NBA Schedule/Log

BACK-TO-BACK ROAD GAmES – PLAYING
The table below gives a complete listing of all the dates
when a team is playing the second of Back-to-Back
road games over the entire 2011-12 NBA season. The
team in the left-most column is the team playing the Back-to-Back
road game. The entries in the table give the date and opponent.
For example, on 1/3 the Hawks face the Bulls in Chicago having
played on the road the previous night.
The level of opponent is important when determining the
advantage of hosting a Back-to-Back road game. For example, on
1/13 the Cavs play at the Lakers when they played on the road
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
ATL 1/3 CHI 2/15 PHO 3/7 MIA 3/14 LAC – – – – – – – –
BOS 12/28 NOR 2/20 DAL 3/12 LAC 3/17 DEN 3/23 PHI 4/14 NJN 4/15 CBC – – – – –
CBC 1/4 NYK 1/22 NJN 2/1 POR 3/15 DAL 4/4 ATL – – – – – – –
CHI 12/26 GSW 12/30 LAC 1/7 ATL 1/30WAS 2/2 NYK 4/19 MIA – – – – – –
CLE 1/13 LAL 4/14WAS 4/23 MEM – – – – – – – – –
DAL 1/11 BOS 1/19 UTH 3/9 SAC 3/10 GSW 3/24 HOU 3/30 ORL 4/13 POR 4/16 UTH – – – –
DEN 1/7 SAS 1/18 PHI 1/21 NYK 3/26 CHI 4/26 MIN – – – – – – –
DET 1/13 CBC 1/18 MIN 1/31 NYK 2/1 NJN 2/22TOR 4/9 ORL – – – – – –
GSW 1/15 DET 1/18 NJN 2/18 MEM 2/29 ATL 3/5WAS 3/22 HOU 4/4 MIN 4/21 HOU 4/22 MIN – – –
HOU 1/4 LAC 1/11 SAS 2/9 PHO 3/7TOR 3/11 CLE 3/18 PHO 4/9 POR 4/19 NOR – – – –
IND 3/11 ORL 4/1 HOU – – – – – – – – – –
LAC 2/11 CBC 3/2 PHO 3/5 MIN 3/21 OKC 3/22 NOR 4/12 MIN 4/19 PHO 4/25 NYK – – – –
LAL 1/20 ORL 1/29 MIN 2/4 UTH 2/10 NYK 2/23 OKC 3/7WAS 3/14 NOR 3/21 DAL – – – –
MEM 1/24 POR 2/3 OKC 3/11 DEN 3/25 LAL 3/31 MIL – – – – – – –
MIA 1/11 LAC 2/13 MIL 2/14 IND 3/2 UTH 3/14 CHI 3/26 IND 4/16 NJN – – – – –
MIL 1/3 UTH 1/8 PHO 3/3 ORL 3/12 NJN 4/19 IND – – – – – – –
MIN 1/9TOR 1/14 ATL 1/21 UTH 2/29 LAL 3/1 PHO 3/16 LAL 3/19 GSW 3/28 CBC 4/2 SAC – – –
NJN 12/30 ATL 1/14 UTH 3/31 SAC 4/4 POR – – – – – – – –
NOR 1/2 UTH 2/21 IND 2/22 CLE 3/10 MIN 3/29 POR 4/1 PHO – – – – – –
NYK 12/29 LAL 1/7 DET 1/25 CLE 1/28 HOU 3/7 SAS 4/11 MIL – – – – – –
OKC 1/11 NOR 2/7 GSW 2/10 UTH 3/1 ORL – – – – – – – –
ORL 1/12 GSW 1/24 IND 2/20 MIL 2/23 ATL 3/6 CBC 4/22 DEN – – – – – –
PHI 12/31 GSW 2/22 HOU 4/11TOR 4/26 DET – – – – – – – –
PHO 12/31 OKC 1/18 NYK 2/7 MIL 2/14 DEN 3/21 ORL 4/4 UTH 4/14 SAS – – – – –
POR 1/14 HOU 1/21 DET 2/11 DAL 3/10WAS 3/14 NYK 4/7 MIL 4/16 PHO – – – – –
SAC 1/4 DEN 1/11TOR 1/14 DAL 1/21 MEM 2/7 MIN 2/15 NYK 2/22WAS 3/5 DEN 4/11 NOR – – –
SAS 1/18 ORL 1/30 MEM 2/15TOR 2/21 POR 3/17 DAL 3/28 SAC 4/4 BOS 4/17 LAL 4/18 SAC 4/26 GSW – –
TOR 1/2 NYK 1/25 UTH 2/6WAS 2/29 NOR 3/14 NJN 3/17 CBC 4/9 IND 4/23 MIL – – – –
UTH 12/28 DEN 2/7 IND 2/13 NOR 2/14 OKC 3/10 CHI 3/26 NJN 4/14 MEM – – – – –
WAS 1/28 CBC 2/15 LAC 3/13 DAL 3/16 ATL 4/6 NJN – – – – – – –
By scanning each team’s back-to-back road games this season –
both quantity and opponent – the astute handicapper can estimate
the deleterious effect the back-to-back road games might have on
their win-loss record for the season. Another factor to consider is
the number of times the host of a back-to-back game has the rest
advantage. For, example, Every time the Timberwolves play the
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the previous night. The fact that Cleveland is playing the second
of back-to-back road games is not likely to change the straight up
outcome of the game because the Lakers were likely to win anyway.
The situations where hosting a Back-to-Back road game is helpful
is when the scheduling advantage is likely to be enough to turn a
loss into a win. For example, on 12/28 the Celtics play in New
Orleans in the second of Back-to-Back road games. The fact that
Boston played on the road the day before may enough to get the
rested Hornets the straight up win.
second of back-to-back road games this season, their opponent is
rested. On the other hand, the Clippers’ opponent also have no
rest in six of their eight back-to-back road games.
The table on the next page gives the games in which each team
is hosting an opponent that is playing the second of Back-to-Back
road games.