CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 • ISSUE 11.1
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MODA CENTER • PORTLAND, OREGON
BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was written as a poem by NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) leader, James Weldon Johnson. The poem was then turned to music by Johnson’s brother, John Rosamond Johnson in 1899. It was first publicly performed by 500 kids from a segregated school in Jacksonville, Florida in celebration of President Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12th, 1900. The poem was later adopted by the NAACP as its official song. Today “Lift Every Voice and Sing” remains one of the most cherished songs of the African American Civil Rights Movement and is often referred to as the Black National Anthem.
LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING By James Weldon Johnson Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us, Facing the rising sun of our new day begun Let us march on till victory is won. Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chastening rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered, Out from the gloomy past, Till now we stand at last Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast. God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on the way; Thou who has by Thy might Led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray. Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee, Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee; Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand. True to our God, True to our native land.
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WELCOME TO
RIP CITY CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY In Celebration of Black History Month, we are spotlighting six leaders representing a new era of ground-breaking firsts for the city of Portland and state of Oregon. Like other African-American leaders who have helped pave the way in our region, these individuals are difference-makers with impressive credentials and accomplishments. Each honoree is the first African American to hold the leadership position for the institution they now represent. SEE PAGE 18 FOR MORE INFORMATION
UPCOMING HOME GAMES
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 • SAN ANTONIO SPURS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 • GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS THURSDAY, MARCH 7 • OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
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Maurice
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FORWARD
LILLARD
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HARKLESS
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Evan
Nik
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STAUSKAS
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Wade
Al-Farouq
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BALDWIN IV
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AMINU
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CJ
Gary
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MCCOLLUM
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Damian
TRENT JR.
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Jake
Seth
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LAYMAN
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CURRY
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Meyers
Zach
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Caleb
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SIMONS
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Terry
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST ALBUM YOU EVER BOUGHT? Tha Block is Hot – Lil Wayne WHAT IS THE BEST HALLOWEEN COSTUME YOU’VE EVER HAD? Batman WHO WAS YOUR FAVORITE NBA PLAYER GROWING UP? Allen Iverson WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? Martin
WHICH HOGWARTS HOUSE WOULD YOU BE IN? Hufflepuff WHAT IS YOUR GO-TO KARAOKE SONG? Pony – Ginuwine IF YOU COULD BE ANY ANIMAL FOR A DAY, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Lion, the king of the jungle IF YOU HAD TO EAT AT ONE RESTAURANT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Benihana IF A THEME SONG PLAYED EVERY TIME YOU ENTERED A ROOM, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Intro Music
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AMENITIES Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream
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B1 • Pendleton Whisky Lounge Spirits & a Variety of Beer
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B3 • Hotstone Brick style Pizza and Pasta
B9 • Cha Cha Cha Nachos, Burritos, Tacos & Quesadilla
B11 • Hop Valley Bar
Zenner’s Hot Dogs, Nachos, Candy, Ice Cream
Variety of Craft Beers
A5, A18 • Killer Burger
B13 • Junction 5 Grill
Specialty Burgers
Burgers, Brews and Flatbreads
A8 • Crispin A9 • Plum Tasty
