HANG TIME NEW JERSEY – We’re almost there. Four teams officially got the 2012-13 NBA season started with media days on Friday, and the other 26 will do the same on Monday. The preseason, amazingly, is just a week away. The Boston Celtics will tip off the preseason when they visit Fenerbahce Ulker in Istanbul next Friday, a game you’ll be able to catch on NBA TV at 2 p.m. ET. Want some even better news? That’s just one of 29 preseason games you’ll be able to catch on NBA TV this year. The full NBA TV preseason schedule is below, and it features 26 of the league’s 30 teams. NBA TV preseason schedule DAY DATE TIME (ET) AWAY HOME LOCATION Fri Oct. 5 2:00 PM Boston Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul, Turkey Sat Oct. 6 2:00 PM Dallas Alba Berlin Berlin, Germany Sun Oct. 7 2:30 PM Orlando New Orleans Mexico City, Mexico Sun Oct. 7 12:00 PM Boston Emporio Armani Milan, Italy Mon Oct. 8 7:00 PM Real Madrid Toronto Toronto, ON Tue Oct. 9 3:00 PM Dallas FC Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Tue Oct. 9 8:00 PM Memphis Chicago Chicago, IL Wed Oct. 10 7:30 PM Toronto Detroit Auburn Hills, MI Thu Oct. 11 7:00 PM New York Washington Washington, DC Thu Oct. 11 7:30 AM Miami L.A. Clippers Beijing, China Fri Oct. 12 7:00 PM Detroit Toronto Toronto, ON Fri Oct. 12 10:00 PM Portland Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Sat Oct. 13 8:00 PM Chicago Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Sun Oct. 14 2:00 PM San Antonio Houston Houston, TX Sun Oct. 14 12:30 AM L.A. Clippers Miami Shanghai, China Mon Oct. 15 7:00 PM Boston Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Tue Oct. 16 7:30 PM Brooklyn Boston Boston, MA Wed Oct. 17 7:00 PM Cleveland Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Wed Oct. 17 10:30 PM Utah L.A. Clippers Los Angeles, CA Fri Oct. 19 7:30 PM Philadelphia Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY Fri Oct. 19 10:00 PM Golden State Portland Portland, OR Sat Oct. 20 7:30 PM San Antonio Miami Miami, FL Sun Oct. 21 6:00 PM San Antonio Orlando Orlando, FL Sun Oct. 21 9:30 PM Sacramento L.A. Lakers Los Angeles, CA Mon Oct. 22 7:00 PM Milwaukee Toronto Toronto, ON Mon Oct. 22 10:30 PM Golden State L.A. Clippers Los Angeles, CA Tue Oct. 23 8:00 PM Oklahoma City Chicago Chicago, IL Wed Oct. 24 8:00 PM Houston New Orleans New Orleans, LA Wed Oct. 24 10:30 PM L.A. Lakers L.A. Clippers Los Angeles, CA In addition to the NBA TV slate, TNT and ESPN will televise two preseason games apiece. TNT and ESPN preseason schedule DAY DATE TIME (ET) AWAY HOME LOCATION Thu Oct. 18 8:00 PM Boston Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY Thu Oct. 25 10:00 PM L.A. Clippers Denver Denver, CO Fri Oct. 26 8:00 PM New Orleans Miami Miami, FL Fri Oct. 26 10:30 PM Denver Phoenix Phoenix, AZ TNT will broadcast the Oct. 18 and 25 matchups. ESPN will broadcast both games on Oct. 26. In total, 27 of the 30 teams will have some national TV exposure in the preseason. The only exceptions are Atlanta, Charlotte and Indiana. http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/09/28/nba-tv-to-show-29-preaseason-games/
Opps bold the wrong date. The two Houston games are: Sun Oct. 14 2:00 PM San Antonio Houston Houston, TX Wed Oct. 24 8:00 PM Houston New Orleans New Orleans, LA BTW is it possible to modify a post?
Why some teams get more air time? Don't all teams play the # of same preseason games? Why even New Orleans have more games on the air than us?
Yes, all NBA teams play between 7-8. Rockets for some reason have only 7 listed. New Orleans probably have more games to be broadcasted nationally because of #1 pick Anthony Davis.