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The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday a revised 2011-12 regular season schedule featuring 66 games from December 26 to April 26. The club will tip-off its 17th season in the National Basketball Association at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Monday, December 26. The team’s home debut at Air Canada Centre will be Wednesday, December 28 at 6 p.m. versus the Indiana Pacers.Raptors season seats are available by calling (416) 366-DUNK (3865), while single-game ticket information will be released at a later date.
The Raptors will launch a special "72 Hour" Tip-Off Pack with sales starting Wednesday at noon. Fans can call (416) 366-DUNK (3865) or visit www.raptors.com for more information.
The Raptors will face 17 of their first 26 games on the road (December 26 – February 6). After that stretch, Toronto will play 12 of 15 games on its home floor (February 8 – March 7) with only a two-game set at Houston and New Orleans and a single game at Detroit being played away from Air Canada Centre.
The schedule features 19 games in 31 days in January, with the 19 contests being an all-time franchise high for a month. Twelve of the 19 January outings will be on the road, including a stretch of eight of nine games from January 14-29.
January also consists of the team’s lone back-to-back-to-back set with games January 9 versus Minnesota, January 10 at Washington and January 11 versus Sacramento. The Raptors will play five games in six days, January 9-14.
The longest road swing is five games which occurs twice: January 22-29 and March 13-20. The longest home stand of the season is seven games February 8-22, which equals the club record set from November 30 – December 14 in the 1999-2000 campaign.
Noteworthy games on the 2011-12 schedule include the lone home matinee contest of the season when the Los Angeles Lakers make their only visit to Toronto on Sunday, February 12. The Raptors will play host to the defending Eastern Conference Champion Miami Heat only once at Air Canada Centre on Friday, March 30. The Raptors will face the New York Knicks on February 14 and March 23 and the Boston Celtics on February 10 and April 13.
Toronto will play its eighth season in the Atlantic Division, joining Boston, New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia. The Raptors were a member of the Central Division from 1995-2004.
The schedule features 48 games within the conference: four games (two home, two away), against six teams (Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, New Jersey, New York, Washington); three games (two home, one away) against four teams (Charlotte, Indiana, Milwaukee, Orlando); and three games (one home, two away) against four teams (Chicago, Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia).
Non-conference games include: two games (one home, one away) against three teams (Denver, Houston, Memphis); one home game against six teams (Golden State, L.A. Lakers, Minnesota, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio); and one road game against six teams (Dallas, L.A. Clippers, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Utah).
The busiest day for the Raptors this season will be Wednesday with 17 games on the schedule. Friday tops the home schedule with 11 games at Air Canada Centre, while Sunday and Wednesday feature a high of seven road contests.
The majority of the team’s home games will fall on Wednesday (10) and Friday (11), with the combined 21 games accounting for more than half of the 33 home dates.
The Raptors’ busiest month is January with 19 games followed by March with 17 contests. The busiest home month is March with 10 games, while the busiest road month is January with 12 games away from Toronto.
The Raptors will have 20 back-to-back outings in 66 games, which is up two from last season’s total spread over 82 games. A high of eight contests will be a road game followed by a road game.
The Raptors’ 2011-12 television schedule will be released at a later date. For the sixth consecutive season, all Raptors games will be aired nationally in Canada.
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2011/2012 Toronto Raptors Season Schedule
December Opponent Time Local TV Nat TV Radio Sun 18 vs Celtics Preseason Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON1:00 PM Wed 21 @ Boston Preseason TD Garden, Boston, MA7:30 PM Mon 26 @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH7:00 PM Wed 28 vs Pacers Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON6:00 PM Fri 30 @ Dallas American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX8:30 PM
January Opponent Time Local TV Nat TV Radio Sun 1 @ Orlando Amway Center, Orlando, FL6:00 PM Mon 2 @ New York Madison Square Garden, New York, NY7:30 PM Wed 4 vs Cavaliers Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Fri 6 vs Nets Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Sat 7 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA8:00 PM Mon 9 vs Timberwolves Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Tue 10 @ Washington Verizon Center, Washington, DC7:00 PM Wed 11 vs Kings Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Fri 13 vs Pacers Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Sat 14 @ Chicago United Center, Chicago, IL8:00 PM Mon 16 @ Atlanta Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA4:00 PM NBA TV Wed 18 @ Boston TD Garden, Boston, MA7:30 PM Fri 20 vs Trail Blazers Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Sun 22 @ L.A. Clippers Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA3:30 PM Tue 24 @ Phoenix US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ9:00 PM Wed 25 @ Utah EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT9:00 PM Fri 27 @ Denver Pepsi Center, Denver, CO9:00 PM Sun 29 @ New Jersey Prudential Center, Newark, NJ6:00 PM Tue 31 vs Hawks Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM
February Opponent Time Local TV Nat TV Radio Wed 1 @ Boston TD Garden, Boston, MA7:30 PM Fri 3 vs Wizards Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Sun 5 @ Miami American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL1:00 PM Mon 6 @ Washington Verizon Center, Washington, DC7:00 PM Wed 8 vs Bucks Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Fri 10 vs Celtics Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Sun 12 vs L.A. Lakers Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON1:00 PM Tue 14 vs Knicks Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Wed 15 vs Spurs Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Fri 17 vs Bobcats Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Wed 22 vs Pistons Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Tue 28 @ Houston Toyota Center, Houston, TX8:00 PM Wed 29 @ New Orleans New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA8:00 PM
March Opponent Time Local TV Nat TV Radio Fri 2 vs Grizzlies Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Sun 4 vs Warriors Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON6:00 PM Mon 5 vs Magic Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Wed 7 vs Rockets Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Sat 10 @ Detroit Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI7:30 PM Sun 11 vs Bucks Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON6:00 PM Tue 13 @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH7:00 PM Wed 14 @ New Jersey Prudential Center, Newark, NJ7:30 PM Fri 16 @ Memphis FedExForum, Memphis, TN8:00 PM Sat 17 @ Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC7:00 PM Tue 20 @ New York Madison Square Garden, New York, NY7:30 PM Wed 21 vs Bulls Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Fri 23 vs Knicks Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Sat 24 @ Chicago United Center, Chicago, IL8:00 PM Mon 26 vs Magic Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Wed 28 vs Nuggets Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Fri 30 vs Heat Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM
April Opponent Time Local TV Nat TV Radio Sun 1 vs Wizards Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON6:00 PM Tue 3 vs Bobcats Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Wed 4 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA7:00 PM Fri 6 vs Cavaliers Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:30 PM Sun 8 @ Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK7:00 PM Mon 9 @ Indiana Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN7:00 PM Wed 11 vs 76ers Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Fri 13 vs Celtics Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Sun 15 @ Atlanta Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA6:00 PM Mon 16 vs Hawks Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON7:00 PM Wed 18 @ Miami American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL7:30 PM Sun 22 @ Detroit Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI6:00 PM Mon 23 @ Milwaukee Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI8:00 PM Thu 26 vs Nets Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON8:00 PM
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