What did I get correct?
When comparing the official schedule to my predictions post from
yesterday I was almost spot on. Out of the total 176 games, I was right about 148.
I was only perfect with the schedules for three teams (Mavs, Suns, and 76ers,)
as most of the teams only had one change done to their own. The teams that had two
or more changes done to their schedules were: the Lakers and Rockets (three changes
each) and the Clippers, Nuggets, Blazers, Pacers, and Wizards (two changes
each.)
What do I think?
The league was able to make some big regular-season matches such
as Lakers vs Clippers, Clippers vs Celtics and Nuggets vs Jazz just a few
examples. They have made this period a bit more exciting with games between
teams who are closely ranked in their respective conferences, which have the
potential to shake up the seeding drastically. Now that we have everything finalized, however,
I think the fight for the playoffs is even more interesting. I will go more in-depth
into my thoughts about the playoff race in another post so let’s talk about the
key dates for this season.
Important dates that you need to know.
July 30th: The NBA season returns.
August 15-16th:
8th seed play-in games (if
needed)
August 17th: Playoffs commence / Last day to declare for NBA Draft.
August 25th: NBA Draft Lottery
August 31st: Conference Semifinals begin.
September 15th:
Conference Finals start.
September 30th:
NBA Finals begin.
October 13th: NBA Finals game 7 (if needed)
October 18th: Start of free agency.
There are more important dates,
but I just listed to ones these because I think these are the dates that the majority
of NBA care about.
Lastly, this link: https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1276655999420526592, shall take you to Chris Haynes' Twitter where he has a picture of the entire regular season schedule that includes the matchups, starting time and what national TV network they play on.
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