Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Sixers Schedule Released
The Sixers schedule was released today by the NBA. The highlights are:
- Miami Heat visit Philly on Nov 5 and Jan 19
- Lebron James also visits twice on Jan 26 and then for the home finale on Apr 17
- The Sixers play at 2 on Martin Luther King Jr. Day versus the Toronto Raptors
- 22 of the Sixers first 33 games are away from the Wachovia Center
- The Sixers enjoy a seven game homestand from Feb 2-21
- They open the season at home on Wed Nov 1 against the Atlanta Hawks
- They close the season on Wed April 18 against the Toronto Raptors
- They have 8 televised on ESPN
- One stretch that could have a lasting impact on the season is the road trip from Dec 26 to Jan 5. They play seven Western Conferance Teams though none of the power teams. The best team is Denver so if the Sixers have a great road trip it could set them up favorably to make a run at the playoffs
- Click http://www.nba.com/media/sixers/0607_season_schedule.pdf for the full schedule
