Despite being in the middle of a full blown lockout the NBA released their preseason schedule on Thursday, with both the Lakers and Clippers playing some interesting match ups. The two will close out the preseason with back-to-back meetings against each other, only days before the start of the regular season, travelling all over California and even Nevada for their exhibitions. Make the jump for each team's full schedule.
The Lakers begin on Tuesday, October 9 against the Golden State Warriors at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, followed by back-to-back meetings with the Atlanta Hawks; the first at the Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario on the 12th, and the second at Staples Center on the 15th. From there they have another two meetings with the Utah Jazz, one at the Staples Center on the 16th (second game in two days) and the other at the Honda Center in Anaheim on the 19th, then a game in Vegas against the Sacramento Kings. The Lake Show will finish off their preseason schedule with two games against the Clip Show, the first on the 25th at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, then the 27th at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield.
As For the Clippers, they start with Suns at the U.S. Airways Center on the 11th of October, followed by the Hawks at the Staples Center on the 13th. Like the Lakers they too will have two games with Jazz, traveling to Salt Lake City on the 14th (second game in two days) then back to Staples on the 17th. They host the Warriors on the 21st at Staples, followed by a meeting with the Kings at Power Band Pavilion on the 22nd (another back-to-back) then close it off with the Lakers for two games.
Lakers Schedule (from lakers.com)
DATE
OPPONENT
LOCATION
TIME
Oct. 9
Golden State Warriors
Fresno (Save Mart Center)
7:00pm
Oct. 12
Atlanta Hawks
Ontario (Citizens Bank Arena)
7:00pm
Oct. 15
Atlanta Hawks
STAPLES Center
7:00pm
Oct. 16
Utah Jazz
STAPLES Center
7:00pm
Oct. 19
Utah Jazz
Anaheim (Honda Center)
7:00pm
Oct. 21
Sacramento Kings
Las Vegas, NV (Thomas and Mack Center)
7:00pm
Oct. 25
Los Angeles Clippers
San Diego (Valley View Casino Center)
7:00pm
Oct. 27
Los Angeles Clippers
Bakersfield (Rabobank Arena)
7:00pm
Clippers Schedule (from clippers.com)
DATE
OPPONENT
HOME TEAM
SITE
TIME
10/11/11
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix
US Airways Center
7:00 PM
10/13/11
Atlanta Hawks
Clippers
STAPLES Center
7:30 PM
10/14/11
Utah Jazz
Utah
Energy Solutions Arena
6:00 PM
10/17/11
Utah Jazz
Clippers
STAPLES Center
7:30 PM
10/21/11
Golden State
Clippers
STAPLES Center
7:30 PM
10/22/11
Sacramento Kings
Sacramento
Power Balance Pavilion
7:00 PM
10/25/11
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, CA
7:00 PM
10/27/11
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield, CA
7:00 PM
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