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The schedules for the 2013-14 NBA season are upon us. Even though we have only just entered the deadzone of the NBA offseason, we have this little tidbit of news. Here's the dates for all 82 games of the Cleveland Cavaliers regular season. Check it out.
| October | Opponent | Time | Local TV | Nat TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 30 |
vs Brooklyn
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM |
| November | Opponent | Time | Local TV | Nat TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 |
@ Charlotte
Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Sat 2 |
@ Indiana
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Mon 4 |
vs Minnesota
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Wed 6 |
@ Milwaukee
BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
|
8:00 PM | |||
| Fri 8 |
@ Philadelphia
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Sat 9 |
vs Philadelphia
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Mon 11 |
@ Chicago
United Center, Chicago, IL
|
8:00 PM | |||
| Wed 13 |
@ Minnesota
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
|
8:00 PM | |||
| Fri 15 |
vs Charlotte
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Sat 16 |
@ Washington
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Wed 20 |
vs Washington
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Fri 22 |
@ New Orleans
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA
|
8:00 PM | |||
| Sat 23 |
@ San Antonio
AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
|
8:30 PM | |||
| Wed 27 |
vs Miami
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Fri 29 |
@ Boston
TD Garden, Boston, MA
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Sat 30 |
vs Chicago
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:30 PM |
| December | Opponent | Time | Local TV | Nat TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 4 |
vs Denver
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Fri 6 |
@ Atlanta
Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Sat 7 |
vs L.A. Clippers
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Tue 10 |
vs New York
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Fri 13 |
@ Orlando
Amway Center, Orlando, FL
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Sat 14 |
@ Miami
American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Tue 17 |
vs Portland
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Fri 20 |
vs Milwaukee
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Sat 21 |
@ Chicago
United Center, Chicago, IL
|
8:00 PM | |||
| Mon 23 |
vs Detroit
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Thu 26 |
vs Atlanta
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Sat 28 |
@ Boston
TD Garden, Boston, MA
|
1:00 PM | |||
| Sun 29 |
vs Golden State
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
6:00 PM | |||
| Tue 31 |
@ Indiana
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
|
3:00 PM |
| January | Opponent | Time | Local TV | Nat TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 2 |
vs Orlando
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Sat 4 |
@ Brooklyn
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Sun 5 |
vs Indiana
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
6:00 PM | |||
| Tue 7 |
vs Philadelphia
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Fri 10 |
@ Utah
EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
|
9:00 PM | |||
| Sun 12 |
@ Sacramento
Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA
|
6:00 PM | |||
| Tue 14 |
@ L.A. Lakers
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
|
10:30 PM | |||
| Wed 15 |
@ Portland
Rose Garden, Portland, OR
|
10:00 PM | |||
| Fri 17 |
@ Denver
Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
|
9:00 PM | |||
| Mon 20 |
vs Dallas
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
1:00 PM | |||
| Wed 22 |
vs Chicago
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Fri 24 |
vs Milwaukee
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Sun 26 |
vs Phoenix
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
6:00 PM | |||
| Tue 28 |
vs New Orleans
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Thu 30 |
@ New York
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
|
8:00 PM |
| February | Opponent | Time | Local TV | Nat TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 |
@ Houston
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
|
8:00 PM | |||
| Mon 3 |
@ Dallas
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
|
8:30 PM | |||
| Wed 5 |
vs L.A. Lakers
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Fri 7 |
@ Washington
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Sun 9 |
vs Memphis
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
6:00 PM | |||
| Tue 11 |
vs Sacramento
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Wed 12 |
@ Detroit
Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Tue 18 |
@ Philadelphia
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Wed 19 |
vs Orlando
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Fri 21 |
@ Toronto
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Sun 23 |
vs Washington
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
6:00 PM | |||
| Tue 25 |
vs Toronto
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Wed 26 |
@ Oklahoma City
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
|
8:00 PM | |||
| Fri 28 |
vs Utah
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:30 PM |
| March | Opponent | Time | Local TV | Nat TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 |
@ Memphis
FedExForum, Memphis, TN
|
9:00 PM | |||
| Tue 4 |
vs San Antonio
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Fri 7 |
@ Charlotte
Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Sat 8 |
vs New York
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Wed 12 |
@ Phoenix
US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
|
10:00 PM | |||
| Fri 14 |
@ Golden State
ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
|
10:30 PM | |||
| Sun 16 |
@ L.A. Clippers
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
|
9:30 PM | |||
| Tue 18 |
vs Miami
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Thu 20 |
vs Oklahoma City
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Sat 22 |
vs Houston
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Sun 23 |
@ New York
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Tue 25 |
vs Toronto
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Wed 26 |
@ Detroit
Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Fri 28 |
@ Brooklyn
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Sun 30 |
vs Indiana
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
3:00 PM |
| April | Opponent | Time | Local TV | Nat TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 2 |
@ Orlando
Amway Center, Orlando, FL
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Fri 4 |
@ Atlanta
Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Sat 5 |
vs Charlotte
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Wed 9 |
vs Detroit
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:00 PM | |||
| Fri 11 |
@ Milwaukee
BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
|
8:30 PM | |||
| Sat 12 |
vs Boston
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
7:30 PM | |||
| Wed 16 |
vs Brooklyn
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
|
8:00 PM |
For whatever reason, the television spots aren't filled in here, but we'll get you that information soon.
The Cavs will open the 2013-14 season by hosting the new-look Brooklyn Nets at 7 PM Eastern on NBATV. That means we get to see Kyrie Irving vs. Deron Williams. Along with Andrew Bynum (hopefully!) vs. Brook Lopez. Cavs fans will also be the first to see Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce in Nets uniforms, as well as Jason Kidd's first official game as an NBA head coach. Pretty cool.
Interestingly, the Cavs will also close their season by hosting the Nets. Symmetry!
It's nice to see that the Cavs will be on national television 9 times. We figured that the Cavs would be playing in front of a national audience more times this year, thanks to additions of Mike Brown, Andrew Bynum, Jarrett Jack, and Anthony Bennett, but 9 games is a significant bump. We better make sure that Quicken Loans Arena is extra loud for those games.
It's also pretty great that the Cavs play against the Dallas Mavericks on Martin Luther King Day at 1 PM Eastern.
We'll have more thoughts on the schedule tonight and tomorrow, but at first glance it seems fine, right? I mean, there are 82 games on the schedule. And the Cavs will play half of them on the road and half at home. Seems correct. It may also be worth noting that the Cavs only have one road trip of over 4 games -- that's a 5-gamer in January. Every other road trip is 3-games or fewer. Conversely, the Cavs only have one 5 game home stand and that comes directly after their long road trip. Symmetry once again!
So what do you think of the Cavs' 2013-14 schedule? Does it start difficult and then end with an easier slate of games? Is there any one game in particular that you're really fired up for?