The 2004-05 NBA schedule will be the first using a 30-team format (two conferences of 15 teams each, with three five-team divisions within each conference) due to the addition of the expansion Charlotte Bobcats. Under the new format, teams will play each team within their division four times, while playing six of the remaining 10 teams in their conference four times, and the four remaining teams in their conference only three times. Teams will also play all 15 teams outside of their conference two times each. For 2004-05, the Warriors will play only three games against the following Western Conference opponents: Minnesota Timberwolves (one at home, two away); San Antonio Spurs (one at home, two away); Houston Rockets (two at home, one away); and Utah Jazz (two at home, one away).
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Highlights of the Warriors’ 2004-05 schedule include the month of January, in which nearly every game showcases one of the league’s superstars, beginning with Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, January 3 (7:30 p.m.). Shaquille O’Neal and the Miami Heat arrive on Wednesday, January 12 (7:30 p.m.), followed closely by Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, January 15 (7:30 p.m.). LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers arrive on Saturday, January 22 (7:30 p.m.), while Bay Area native Jason Kidd and the New Jersey Nets come to town on Wednesday, January 26 (7:30 p.m.). The month concludes with a visit by Ray Allen and the Seattle SuperSonics on Friday, January 28 (7:30 p.m.).
Additional highlights on the 2004-05 home docket include a pair of visits by Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and the Houston Rockets - Monday, March 14 (7:30 p.m.) and Tuesday, April 5 (7:30 p.m.). Many of the league’s superstars will make one appearance at The Arena in Oakland in 2004-05, beginning with a visit by Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, December 1 (7:30 p.m.). Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs make their lone visit on Sunday, April 10 (6:00 p.m.), while Vince Carter and the Toronto Raptors are in town on Wednesday, December 29 (7:30 p.m.). Ben Wallace, Richard Hamilton and the defending NBA Champion Detroit Pistons come to the Bay Area on Sunday, February 27 (6:00 p.m.)
Along with playing their first three games of the season at home, the Warriors will also play their final three contests – and seven of their last 10 games overall – at The Arena in Oakland. Included in that season-ending stretch are home games against the Phoenix Suns on Friday, April 8 (7:30 p.m.), a second visit by the Lakers on Monday, April 18 (7:30 p.m.) and the season-finale versus the Jazz on Wednesday, April 20 (7:30 p.m.)
Tip-off time for the majority of Golden State’s home games during the 2004-05 season will be at 7:30 p.m., with the exception of each of the club’s five (5) Sunday contests – four of which will begin at 6:00 p.m., while the Sunday, April 3 contest versus Seattle is slated for a 3:00 p.m. tip-off. The only other game on the home schedule that deviates from typical starting times is the contest on Wednesday, December 22 versus the Memphis Grizzlies, which starts at 7:00 p.m.
The Warriors will play 20 sets of back-to-back games this season. One (1) set of back-to-back games takes place at home, eight (8) of the back-to-back sets fall on the road, seven (7) begin at home and conclude on the road, while four (4) start on the road and end at home. The schedule also includes an eight-game road trip from March 1-12, which marks the longest road trip in the team’s West Coast history.
The Warriors will make seven appearances on national television in 2007-08, beginning with ESPN2's coverage of the team's home game versus the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, December 22 (7:30 p.m.). TNT will televise Golden State's home games versus the Denver Nuggets on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 17 and versus the Sacramento Kings on St. Patick's Day, Thursday, March 17 (7:30 p.m.). ESPN will carry the Warriors' home game versus the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, March 23 (7:30 p.m.). Additionally, three Warriors’ games will be televised on NBATV (November 15 at Cleveland, March 14 vs. Houston and April 10 vs. San Antonio).