The NBA today released its complete game schedule and broadcast schedules of ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV, and NBA on ESPN Radio for the 2011-12 season, in the event that the NBA is able to reach a new collective bargaining agreement with the NBPA in a timely fashion.
The Sixers will tip-off the 2011-12 regular season north of the border against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, November 2 and will make their home debut at the Wells Fargo Center on Friday, November 4 vs. Minnesota at 7 p.m.
Fans have a variety of ticket options available to them, including five different 10-game plans to help accommodate everyone’s schedule and personal preferences. Each package offers a unique blend of games and there are plans available for as low as $99. For more information, visit SIXERS.COM or call 215-339-7676.
The 2011-12 home schedule features several fan- and family-friendly dates, including 18 Friday night dates, four Saturday night games, a special 2 p.m. tip-off against the Portland Trail Blazers on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, January 16) and two Sunday games with 6 p.m. starts (December 11 vs. Memphis and March 4 vs. Utah).
Three home games will air nationally on ESPN (Wednesday, November 9 vs. Houston, Friday, December 16 vs. Atlanta and Wednesday, March 21 vs. New York) and the Sixers game at Atlanta on Thursday, November 24 will be televised by TNT. An additional seven games are slated to appear on NBATV.
The Sixers will have three homestands of at least five games, highlighted by six-straight over a nine-game span beginning Wednesday, January 25 vs. Indiana and ending Friday, February 3 vs. the L.A. Clippers. During that stretch, the team will have back-to-back home games on Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28. The last time the Sixers played consecutive home games was in late January of 2009.
All totaled, the Sixers will play 18 sets of back-to-back games in 2011-12, down from 21 in 2010-11. However, seven of the 18 back-to-backs this season occur over a 27-day span from March 13 through April 8. The team will play just three back-to-backs prior to the start of the New Year.
The Sixers have just one road trip longer than three games, but it will last NINE games from December 18 through January 4 as the team makes way for Disney on Ice presents Dare to Dream, which takes over the Wells Fargo Center during that timeframe with a multitude of showtimes to choose from.
At the conclusion of the nine-game road trip, the Sixers will have completed 20 of their 41 road games and will proceed to play 22 of their next 31 games at home from January 6 through March 9. Twelve of the final 20 games of the season will be on the road, including the regular season finale on Wednesday, April 18 at Miami.
Additionally, the Sixers will face four Eastern Conference teams from outside the Atlantic Division only three times: Chicago (2 home, 1 road), Milwaukee (1 home, 2 road), Orlando (1 home, 2 road) and Washington (2 home, one road).
The Big Game plan, which has seating options for as low as $170, offers fans that chance to see 10 of the most anticipated home games of the season (all games listed below are at 7 p.m.):
- Minnesota on Friday, November 4 (Home Opener)
- New York on Saturday, November 26
- Atlanta on Friday, December 16
- Oklahoma City on Friday, January 20
- L.A. Lakers on Monday, February 6
- Boston on Friday, February 10
- Dallas on Friday, February 17
- Miami on Friday, March 16
- Orlando on Saturday, April 7
- Chicago on Friday, April 13 (Home Finale)
Information regarding the Sixers on-sale date for individual tickets, as well as the team’s complete television and radio schedule for the 2011-12 season, will be released at a future date.
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