The Los Angeles Clippers revealed their 2011-2012 schedule on Tuesday, and their scheduled games against the Eastern Conference contains several winnable games. Each NBA team this season will battle 18 teams from the opposite conference and 48 teams in the same conference. The Clippers will play a home-and-home with three Eastern teams that combined for a .370 winning percentage last season:
Washington Wizards: in D.C. (February 4); in L.A. (February 15)
New Jersey Nets: in Los Angeles (January 16); in New Jersey (March 7)
Atlanta Hawks: in Los Angeles (March 14); in Atlanta (April 24)
In addition, the Clippers will play single games against the other 12 Eastern Conference teams, six home games and six away games. The toughest three teams they will face - the three eastern division winners last year - all come to Staples Center this season.
Home games: Chicago Bulls (December 30), Milwaukee Bucks (January 7), Miami Heat (January 11), Toronto Raptors (January 22), Boston Celtics (March 12), Detroit Pistons (March 18)
Road games: Orlando Magic (February 6), Cleveland Cavaliers (February 8), Philadelphia 76ers (February 10), Charlotte Bobcats (February 11), Indiana Pacers (March 20), at New York Knicks (April 25)
The Clippers open their regular season on Christmas night against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland.
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