Despite a labor impasse with no end in sight, the NBA still released its 2011-12 season schedule Tuesday.
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Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks would open at home Nov. 1 vs. the Chicago Bulls.
By Mike Ehrmann, Getty Images
Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks would open at home Nov. 1 vs. the Chicago Bulls.
Among the marquee nationally televised matchups on ABC, ESPN and TNT:
? The NBA champion Dallas Mavericks would open at home Nov. 1 vs. the Chicago Bulls, who finished with the league's best record last season, and the Los Angeles Lakers would host the Western Conference finalist Oklahoma City Thunder.
? The Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat would open on the road at the New York Knicks the following night.
? Last season's Christmas Day game, Lakers vs. Heat, would be Dec. 8.
? The Mavericks and Heat would have their Finals rematch Dec. 25, followed by the Lakers vs. Bulls. The Knicks and Boston Celtics would open the day's action, but the Christmas schedule is scaled back from five games last season.
NBA All-Star weekend is scheduled Feb. 24-26 and the Orlando Magic would play the New Jersey Nets in London on March 7 and 8.
The Mavericks and Boston Celtics would have the most national TV appearances, which includes NBA TV, with 30, followed by the Knicks and Bulls (29), Heat (28) and Lakers and Thunder (27).
Those totals do not include "Fan Night" selections on the NBA's network.
Even with a lockout, teams are promoting and selling regular-season ticket packages, but single-game tickets wouldn't be available until October at the earliest. The last day of the season would be April 18.
There's been a lockout since league owners and players failed to come to a new collective bargaining agreement July 1. Because there's no free agency, the NBA was able to release the schedule a few weeks earlier.
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