utah @ L.A. Clippers
    10:30 pm
    Wed, Apr 2 Sacramento @ Washington
    8:00 pm
    New York @ Denver
    10:30 pm
    Thu, Apr 3 L.A. Lakers @ Dallas
    7:30 pm
    Utah @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Apr 4 Sacramento @ Boston
    8:00 pm
    New York @ Utah
    9:00 pm
    Portland @ Golden State
    10:30 pm
    L.A. Clippers @ Seattle
    10:30 pm
    Sat, Apr 5 Minnesota @ Phoenix
    3:30 pm
    Sun, Apr 6 Washington @ Boston
    1:00 pm
    Sacramento @ Philadelphia
    3:30 pm
    Phoenix @ L.A. Lakers
    9:30 pm
    Tue, Apr 8 Toronto @ Miami
    7:30 pm
    Seattle @ Sacramento
    10:00 pm
    Dallas @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Wed, Apr 9 Toronto @ Orlando
    7:00 pm
    Houston @ Utah
    9:00 pm
    Dallas @ Phoenix
    10:00 pm
    Minnesota @ Seattle
    10:00 pm
    Thu, Apr 10 Philadelphia @ Boston
    7:30 pm
    Sacramento @ L.A. Lakers
    10:00 pm
    Fri, Apr 11 Milwaukee @ Toronto
    7:00 pm
    Philadelphia @ New York
    8:00 pm
    Denver @ Sacramento
    10:30 pm
    Sun, Apr 13 L.A. Lakers @ Portland
    3:30 pm
    San Antonio @ Phoenix
    9:00 pm
    Tue, Apr 15 Phoenix @ Portland
    10:00 pm
    Denver @ L.A. Lakers
    10:30 pm
    Wed, Apr 16 Utah @ Sacramento
    10:00 pm
    Phoenix @ Seattle
    10:00 pm
    Portland @ L.A. Clippers
    10:30 pm
    L.A. Lakers @ Golden State
    10:30 pm
     
  4. rezdawg

    rezdawg Contributing Member

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    Also, from now until Dec. 6th, it will be one full month.

    There are 56 games televised on national television. Thats almost 2 a day. What more could you ask for?
     
  5. fadeaway

    fadeaway Contributing Member

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    What part of "I don't get TNT or ESPN" do you not understand? :rolleyes:
     
  6. AstroRocket

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    heh heh. Man, did this blow up in your face...
     
  7. fadeaway

    fadeaway Contributing Member

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    It did? How?


    My problem is not with the number of games on these two networks, but the very fact that games are limited to these specialty networks in the first place.
     
  8. DJ JFive

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    Don't forget that Telemundo 47 (yes it's 47 now, not 48) will be airing NBA games as well. This Sunday it's New Orleans and New York. ABC will start on Christmas day.


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  9. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Now you can spend 100% of your time on the internet :)
     
  10. Kam

    Kam Contributing Member

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    TELEMUNDO!!!!
    TELEMUNDO!!!!
    TELEMUNDO!!!!



    say it with me

    TELEMUNDO
    TELEMUNDO
    TELEMUNDO


    Is that GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL guy calling games?


    What is that guys name?

    andre something?


    andre 4k?

    andre escobar?
     
  11. Easy

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    I think NBA's popularity is going to be hurt by not televising more games on non-cable broadcasting. ABC's coverage is pathetic. Even golf has more exposures.
     

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