NBA TV to televise 97 games live during 2013-14 season

ESPN wasn't the only group to announce their broadcast schedule yesterday. Both NBA TV and TNT also were involved. NBA TV will begin the season by broadcasting 6 games in 7 nights. They also will return the ever so popular Fan Night on Tuesday nights. Here's the NBA TV info posted by Turner Sports Press Release.

Release Date: 8/6/2013 NBA TV to Televise 97 Games During 2013-14 Regular Season Featuring Multiple Appearances by Heat, Thunder, Knicks, Lakers, Clippers, Nets and BullsNetwork Opens with Oct. 30 Doubleheader: Nets vs. Cavaliers at 7 p.m. ET & Lakers vs. Warriors at 10:30 p.m. NBA TV to Tip Off Season with Six Games in Seven NightsNBA TV will televise 97 live games during the 2013-14 regular season beginning with the Brooklyn Nets – with offseason acquisitions Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, along with first-year coach Jason Kidd – visiting the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. ET. The network’s Wednesday doubleheader will also include the Los Angeles Lakers and two-time league MVP Steve Nash taking on the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry at 10:30 p.m. Additional NBA TV opening week schedule highlights (full regular-season schedule listed below): Date Time (ET) Game Wednesday, Oct. 30 7 p.m. Brooklyn Nets @ Cleveland Cavaliers 10:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers @ Golden State Warriors Saturday, Nov. 2 7:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Philadelphia 76ers Sunday, Nov. 3 7 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ Oklahoma City Thunder Monday, Nov. 4 10:30 p.m. Houston Rockets @ L.A. Clippers Tuesday, Nov. 5 TBD Fan Night For the fifth consecutive year, the network’s popular NBA TV Fan Night presented by Sprint will return on Tuesdays throughout the season beginning Nov. 5. NBA fans will once again have the opportunity to vote via NBA.com, the NBA Facebook page, NBA TV’s Facebook page, Yahoo.com, NBA.com mobile web, mobile GameTime App and Twitter for the game they most want to see on NBA TV. NBA TV will build on a record-setting 2012-13 season, its most-viewed complete regular season ever, with a 2013-14 regular-season schedule featuring 12 doubleheaders and up to nine appearances by the NBA Champion Miami Heat, Thunder, New York Knicks, Lakers, Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Nets, Bulls, Rockets, Warriors and Indiana Pacers; and up to eight appearances by the Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers. NBA TV schedule highlights include (all times ET): Nov. 4 – The Rockets and offseason acquisition Dwight Howard visiting the Clippers and Chris Paul at 10:30 p.m. Nov. 16 – The Nets and newcomers Garnett and Pierce taking on their former Boston head coach Doc Rivers and the Clippers at 10:30 p.m. Dec. 4 – NBA Global Games Mexico City 2013 featuring the San Antonio Spurs and the Minnesota Timberwolves from Mexico City live at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 21 – The Cavaliers and Irving hosting the Bulls and Derrick Rose in a match-up of marquee point guards at 8 p.m. Jan. 2 – A star-studded match-up between the Nets and Deron Williams against the Thunder and Kevin Durant at 8 p.m. Jan. 3 – A showdown between two of the league’s top scorers when the Rockets and James Harden host the Knicks and Carmelo Anthony at 8 p.m. Jan. 16 – The Nets and Joe Johnson against the Atlanta Hawks and Al Horford from London as part of NBA Global Games London 2014 live at 3 p.m. Feb. 12 – The NBA Champion Heat and LeBron James taking on the Warriors and Curry at 10:30 p.m. Mar. 14 – The Spurs and Tony Parker hosting the Lakers and Nash in a match-up between Western Conference rivals at 8:30 p.m. April 6 – A 2013 Western Conference Finals rematch when the Grizzlies and Zach Randolph visit the Spurs and Tim Duncan at 7 p.m. April 11 – The Heat hosting the Pacers and Paul George in a rematch of the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals at 7:30 p.m. April 13 – East meeting West when the Pacers and Danny Granger host the Thunder and Russell Westbrook at 6 p.m. 2013-14 NBA TV Regular Season Schedule (All Times Eastern) Date Time (ET) Game Wednesday, Oct. 30 7 p.m. Brooklyn Nets @ Cleveland Cavaliers 10:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers @ Golden State Warriors Saturday, Nov. 2 7:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Philadelphia 76ers Sunday, Nov. 3 7 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ Oklahoma City Thunder Monday, Nov. 4 10:30 p.m. Houston Rockets @ L.A. Clippers Tuesday, Nov. 5 TBD Fan Night Friday, Nov. 8 7 p.m. New York Knicks @ Charlotte Bobcats 10 p.m. Sacramento Kings @ Portland Trail Blazers Saturday, Nov. 9 7:30 p.m. Indiana Pacers @ Brooklyn Nets Monday, Nov. 11 9 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ Utah Jazz Tuesday, Nov. 12 TBD Fan Night Saturday, Nov. 16 10:30 p.m. Brooklyn Nets @ L.A. Clippers Tuesday, Nov. 19 TBD Fan Night Saturday, Nov. 23 9 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Denver Nuggets Sunday, Nov. 24 6 