Pelicans to face Warriors at home on national TV on first Friday of NBA regular season
A late start on a Friday night in New Orleans against the NBA champs is a notable way to tipoff the regular season.
The New Orleans Pelicans will do just that, the league announced Thursday:
The #KiaTipOff17 National TV Schedule!
10/17: BOS/CLE, HOU/GSW đź’Ť
10/18: PHI/WAS, MIN/SAS
10/19: NYK/OKC, LAC/LAL
10/20: CLE/MIL, GSW/NOP pic.twitter.com/68D6PPsj6c— NBA (@NBA) August 10, 2017
The defending World Champions from Golden State will invade Smoothie King Center in a game set for the back end of an ESPN doubleheader Oct. 20 at 8:30 p.m. Central time.
However, New Orleans will not play in one of the five Christmas Day games:
The 2017 #NBAXmas Day Schedule!
12et: Sixers/Knicks
3et: Cavs/Warriors
5:30et: Wizards/Celtics
8et: Rockets/Thunder
10:30et: TWolves/Lakers pic.twitter.com/gELqXUNMY0— NBA (@NBA) August 10, 2017
The rest of the league regular season schedule has yet to be released.
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