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None — The following is a press release from the Orlando Magic:
The National Basketball Association today released its 2011-12 regular season schedule. The Orlando Magic will open its 23rd season on Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25) at Oklahoma City. Tip-off is 8 p.m. The Magic will host their home opener on Monday, December 26 at Amway Center against Houston. Tip-off is 7 p.m.
The best way for fans to guarantee seats for the 2011-12 campaign is by purchasing Orlando Magic season tickets. Season tickets, partial plans, group and single-game Amway Center suite rental opportunities are on sale now. Ticket highlights include: 2,500 seats priced $20 or less, 8,000 seats priced $40 or less and 9,000 seats priced $50 or under. The NBA and its teams will have more than one million tickets available to fans for $10 or less over the course of the season.
The Magic will also hold their "Select-a-Seat" event at the Amway Center on Saturday, December 10 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase season tickets and partial plans, while choosing the best seat location. It will also be the only way to guarantee your seats before they go on sale to the general public. Single-game tickets will go on sale Tuesday, December 13 at 10 a.m.
For ticket information, log on to orlandomagic.com or call the Orlando Magic Box Office at 407-89-MAGIC.
Orlando is expected to open training camp on October 9 at Amway Center. The Magic's complete regular season schedule is available through their official website: orlandomagic.com. The entire NBA schedule can be found on the league's official website: NBA.com.
The 61st NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, February 26 at Amway Center, which will also host the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam on Friday, February 24 and NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm on Saturday, February 25. NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas, the hugely successful interactive basketball celebration, will be held at the Orange County Convention Center.
Orlando has 16 national television games scheduled. The Magic will appear once on ABC (February 19 @ Miami), nine times on ESPN and six times on TNT.
The Magic’s local broadcast schedule will be released at a later date.
Each NBA team will play a 66-game regular season: 33 home and 33 away. The Magic will play 48 games vs. the Eastern Conference (16 games vs. the Atlantic Division, 17 games vs. the Central Division and 15 games vs. the Southeast Division) and 18 games against the Western Conference (seven games vs. the Northwest Division, five games vs. the Pacific Division and six games vs. the Southwest Division).
Orlando will play a total of 14 home games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this season. The 2011-12 Magic schedule also features 19 back-to-back contests (38 games played on consecutive nights) and one back-to-back-to-back set (January 16 @ New York, January 17 vs. Charlotte, January 18 vs. San Antonio).
Orlando will play four games in December (2 home, 2 away), 17 games in January (8 home, 9 away), 15 games in February (8 home, 7 away), 16 games in March (9 home, 7 away) and 14 games in April (6 home, 8 away).
The Magic’s longest homestand is three games, which will occur four times (January 17-20, February 6-10 and 13-17, and March 19-23). Orlando’s longest road trip is five games, taking place February 19-29.
Orlando closes the season on Thursday, April 26 @ Memphis. The 2011-12 schedule breaks down below:
Orlando's NBA franchise since 1989, the Magic's mission is to be world champions on and off the court, delivering legendary moments every step of the way. On the court, Orlando has won five division championships (1995, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2010), had seven 50-plus win seasons, and won the Eastern Conference title in 1995 and 2009. Off the court, on an annual basis, the Orlando Magic gives more than $2 million to the local community by way of sponsorships of events, donated tickets, autographed merchandise, scholarships and grants. Orlando Magic community relations programs impact an estimated 75,000 kids each year, while a Magic staff-wide initiative provides more than 6,000 volunteer hours annually. In addition, over the last 21 years more than $16 million has been distributed to local non-profit community organizations via the Orlando Magic Youth Fund (OMYF-MFF), a McCormick Foundation Fund since 1994, which serves at-risk youth. Ticket highlights for the 2011-12 season in the Amway Center include: 2,500 seats priced $20 or less, 8,000 seats priced $40 or less and 9,000 seats priced $50 or under. The NBA and its teams will have more than one million tickets available to fans for $10 or less over the course of the season. For ticket information, log on to orlandomagic.com or call 407-89-MAGIC.
Through the National Basketball Association’s NBA Cares program, the league, players and teams have donated more than $145 million to charity, provided more than 1.4 million hours of hands-on service to communities around the world, and created more than 525 places where kids and families can live, learn, or play. The NBA is broadcast in 215 countries and territories in 41 languages.
The Orlando Magic is also the developer of the Amway Center which will compete to host major national events, concerts and family shows. Opening in the fall of 2010, the facility will be owned and operated by the City of Orlando on behalf of the Central Florida Community.
The Orlando Magic served as the developer of the Amway Center, which hosts major national events, concerts and family shows. Opened in the fall of 2010, the facility is owned and operated by the City of Orlando on behalf of the Central Florida community.
The Amway Center was designed to reflect the character of the community, meet the goals of the users and build on the legacy of sports and entertainment in Orlando. The building’s exterior features a modern blend of glass and metal materials, along with ever-changing graphics via a monumental wall along one façade. A 180-foot tall tower serves as a beacon amid the downtown skyline. At 875,000 square feet, the new arena is almost triple the size of the old Amway Arena (367,000 square feet). The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified building features a sustainable, environmentally-friendly design and unmatched technology, featuring 1,100 digital monitors, the tallest high-definition videoboard in an NBA venue and multiple premium amenities available to all patrons in the building.
