Thunder to open at Spurs in Western Conference rematch

BY Staff Reports
Friday, July 27, 2012
7/27/12 at 4:41 AM

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Thunder will begin the 2012-13 season against the San Antonio Spurs in a rematch of last season's Western Conference finals, the team announced Thursday.

The Thunder plays at San Antonio on Nov. 1 and returns home to Chesapeake Energy Arena a night later to host the Portland Trail Blazers in the club's home opener.

The Thunder is slated to appear on national television 30 times. ABC (KTUL-8) will feature Oklahoma City five times, including a Christmas evening NBA Finals rematch as the Thunder travels to Miami to face the Heat.

Oklahoma City is set to make 10 TNT (cable 29) and 10 ESPN (cable 25) appearances. NBA TV (cable 256) will also feature the Thunder on five occasions. Regionally, FOX Sports Oklahoma (cable 27) will again carry the majority of Thunder games.

Single-game tickets for home games during the first half of the season (through Jan. 16) go on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 2 online at tulsaworld.com/thunder

Thunder 2012-13 schedule

Nov. 1 at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.	TNT.
Nov. 2 Portland, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Nov. 4 Atlanta, 6 p.m.	FSOK
Nov. 6 Toronto, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Nov. 8 at Chicago, 7 p.m.	TNT
Nov. 9 Detroit, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Nov. 11 Cleveland, 6 p.m.	FSOK
Nov. 12 at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.	FSOK
Nov. 14 Memphis, 7 p.m.	FSOK, ESPN
Nov. 16 at New Orleans, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Nov. 18 Golden St., 6 p.m.	FSOK
Nov. 21 L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m.	FSOK, ESPN
Nov. 23 at Boston, 6:30 p.m.	FSOK, NBA-TV
Nov. 24 at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.	FSOK
Nov. 26 Charlotte, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Nov. 28 Houston, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Nov. 30 Utah, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Dec. 1 at New Orleans, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Dec. 4 at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.	FSOK
Dec. 7 L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.	FSOK, ESPN
Dec. 9 Indiana, 6 p.m.	FSOK
Dec. 12 New Orleans, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Dec. 14 Sacramento, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Dec. 17 San Antonio, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Dec. 19 at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.	FSOK
Dec. 20 at Minnesota, 6 p.m.	FSOK, TNT
Dec. 25 at Miami, 4:30 p.m.	ABC
Dec. 27 Dallas, 7 p.m.	TNT
Dec. 29 at Houston, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Dec. 31 Phoenix, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Jan. 2 Brooklyn, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Jan. 4 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Jan. 6 at Toronto, Noon p.m.	FSOK
Jan. 7 at Washington, 6 p.m.	FSOK
Jan. 9 Minnesota, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Jan. 11 at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m	. FSOK, ESPN
Jan. 13 at Portland, 8 p.m.	FSOK, NBA-TV
Jan. 14 at Phoenix, 8 p.m.	FSOK
Jan. 16 Denver, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Jan. 18 at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.	FSOK, ESPN
Jan. 20 at Denver, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Jan. 22 at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.	FSOK
Jan. 23 at Golden St., 9:30 p.m.	FSOK
Jan. 25 at Sacramento, 9 p.m.	FSOK
Jan. 27 at L.A. Lakers, 2:30 p.m.	ABC
Jan. 31 Memphis, 7 p.m.	FSOK, TNT
Feb 2 at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.	FSOK
Feb 4 Dallas, 7 p.m.	FSOK, NBA-TV
Feb 6 Golden State, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Feb 8 Phoenix, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Feb 10 at Phoenix, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Feb 12 at Utah, 8 p.m.	FSOK
Feb 14 Miami, 7 p.m.	TNT
Feb 20 at Houston, 7 p.m.	FSOK
Feb 22 Minnesota, 7 p.m.	FSOK, ESPN
Feb 24 Chicago, 8:30 p.m.	FSOK, ESPN
Feb 27 New Orleans, 7 p.m.	FSOK
March 1 at Denver, 9:30 p.m.	FSOK, ESPN
March 3 at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m.	ABC
March 5 L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.	TNT
March 7 at New York, 7 p.m.	TNT
March 8 at Charlotte, 6 p.m.	FSOK
March 10 Boston, Noon	ABC
March 11 at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.	FSOK, NBA-TV
March 13 Utah, 7 p.m.	FSOK, ESPN
March 15 Orlando, 7 p.m.	FSOK
March 17 at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.	FSOK
March 19 Denver, 7 p.m.	FSOK
March 20 at Memphis, 7 p.m.	FSOK
March 22 at Orlando, 6 p.m.	FSOK
March 24 Portland, 6 p.m.	FSOK
March 27 Washington, 7 p.m.	FSOK
March 29 at Minnesota, 7 p.m.	FSOK
March 30 at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.	FSOK
April 4 San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.	TNT
April 5 at Indiana, 7 p.m.	FSOK, ESPN
April 7 New York, Noon	ABC
April 9 at Utah, 8 p.m.	FSOK
April 11 at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.	FSOK, TNT
April 12 at Portland, 9 p.m.	FSOK, NBA-TV
April 15 Sacramento, 7 p.m.	FSOK
April 17 Milwaukee, 7 p.m.	FSOK

FSOK: Fox Sports Oklahoma

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