6 against the Houston Rockets in FedExForum. The Griz will tip off a seven-game exhibition slate Oct. We want to be mindful of putting the best product on the floor that we possibly can. “We are extremely mindful of player rest, recuperation and we were able to reduce four games in five nights and back-to-backs to all-time lows. “I think this is the best schedule that we’ve ever produced,” NBA senior vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe told USA TODAY Sports. No team has more than 20 back-to-backs this season. Back-to-backs have been reduced to 17.8 percent per team for 2015-16, down from 19.3 percent last season. Reducing the number of back-to-back games and four games in five days that NBA teams play was high on Commissioner Adam Silver’s agenda. The others: Charlotte, Detroit, Indiana, New York, Golden State, Houston and San Antonio. And Memphis is one of eight teams that do not play four games in five days. 2-9 with Golden State Sacramento, Portland, Utah and the Los Angeles Clippers as the opponents.īack-to-backs: The Griz have 18 back-to-back sets. Longest road trip: A five-game road slate is in front of the Griz from Nov. Denver, Boston, Houston, Detroit, New York and New Orleans are on the bill. Longest home stand: The Grizzlies play six consecutive games in FedExForum from Jan. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers come to Memphis on Dec. Derrick Rose and Pau Gasol visit April 5 with the Chicago Bulls. LaMarcus Aldridge visits FedExForum for the first time with his new team, the San Antonio Spurs, on Nov. Marquee matchups: Matt Barnes, whom the Grizzlies acquired in a June trade, will face his former squad, the Los Angeles Clippers, on Nov. Here are several other highlights for the Grizzlies’ 2015-16 campaign: will mark the 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. The New Orleans Pelicans’ visit to FedExForum Jan. The Grizzlies’ NBA TV appearances include games against Cleveland, Dallas, Golden State, Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento and Utah. Memphis will be featured on national television 19 times (five on ESPN, five on TNT and nine on NBA TV). The Grizzlies’ last home game will be April 9 against the Golden State Warriors, who also host the Griz on April 13 for the regular-season finale. Memphis plays 13 of its first 17 games against teams that earned a playoff berth last season, according to the NBA’s regular-season schedule released Wednesday evening. 28 against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in FedExForum. The Grizzlies open the 2015-16 regular season Oct.

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