August 10, 2010, 02:57 PM ET NBA schedule release: Who has the most back-to-backs? by Bradford Doolittle One of the first questions every NBA fan has when the league releases its season schedule is, “How many back-to-backs does my team have?” The full 2010-11 slate was released on Tuesday afternoon, so I dumped the information into a spreadsheet and did a quick count of the B2Bs. Off the top of my head, I think the Bulls had 23 back-to-backs last year as well. Oh well. UPDATE: I checked with the Bulls and Chicago did indeed have 23 back-to-back instances last season, which tied Charlotte for most in the NBA. Do the schedule-makers at the league office have it in for the Bulls? Doubtful. More likely, the Bulls are victims of facility availability as they share the United Center with the NHL’s Blackhawks for the length of the winter sports seasons, a circus in the fall and a two-week-long ice show in February. Still, with 23 of these suckers, it’s a good thing the Bulls have so many young legs. 1. CHI 23 2. MIL 23 3. CHA 22 4. CLE 22 5. LAC 22 6. NJN 22 7. PHI 22 8. POR 22 9. DET 21 10. HOU 21 11. IND 21 12. MEM 21 13. NY 21 14. WAS 21 15. DAL 20 16. ORL 20 17. BOS 19 18. DEN 19 19. MIA 19 20. MIN 19 21. TOR 19 22. UTA 19 23. GSW 18 24. NO 18 25. SAC 18 26. SAS 18 27. ATL 17 28. OKC 17 29. PHX 16 30. LAL 15 This was first posted on Twitter, where you can follow me at @bbdoolittle. http://www.basketballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=542
I would have thought that LA and Miami would be on the bottom of the list. I guess 50% isn't so bad. 21 is still a lot for us though. That's only 2 behind Chicago.