B19 • The Speck Variety of Speck Sandwiches and Sides
Fresh, Local, and Organic Bowls, Salads, Wraps, Snacks & Beverages
B20 • Whole Sum
A10 • Daddy D’s Southern BBQ
Thai, Ramen and Scallion Pancakes
Slow cooked Southern style BBQ sandwiches and sides
A11 • Hook/Line Fish & Chips and Poke Bowls
A12 • Tamale Boy A12 • Local Cork Presented by Adelsheim Premium Wine, with select beers
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A14 • 1927 S’more’s Handmade S’more’s
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C3 • Low Bar C5 • Salt & Straw Specialty Ice Cream
C7 • Avid Cider C8 • Sizzle Pie Pizza by the Slice
Pizza by the Slice
C8 • Widmer Brothers Brewery C13 • Crafters Yeti's
A17 • Corona Beach House featuring Guaco Taco
Northwest Kid’s Fare
Chicken, Beef, and Veggie Tacos
A19 • Ruby Jewel
C16, C30 • Dippin’ Dots & Lemonade C17 • Knot Spot
Custom Ice Cream Sandwiches
Pretzel wrapped sausage, Pretzels, popcorn, beverages
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C18 • Coor’s Rocky Top Tavern
Nachos, Burritos, Tacos and Quesadillas
Variety of Domestic and Craft Beers
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Zenner’s Hot Dogs, Nachos, Candy, Ice Cream
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Chicken Biscuit Sandwich, Fried Chicken and Fries
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C24 • Widmer Brothers Brewery C26 • Red Hot & Rollin' Zenner's Hot Dogs, Nachos, Candy, Ice Cream
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C32 • Humble Triple smoked cheesesteak
C32 • The Pines crafted by Jack Daniels Variety of Craft Beer & Spirits
C33 • Buzzsaw Coffee
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WHAT IS YOUR GO-
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-TO KARAOKE SONG? DAMIAN
JUSUF
PONY—GINUWINE
BEYONCE
CJ
SETH
HOT IN HERRE—NELLY
CONFESSIONS—USHER
EVAN
MAURICE
WONDERWALL—OASIS
THE ISLEY BROTHERS
ZACH
CALEB
COME THRU—DRAKE
ANY JACKSON 5 SONG
WADE
JAKE
NO AIR—JORDIN SPARKS
BACKSTREET BOYS
AL-FAROUQ
NIK
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU— WHITNEY HOUSTON
SEÑORITA—JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
LILLARD
MCCOLLUM
TURNER
COLLINS
BALDWIN IV
AMINU
NURKIĆ
CURRY
HARKLESS
SWANIGAN
LAYMAN
STAUSKAS
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16 ANSWERS: 1. The "ripcity" logo on Damian's shorts is gone; 2. Coach Stotts is the referee; 3. The stripe on the side of the left Jazz player is gone; 4. The tape on the right Jazz player's fingers is gone; 5. The net in the top left corner is gone.
Can you find all five?
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HONORING A NEW ERA OF HISTORIC FIRSTS FOR OREGON IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY PLEASE JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING THE FOLLOWING GROUND-BREAKING INDIVIDUALS
DR. MILES DAVIS PRESIDENT, LINFIELD COLLEGE First African-American President in Linfield’s 161-Year History
MICHELLE J. DEPASS PRESIDENT & CEO, MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST First African-American Chief Executive of One of Oregon’s Largest Philanthropies
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JO ANN HARDESTY PORTLAND CITY COMMISSIONER First African-American Woman Elected to the Portland City Council
DR. DANNY JACOBS PRESIDENT, OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCES UNIVERSITY First African-American President in OHSU History
JUSTICE ADRIENNE NELSON OREGON SUPREME COURT Oregon’s First-Ever African-American Supreme Court Justice
CHIEF DANIELLE OUTLAW PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU Portland’s First African-American Woman Chief of Police
Like other African-American leaders who have helped pave the way in our region, these individuals are difference-makers with impressive credentials and accomplishments. We thank them all for everything they have done for our community. 19
PORTLAND
TRAIL BLAZERS
WESTERN CONFERENCE, NORTHWEST DIVISION
TRAIL BLAZERS GAME PROGRAM • GAME NIGHT PREVIEW
MIAMI
HEAT EASTERN CONFERENCE, SOUTHEAST DIVISION
3 • GUARD
CJ MCCOLLUM
HEAD
Was selected 10th overall by the Trail Blazers in the 2013 NBA draft Played college basketball for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, where he was named the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Player of the Year in both 2010 and 2012 Was named the NBA Most Improved Player in his third season in the NBA in 2015-16
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STATS
SEASON • CAREER THROUGH JAN 31
21.0 3.9 2.7 0.8 0.4 46.3 35.9 82.8
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
FG%
3-PT%
FT%
17.7 3.1 2.9 0.9 0.3 45.5 40.1 84.0
GUARD • 3
HEAD
DWYANE WADE Was selected 5th overall by the Miami Heat in the 2003 NBA draft Led the Heat to their first NBA Championship in franchise history and was named the 2006 NBA Finals MVP
STATS
Miami’s all-time leader in points, games, assists, steals, shots made and shots taken.
