The San Antonio Spurs released their 2013-2014 season schedule Tuesday evening as the Spurs will open the new season in a rematch of the Western Conference Finals where they will host the Memphis Grizzlies on October 30.
This will be a quick preview of the schedule highlighting key dates and games.
November
Games: 16 games
Home: 7 games
Road: 9 games
Back-to-backs (B2B): 5
Key games: 11/01 @ L.A. Lakers, 11/08 vs. Golden State Warriors, 11/10 @ New York Knicks, 11/22 @ Memphis Grizzlies, 11/23 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 11/25 vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 11/27 @ Oklahoma City Thunder, 11/30 vs. Houston Rockets
December
Games: 16 games
Home: 8 games
Road: 8 games
B2B: 4
Key games: 12/7 vs. Indiana Pacers (George Hill returns to San Antonio), 12/13 vs. Timberwolves, 12/16 @ L.A. Clippers, 12/19 @ Warriors, 12/21 vs. Thunder, 12/31 vs. Brooklyn Nets.
Coach Budenholzer returns to San Antonio: Longtime Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer who became the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks in the summer returns to San Antonio on 12/2 with his Hawks.
Mexico City: The Spurs will face the Minnesota Timberwolves on 12/4 in Mexico City.
Gary Neal: The Spurs will see Gary Neal in a Milwaukee Bucks uniform on 12/11 in Milwaukee.
Christmas Day: Playing in the NBA Finals may have put San Antonio on the national spotlight as they’ll host the Houston Rockets on Christmas Day (12/25).
DeJuan Blair: The Spurs will see DeJuan Blair in a Dallas Mavericks unifrom in Dallas on 12/26.
January
Games: 14 games
Home: 9 games
Road: 5 games
B2B: 3
Key games: 01/02 vs. Knicks, 01/04 vs. Clippers, 1/7 @ Grizzlies, 1/12 vs. Timberwolves, 1/13 @ Pelicans, 1/22 vs. Thunder, 1/24 vs. Hawks, 1/28 @ Rockets, 1/29 vs. Chicago Bulls.
Blair returns to San Antonio: Mavericks @ Spurs on 1/08.
Gary Neal returns to San Antonio: Bucks @ Spurs on 1/19.
NBA Finals Rematch: The Spurs will visit the Miami Heat in South Beach on 1/26.
February
Games: 12 games
Home: 3 games
Road: 9 games
B2B: 2
Rodeo Road Trip: Begins 2/3 @ Pelicans, and ends @ Suns on 2/21. Spurs will face Pelicans, Wizards, Nets, Bobcats, Pistons, Celtics, Clippers, Trail Blazers, and Suns on 9-game road trip.
March
Games: 16 games
Home: 9 games
Road: 7 games
B2B: 3
Key games: 3/2 vs. Mavericks, 03/04 @ Cavaliers, 3/11 @ Bulls, 3/14 vs. Lakers, 3/19 @ Lakers, 3/22 @ Warriors, 3/29 vs. Pelicans, 3/31 @ Pacers.
NBA Finals Rematch: The Heat will travel to San Antonio on 3/6 at the AT&T Center.
April
Games: 7 games
Home: 4
Away: 3
B2B: 2 (The Spurs will play a total of 19 back-to-back games in the 2013-2014 regular season.)
The Spurs’ final month looks to have some tough matchups as they’ll play the Warriors (4/2) and then the Thunder on the following night (4/3), followed by the Grizzlies on 4/6, travel to the Mavericks on 4/10 and then face the Rockets in Houston on 4/14 followed by the Lakers in San Antonio to end the season on 4/16.