Lakers to open NBA season hosting Oden, Portland Trail Blazers
湖人新赛季首场迎战奥登带领的波特兰开拓者
The NBA releases its 2008-09 schedule.
NBA官方今天发布了2008到09赛季比赛时间表。
The NBA released its schedule today, and theLakers will open their 2008-09 season by hosting Greg Oden and thePortland Trail Blazers at Staples
Center on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Meanwhile, the Clippers, with new point guard Baron Davis, begin their season by hosting the Lakers on Oct. 29.
OnChristmas Day, the Lakers will play the NBA champion Boston Celtics atStaples at 2 p.m. in an ABC game, one of five nationally televised NBA
games that day.
Other highlights: the Phoenix Suns, andShaquille O'Neal, play here against the Lakers on Wednesday, Dec. 10;the Minnesota Timberwolves, with
former UCLA star Kevin Love, play the Lakersat Staples on Sunday, Dec. 14; and LeBron James and the Cavaliers playthe Lakers at Staples on
Monday, Jan. 19. The Lakers longest road tripis late in the season, with a seven-game trek ending in Milwaukee onApril 1. The Lakers regular
season ends with a game at home against Utah on April 14.
As for the Clippers, they have a toughschedule in the first month, with two games against the Lakers, twoagainst Utah and two against Denver, plus
home games against Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and New Orleans.
Their former All-Star forward Elton Brand,who signed with Philadelphia in the off-season, returns to Staples toplay the Clippers in a New Year's Eve
game. Former USC star O.J. Mayo, now with theMemphis Grizzlies, will play his first games here as a pro inback-to-backs against the Lakers on
March 3 and the Clippers on March 4. The Clippers last game of the regular season is at home against Oklahoma City on April 15.