SEASON • CAREER THROUGH JAN 31
13.8 3.7 4.3 0.6 0.5 42.7 32.9 69.6
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
FG%
3-PT%
FT%
22.2 4.7 5.5 1.6 0.8 48.1 29.0 76.5 23
PORTLAND
TRAIL BLAZERS WESTERN CONFERENCE NORTHWEST DIVISION
NO. NAME POS 0 Damian LILLARD G 1 Evan TURNER G/F 2 Wade BALDWIN IV G 3 CJ MCCOLLUM G 4 Maurice HARKLESS F 6 Nik STAUSKAS G 8 Al-Farouq AMINU F 9 Gary TRENT JR. G 10 Jake LAYMAN F 11 Meyers LEONARD F/C 24 Anfernee SIMONS G 27 Jusuf NURKIĆ C 31 Seth CURRY G 33 Zach COLLINS F/C 50 Caleb SWANIGAN F
HT 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-9 6-6 6-9 6-6 6-9 7-1 6-4 7-0 6-2 7-0 6-8
WT 195 220 200 190 220 205 220 205 215 255 185 275 185 235 250
DOB 07/15/1990 10/27/1988 03/29/1996 09/19/1991 05/11/1993 10/07/1993 09/21/1990 01/18/1999 03/07/1994 02/27/1992 06/08/1999 08/23/1994 08/23/1990 11/19/1997 04/18/1997
PRIOR TO NBA / COUNTRY Weber State/USA Ohio State/USA Vanderbilt/USA Lehigh/USA St. John’s (NY)/USA Michigan/Canada Wake Forest/USA Duke/USA Maryland/USA Illinois/USA Edgewater HS/USA Cedevita Zagreb/Bosnia Duke/USA Gonzaga/USA Purdue/USA
Head Coach: Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) Assistant Coaches: David Vanterpool (St. Bonaventure), Nate Tibbetts (South Dakota), Dale Osbourne (South Alabama), John McCullough (Oklahoma), Jim Moran (William & Mary) Director of Player Health and Performance: Jesse Elis Head Atheletic Trainer: Geoff Clark Sports Performance Specialists: Todd Forcier, Ben Kenyon President & CEO: Chris McGowan President of Basketball Operations: Neil Olshey Assistant General Managers: Bill Branch, Steve Rosenberry 24
YRS 6 8 2 5 6 4 8 R 2 6 R 4 4 1 1
MIAMI
HEAT EASTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHEAST DIVISION
NO. NAME POS 00 Yante MATEN* F 0 Josh RICHARDSON F 2 Wayne ELLINGTON G 3 Dwyane WADE G 5 Derrick JONES JR. G/F 7 Goran DRAGIC G 8 Tyler JOHNSON G 9 Kelly OLYNYK F/C 11 Dion WAITERS G 13 Bam ADEBAYO F/C 16 James JOHNSON F 17 Rodney MCGRUDER G/F 20 Justise WINSLOW F 21 Hassan WHITESIDE C 40 Udonis HASLEM F 55 Duncan ROBINSON* F
HT 6-8 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-4 7-0 6-4 6-10 6-8 6-4 6-7 7-0 6-8 6-8
WT 240 200 200 220 200 190 190 245 215 255 240 200 225 265 232 210
DOB 08/14/1996 09/15/1993 11/29/1987 01/17/1982 02/15/1997 05/06/1986 05/07/1992 04/19/1991 12/10/1991 07/18/1997 02/20/1987 07/29/1991 03/26/1996 06/13/1989 06/09/1980 04/22/1994
PRIOR TO NBA / COUNTRY Georgia/USA Tennessee/USA North Carolina/USA Marquette/USA Nevada-Las Vegas/USA Union Olimpija/Slovenia Fresno State/USA Gonzaga/Canada Syracuse/USA Kentucky/USA Wake Forest/USA Kansas State/USA Duke/USA Marshall/USA Florida/USA Michigan/USA
YRS R 3 9 15 2 10 4 5 6 1 9 2 3 6 15 R
*NBA TWO-WAY CONTRACT
Head Coach: Erik Spoelstra (Portland) Assistant Coaches: Dan Craig (Plymouth State), Juwan Howard (Michigan), Chris Quinn (Notre Dame), Octavio De La Grana (Liberty) Athletic Trainer: Jay Sabol (Florida International)
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SEASON STATS THROUGH JAN 31
PORTLAND (32-20)
G MIN PTS REB AST
LILLARD MCCOLLUM NURKIĆ AMINU TURNER COLLINS LAYMAN CURRY HARKLESS LEONARD STAUSKAS TRENT JR. SWANIGAN BALDWIN IV SIMONS
52 113.1 48.2 22.7 51 35.3 26.4 4.6 6.3 51 34.0 21.0 3.9 2.7 51 27.4 15.2 10.4 3.2 52 29.6 9.5 8.1 1.2 51 24.1 7.7 4.7 3.9 52 18.7 7.1 4.3 1.0 41 17.0 7.1 2.8 0.6 46 17.8 6.3 1.5 1.0 32 21.7 6.2 3.9 0.8 48 14.6 6.1 4.0 1.3 44 15.3 6.1 1.8 1.4 7 4.7 2.0 0.6 0.1 18 8.1 1.9 0.4 0.2 16 5.9 1.9 0.9 0.8 10 5.7 1.5 0.7 0.4
G MIN PTS REB AST
MIAMI (24-25)
49 105.3 46.6 23.7 47 34.6 17.3 3.7 3.8 14 29.1 15.3 3.1 4.9 39 25.4 13.8 3.7 4.3 43 25.5 12.5 12.3 0.9 44 29.3 12.5 5.3 4.1 41 25.6 11.3 2.8 2.6 46 26.2 8.8 3.7 2.1 46 19.6 8.8 4.3 1.6 24 22.0 8.6 2.0 1.2 11 18.0 8.5 2.3 2.3 49 22.2 8.1 6.7 2.0 33 21.1 7.7 3.2 2.3 37 18.1 7.4 4.4 0.5 4 7.3 1.5 1.3 0.0 3 4.7 1.3 1.7 0.0
RICHARDSON DRAGIC WADE WHITESIDE WINSLOW T JOHNSON MCGRUDER OLYNYK ELLINGTON WAITERS ADEBAYO J JOHNSON JONES JR. ROBINSON HASLEM
UPCOMING HOME GAMES
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 • SAN ANTONIO SPURS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 • GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS THURSDAY, MARCH 7 • OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Tickets: 844.RIP.CITY • trailblazers.com
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$12 Only 100 printed!