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ Orlando Magic Monday, Nov. 25 9 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Utah Jazz Tuesday, Nov. 26 TBD Fan Night Wednesday, Nov. 27 10:30 p.m. New York Knicks @ L.A. Clippers Friday, Nov. 29 9 p.m. Golden State Warriors @ Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday, Nov. 30 8 p.m. Brooklyn Nets @ Memphis Grizzlies Monday, Dec. 2 7 p.m. Orlando Magic @ Washington Wizards Tuesday, Dec. 3 TBD Fan Night Wednesday, Dec. 4 9:30 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Minnesota Timberwolves (from Mexico City) Saturday, Dec. 7 10 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Portland Trail Blazers Monday, Dec. 9 7 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ Washington Wizards Tuesday, Dec. 10 TBD Fan Night Saturday, Dec. 14 8:30 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks @ Dallas Mavericks Monday, Dec. 16 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Timberwolves @ Boston Celtics Tuesday, Dec. 17 TBD Fan Night Saturday, Dec. 21 8 p.m. Cleveland Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls 10:30 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ L.A. Clippers Monday, Dec. 23 10 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans @ Sacramento Kings Friday, Dec. 27 8 p.m. Washington Wizards @ Minnesota Timberwolves Saturday, Dec. 28 7 p.m. Brooklyn Nets @ Indiana Pacers Sunday, Dec. 29 7 p.m. Houston Rockets @ Oklahoma City Thunder Monday, Dec. 30 8 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday, Dec. 31 TBD Fan Night Thursday, Jan. 2 8 p.m. Brooklyn Nets @ Oklahoma City Thunder Friday, Jan. 3 8 p.m. New York Knicks @ Houston Rockets Sunday, Jan. 5 7:30 p.m. New York Knicks @ Dallas Mavericks Tuesday, Jan. 7 TBD Fan Night Sunday, Jan. 12 6 p.m. Cleveland Cavaliers @ Sacramento Kings Monday, Jan. 13 8 p.m. Washington Wizards @ Chicago Bulls Tuesday, Jan. 14 TBD Fan Night Thursday, Jan. 16 3 p.m. Brooklyn Nets @ Atlanta Hawks (from England) Saturday, Jan. 18 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers @ Indiana Pacers Monday, Jan. 20 5 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans @ Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday, Jan. 21 TBD Fan Night Friday, Jan. 24 10:30 p.m. Minnesota Timberwolves @ Golden State Warriors Saturday, Jan. 25 7 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Charlotte Bobcats 10 p.m. Minnesota Timberwolves @ Portland Trail Blazers Monday, Jan. 27 8 p.m. Minnesota Timberwolves @ Chicago Bulls Tuesday, Jan. 28 TBD Fan Night Monday, Feb. 3 8 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies @ Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday, Feb. 4 TBD Fan Night Saturday, Feb. 8 7:30 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ Detroit Pistons Sunday, Feb. 9 6 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ Boston Celtics Monday, Feb. 10 8 p.m. Houston Rockets @ Minnesota Timberwolves Tuesday, Feb. 11 TBD Fan Night Wednesday, Feb. 12 7:30 p.m. Sacramento Kings @ New York Knicks 10:30 p.m. Miami Heat @ Golden State Warriors Tuesday, Feb. 18 TBD Fan Night Saturday, Feb. 22 7:30 p.m. New York Knicks @ Atlanta Hawks 10:30 p.m. Brooklyn Nets @ Golden State Warriors Monday, Feb. 24 7:30 p.m. Dallas Mavericks @ New York Knicks Tuesday, Feb. 25 TBD Fan Night Saturday, Mar. 1 10 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ Portland Trail Blazers Monday, Mar. 3 7:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls @ Brooklyn Nets 10 p.m. New Orleans Pelicans @ Sacramento Kings Tuesday, Mar. 4 TBD Fan Night Saturday, Mar. 8 7:30 p.m. New York Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday, Mar. 9 6 p.m. Detroit Pistons @ Boston Celtics 9 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ Golden State Warriors Monday, Mar. 10 8 p.m. Orlando Magic @ Milwaukee Bucks 10:30 p.m. Phoenix Suns @ L.A. Clippers Tuesday, Mar. 11 TBD Fan Night Friday, Mar. 14 8:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers @ San Antonio Spurs Saturday, Mar. 15 7:30 p.m. Denver Nuggets @ Atlanta Hawks Sunday, Mar. 16 9:30 p.m. Cleveland Cavaliers @ L.A. Clippers Tuesday, Mar. 18 TBD Fan Night Saturday, Mar. 22 10:30 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Golden State Warriors Monday, Mar. 24 8 p.m. Indiana Pacers @ Chicago Bulls Saturday, Mar. 29 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers @ Houston Rockets Sunday, Mar. 30 9 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies @ Portland Trail Blazers Monday, Mar. 31 7 p.m. San Antonio Spurs @ Indiana Pacers Saturday, Apr. 5 8:30 p.m. Toronto Raptors @ Milwaukee Bucks Sunday, Apr. 6 7 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies @ San Antonio Spurs Friday, Apr. 11 7:30 p.m. Indiana Pacers @ Miami Heat 10:30 p.m. Golden State Warriors @ L.A. Lakers Saturday, Apr. 12 7 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks @ Washington Wizards Sunday, Apr. 13 6 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder @ Indiana Pacers 9:30 p.m. Memphis Grizzlies @ L.A. 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