The cliche goes that a team takes it a game at a time. However, expectations already have some fans buy playoff tickets, scheduling Finals reservations, or making duck boat plans. With the full NBA schedule now officially out, it puts next season into focus. While Larry Bird’s old line about “41 home, 41 away...looks about right” still rings true, not all schedules are built the same. Here are some insights from yesterday’s announcement:
CELTICS SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS
- 12 back-to-backs
- Opening Night, Xmas, NYE and MLK Day games
- 5-gm homestand Jan 21-30
- 5-gm rd trip Nov 3-11
- No 4-in-5s
- 13 Fri gms, 18 Sat gms, 6 Sun gms
- Heaviest months: 15 gms in Nov/Jan/March
- Feb 7 vs LAL
- Jan 26 vs GSW— Marc D'Amico (@Marc_DAmico) August 10, 2018Another tradition now long gone, the Celtics spending most of the early season at home.