Tonight’s Artist: Edmund Holmes Exclusively at Rip City Clothing Co. ENTRY A6 Benefiting the Trail Blazers Foundation trailblazers.com/posters
G A M EDAY PO ST ER SER IES SPOTLIGHT:
EDMUND HOLMES 1. WHY DID YOU APPLY TO BE AN ARTIST IN THE GAMEDAY POSTER SERIES? The Gameday Poster Series sounded like a great opportunity to help a great cause (the Trail Blazers Foundation), to get more exposure as an artist, and send a positive message. 2. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR INTERPRETATION OF RIP CITY? Rip City celebrates its uniqueness. What makes it so unique is the support of people from all around the world. Rip City is passionate, standing behind beliefs and people. Anytime you attend a game you feel a part of Portland because of how passionate the fans are. 3. WHAT INSPIRED YOU ON THE DESIGN ON THIS POSTER? February is Black History Month. This is a celebration. Everyone knows the big problems that are going on with race around the world. The fact that athletes and celebrities are using their platform to spread a non-violent message is amazing, from kneeling, to speaking up about violence and people being mistreated. I’m inspired by a combination of that and our ancestors who paved the way. This is why in the illustration the basketball player is in the air with the ball in a powerful, confident dunking position. He is yelling for everyone to stand up for injustice, disrespect, racism - to spread positivity and love. One of his fists is up in the air to show pride and respect. One knee down representing a message that is being passed along. We are not standing for disrespect, injustice or racism. 4. WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS? I enjoyed giving strong meaning to my art. Hopefully you can see the celebration, passion and encouragement from it. 5. WHAT IMPACT DOES THE GAMEDAY POSTER SERIES HAVE ON THE ART COMMUNITY? The power of art. The power of collaboration. Supporting local artists.
Purchase Edmund’s poster at Rip City Clothing Co. tonight at entry A6, with proceeds benefiting the Trail Blazers Foundation. To check out more of Edmund’s artwork, visit www.edmundholmes.com
L O C A L B RA ND S YO U LOVE. TOG E T H E R WIT H T HE T RA IL BLAZERS . W O RN WIT H PRIDE. BY YOU.
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT Rip City brings people together to create lasting memories through the power of sports and entertainment. Our organization has an opportunity and responsibility to positively impact our staff, players, fans, and community. As such, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization and our community, which includes: • Providing a safe and welcoming environment that champions differences and embraces the respectful open expression of ideas that are free from hateful, racist, profane, violent or harassing behaviors or comments. • Ensuring that our policies, practices and programs consider and seek to address societal inequities that disproportionately impact specific groups. • Utilizing our platform and resources to positively impact people throughout our community who have been underserved. • Cultivating a staff that reflects the community we serve and an inclusive culture where multiple perspectives are valued. We ask that you join us in this journey, and that you continue to advance this work within your own sphere of influence. We are all in this together—after all, we are all part of Rip City.
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JOIN US IN CELEBRATING ONE OF OUR OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNERS! Keep an eye out around the arena for ways to support iUrban Teen, whose mission is to expose and inspire underrepresented youth to become tomorrow’s business and technology leaders. • SILENT AUCTION: Bid on exclusive autographed items @ A7 on the 100-level concourse until the end of halftime. • 5050 RAFFLE: Buy a raffle ticket for the chance to win 50% of tonight’s jackpot! Raffle tickets will be sold until the end of halftime! • GAMEDAY POSTER SERIES: Check out tonight’s Gameday Poster designed by Edmond Holmes! We’ve partnered with local artists to craft a uniquely designed poster for each Trail Blazers Home game, all net proceeds will be donated to the Trail Blazers Foundation. Stop by the Rip City Clothing Co at entry A6 to get yours tonight!
