<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Los Angeles Clippers start the 2007-08 NBA season at STAPLES Center on Friday, November 2 against their Pacific Division rivals the Golden State Warriors at 7:30 p.m. The Clippers season-opening home stand continues on Sunday, November 4 when they host the Seattle Supersonics and rookie sensation Kevin Durant. The Clippers open with eight of their first 13 games at STAPLES Center, highlighted by a visit on Sunday, November 11 from LeBron James and the Eastern Conference Champion Cleveland Cavaliers. The defending NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs come to STAPLES Center on Sunday, January 6, and the Clippers host their building rivals the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, February 23 (NBATV) and Thursday, April 10. The Clippers will be the visiting team against the Lakers on Sunday, December 16 in the first meeting between the teams and on Friday, March 7. Los Angeles is scheduled for 12 nationally-televised games in 2007-08, appearing on ESPN (4 games), TNT (1 game) and NBATV (7 games). The Clippers schedule features 19 sets of back-to-back games this season, down from the 21 sets played in 2006-07. From February 1st through February 11th, the Clippers leave town on a seven-game road trip, the longest of the season, with stops in Minnesota, Cleveland, New York, Boston, Toronto, Philadelphia and Milwaukee. The Clippers embark on a five-game road trip from March 10th through March 17th, playing in Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Washington and Minnesota. Los Angeles also has a four-game road trek scheduled from December 11th through December 16th.</div> <div align="center">Source: Clippers.com</div>