Every level of ticket buyer has access to: the Budweiser Baseline Bar and food court, Gentleman Jack Terrace, Jernigan's, Nutrilite Magic Fan Experience, Orlando on Demand, STUFF's Magic Castle presented by CLUB WYNDHAM® and multiple indoor-outdoor spaces which celebrate Florida’s climate.
2011-12 ORLANDO MAGIC SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN
GAMES BY MONTH
Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
Overall 4 17 15 16 14
Home 2 8 8 9 6
Away 2 9 7 7 8
GAMES BY DAY
Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Overall 13 6 13 8 11 5 10
Home 6 2 7 4 9 1 4
Away 7 4 6 4 2 4 6
BACK-TO-BACKS
Total: 19 (38 games played on consecutive days)
Away-to-Away: 6
Away-to-Home: 4
Home-to-Away: 9
BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK:
Total: 1 (January 16-18)
LONGEST HOMESTAND: Three games (four times) –January 17-20, February 6-10 and 13-17, March 19-23
LONGEST ROAD TRIP: Five games – February 19-29
2011-12 ORLANDO MAGIC SCHEDULE (All Times Eastern)
*HOME GAMES IN CAPS - Ticket Information: (407) 89-MAGIC
December – PRESEASON
Sun. 18 @ Miami 6 p.m. (FS FL)
Wed. 21 MIAMI 7 p.m. (FS FL)
REGULAR SEASON
Sun. 25 @ Oklahoma City 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Mon. 26 HOUSTON 7 p.m. (NBA TV)
Thu. 29 NEW JERSEY 7 p.m.
Fri. 30 @ Charlotte 7 p.m.
January
Sun. 1 TORONTO 6 p.m.
Mon. 2 @ Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 4 WASHINGTON 7 p.m. (NBA TV)
Fri. 6 CHICAGO 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Sun. 8 @ Sacramento 6 p.m.
Wed. 11 @ Portland 10 p.m.
Thu. 12 @ Golden State 10:30 p.m. (TNT)
Mon. 16 @ New York 1 p.m.
Tue. 17 CHARLOTTE 7 p.m.
Wed. 18 SAN ANTONIO 7 p.m.
Fri. 20 L.A. LAKERS 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Mon. 23 @ Boston 7:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Tue. 24 @ Indiana 7 p.m.
Thu. 26 BOSTON 8 p.m. (TNT)
Fri. 27 @ New Orleans 8 p.m.
Sun. 29 INDIANA 6 p.m.
Mon. 30 @ Philadelphia 7 p.m.
February
Wed. 1 WASHINGTON 7 p.m.
Fri. 3 CLEVELAND 7 p.m.
Sat. 4 @ Indiana 7 p.m. (NBA TV)
Mon. 6 L.A. CLIPPERS 7 p.m.
Wed. 8 MIAMI 7 p.m.
Fri. 10 ATLANTA 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 @ Milwaukee 8 p.m.
Mon. 13 MINNESOTA 7 p.m. (NBA TV)
Wed. 15 PHILADELPHIA 7 p.m.
Fri. 17 MILWAUKEE 7 p.m.
Sun. 19 @ Miami 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Mon. 20 @ Milwaukee 8 p.m.
Wed. 22 @ New Jersey 7:30 p.m.
Thu. 23 @ Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
24-26 NBA All-Star 2012
Wed. 29 @ Washington 7 p.m.
March
Thu. 1 OKLAHOMA CITY 8 p.m. (TNT)
Sat. 3 MILWAUKEE 7 p.m. (NBA TV)
Mon. 5 @ Toronto 7 p.m.
Tue. 6 @ Charlotte 7 p.m.
Thu. 8 @ Chicago 8 p.m. (TNT)
Sun. 11 INDIANA 6 p.m.
Tue. 13 MIAMI 7 p.m.
Wed. 14 @ San Antonio 8:30 p.m.
Fri. 16 NEW JERSEY 7 p.m.
Sun. 18 @ Miami 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Mon. 19 CHICAGO 8 p.m. (TNT)
Wed. 21 PHOENIX 7 p.m.
Fri. 23 CLEVELAND 7 p.m.
Mon. 26 @ Toronto 7 p.m.
Wed. 28 @ New York 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Fri. 30 DALLAS 8 p.m. (ESPN)
April
Sun. 1 DENVER 6 p.m. (NBA TV)
Tue. 3 @ Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Thu. 5 NEW YORK 7 p.m. (TNT)
Sat. 7 @ Philadelphia 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Mon. 9 DETROIT 7 p.m.
Tue. 10 @ Washington 7 p.m.
Fri. 13 ATLANTA 7 p.m.
Sun. 15 @ Cleveland 6 p.m.
Mon. 16 PHILADELPHIA 7 p.m. (NBA TV)
Wed. 18 @ Boston 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Sat. 21 @ Utah 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sun. 22 @ Denver 8 p.m.
Wed. 25 CHARLOTTE 7 p.m.
Thu. 26 @ Memphis 8 p.m.
WFTV
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