For more information, please visit iurbanteen.org.
50% TO ONE LUCKY FAN 50% TO THE TRAIL BLAZERS FOUNDATION The Trail Blazers Foundation supports nonprofits, schools and youth.
Purchase your raffle tickets at the Trail Blazers Foundation 5050 Raffle kiosks located on the 100 and 300 level concourse or look for the mobile sellers in yellow aprons.
The Rip City Academy in partnership with Nike is a community-driven program designed to partner youth basketball leagues around Oregon and Washington with the Portland Trail Blazers to help provide kids the opportunity to grow their love of the sport and have a positive early experience playing basketball.
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@Toronto (Vancouver, BC) 4:00 PM NBCSNW @Phoenix 7:00 PM NBCSNW Utah 6:00 PM NBCSNW Phoenix 7:00 PM NBCSNW Sacramento 7:00 PM NBCSNW
Oct. 18 Oct. 20 Oct. 22 Oct. 25 Oct. 27 Oct. 29 Oct. 30
Thu. Sat. Mon. Thu. Sat. Mon. Tue.
L.A. Lakers 7:30 PM TNT San Antonio 7:00 PM NBCSNW Washington 7:00 PM NBCSNW @Orlando 4:00 PM NBCSNW @Miami 5:00 PM NBCSNW @Indiana 4:00 PM NBCSNW @Houston 5:00 PM NBCSNW
Nov. 1 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 8 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 16 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 23 Nov. 25 Nov. 28 Nov. 30
Thu. Sat. Sun. Tue. Thu. Sun. Wed. Fri. Sun. Tue. Wed. Fri. Sun. Wed. Fri.
New Orleans L.A. Lakers Minnesota Milwaukee L.A. Clippers Boston @L.A. Lakers @Minnesota @Washington @New York @Milwaukee @Golden State L.A. Clippers Orlando Denver
7:30 PM 7:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 5:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM
TNT NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW ESPN NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW ESPN/ NBCSNW
Jan. 1 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 30
Tue. Fri. Sat. Mon. Wed. Fri. Sun. Mon. Wed. Fri. Mon. Tue. Thu. Sat. Wed.
@Sacramento Oklahoma City Houston New York Chicago Charlotte @Denver @Sacramento Cleveland New Orleans @Utah @Oklahoma City @Phoenix Atlanta Utah
6:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 6:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM
NBCSNW ESPN/ NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW ESPN/ NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW ESPN/ NBCSNW
Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 27
Tue. Thu. Sun. Mon. Wed. Thu. Sat. Mon. Wed.
Miami San Antonio @Dallas @Oklahoma City Golden State @Brooklyn @Philadelphia @Cleveland @Boston
7:30 PM 7:30 PM 12:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 4:30 PM 10:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM
TNT TNT NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW
Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Dec. 21 Dec. 23 Dec. 25 Dec. 27 Dec. 29 Dec. 30
Sun. Tue. Thu. Sat. Tue. Wed. Fri. Mon. Wed. Fri. Sun. Tue. Thu. Sat. Sun.
@San Antonio @Dallas Phoenix Minnesota @Houston @Memphis Toronto @L.A. Clippers Memphis Utah Dallas @Utah @Golden State Golden State Philadelphia
4:00 PM 5:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 6:00 PM
NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW ESPN/ NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW
Mar. 1 Mar. 3 Mar. 5 Mar. 7 Mar. 9 Mar. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 16 Mar. 18 Mar. 20 Mar. 23 Mar. 25 Mar. 27 Mar. 29 Mar. 30
Fri. Sun. Tue. Thu. Sat. Tue. Fri. Sat. Mon. Wed. Sat. Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat.
@Toronto @Charlotte @Memphis Oklahoma City Phoenix @L.A. Clippers @New Orleans @San Antonio Indiana Dallas Detroit Brooklyn @Chicago @Atlanta @Detroit
4:30 PM 10:00 AM 5:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:30 PM 4:00 PM
NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW TNT NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW ESPN/ NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW
Apr. 1 Apr. 3 Apr. 5 Apr. 7 Apr. 9 Apr. 10
Mon. Wed. Fri. Sun. Tue. Wed.
@Minnesota Memphis @Denver Denver @L.A. Lakers Sacramento
5:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
NBCSNW NBCSNW ESPN/ NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW NBCSNW
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