2011-2012 Boston Celtics Schedule

BOSTON – When the NBA’s schedule makers were[..]igned the task of squeezing a 66-game schedule into approximately four months, every team in the league knew exactly what that to expect: a daunting challenge.

The season has been shortened by nearly two months, but only 16 games have been taken off of the schedule. That means that every team in the league will be playing a lot of competitive basketball this season, without a lot of practice or down time.

For the Boston Celtics, there are enough intricacies in their 2011-12 schedule to fill up a 3,000-word article, but to sum it up in just a few, there is the good, and there is also the bad. And that is the case on many different levels.


Paul Pierce and the Celtics will tip off their season in Madison Square Garden, where they swept the Knicks out of the playoffs last season.
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The Celtics will face challenges from Game 1, which will take place against the Knicks at noon on Christmas Day in New York, until the regular season concludes on April 26. Scattered between those two dates are 19 back-to-backs and one frightening – yet expected – back-to-back-to-back. That’s one more back-to-back than Boston experienced in six months of last season, and one more back-to-back-to-back than it has experienced in the past 12 seasons combined.

That is the bad of the Celtics’ schedule when it comes to consecutive games. But as we’ve already pointed out, there is a good side to note as well.

Although Boston is saddled with 19 back-to-backs, 13 of them are split between wrapping up on the road and at home. Luckily for Boston, more than half of those 13 tail-end games (seven, to be exact) will take place in the confines of TD Garden. Having a home crowd behind you in that second game is certainly an added bonus.

When it comes to the dreaded back-to-back-to-back stretch, the C’s also lucked out, at least judging by the recent success of the teams that they’ll be playing in those games. The three consecutive games will take place from April 13-15, in Toronto, New Jersey and Charlotte, respectively. None of those opponents made the playoffs last season, and they combined for a record of 80-166.

Boston will also have a favorable start to the season. Though they will tip off the season with a three-game road trip that includes games against the likes of New York and Miami, what follows that road trip is easy on the eyes. Twelve of the next 17 games will be played at home, and four of the five away games will be against teams that did not make the playoffs last season. In January and February combined, Boston will play 19 of its 29 games at home.

aint mad at this at all, stern held it down [pic]

Get yo[..] back on nicca [pic]

loggin on right now, got the xbox live update [pic]

19 back-to-backs (counting the 1 back-to-back-to-back as 1 even though it's basically 2) lol he ain't hook u up with !!. them knees gonna be HOT! [pic]

Sent u a request ...nicca what update [pic]

the fall update for the dashboard, !!s smooth. sent you an invite tot he locker room [pic]

and i see josh hating but he know what time it is

4-1 time?

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kiss the ring and fall back

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feb 9 and march 11 cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!! :celebrate:

Leggoooo!

That Stretch in April [pic]

damn c's come down to nola in 3 weeks?! [pic]

got to get tix asap

ticket prices better be on the low this year

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