2004-05 New York Knicks Regular Season Schedule Nov. Wed 3 at Minnesota 8:00 p.m. Jan. Fri 28 vs. Cleveland 7:00 p.m. Sat 6 vs. Boston 7:30 p.m. Sat 29 at Detroit 7:30 p.m. Tues 9 vs. Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. Mon 31 at L.A. Clippers 10:30 p.m. Fri 12 vs. L.A. Clippers 7:30 p.m. Feb. Tues 1 at Denver 9:00 p.m. Sat 13 at Indiana 8:00 p.m. Fri 4 at Sacramento 10:00 p.m. Tues 16 at San Antonio 8:30 p.m. Sat 5 at Phoenix 9:00 p.m. Thu 18 at Houston 9:30 p.m. Mon 7 at Utah 9:00 p.m. Fri 19 at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Wed 9 vs. Miami 7:30 p.m. Sun 21 vs. Cleveland 7:30 p.m. Fri 11 at Boston 7:30 p.m. Tues 23 vs. Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Sun 13 vs. Charlotte 6:00 p.m. Wed 24 at Toronto 7:00 p.m. Mon 14 at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m. Sat 27 vs. Toronto 1:00 p.m. Wed 16 vs. Milwaukee 7:30 p.m. Tues 30 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Tues 22 at Detroit 7:30 p.m. Dec. Wed 1 vs. Memphis 7:30 p.m. Thu 24 vs. Philadelphia 7:00 p.m. Fri 3 vs. Orlando 7:30 p.m. Sat 26 vs. Indiana 7:30 p.m. Sat 4 at Charlotte 7:00 p.m. Mon 28 vs. L.A. Lakers 7:30 p.m. Tues 7 at Memphis 8:00 p.m. Mar. Fri 4 at Orlando 7:00 p.m. Wed 8 at New Orleans 8:00 p.m. Sun 6 vs. Golden State 7:30 p.m. Fri 10 at Washington 7:00 p.m. Tues 8 vs. Washington 7:30 p.m. Sun 12 vs. Denver 12 noon Sun 13 vs. Seattle 6:00 p.m. Tues 14 at New Jersey 7:30 p.m. Tues 15 vs. Miami 7:30 p.m. Wed 15 vs. Detroit 8:00 p.m. Fri 18 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Fri 17 at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m. Sat 19 at Miami 7:30 p.m. Sun 19 vs. Utah 3:00 p.m. Mon 21 vs. San Antonio 7:30 p.m. Tues 21 vs. Dallas 7:30 p.m. Wed 23 vs. Boston 7:30 p.m. Wed 22 at Boston 7:00 p.m. Fri 25 at Seattle 10:30 p.m. Sun 26 vs. Charlotte 1:00 p.m. Sat 26 at Portland 10:00 p.m. Mon 27 at Orlando 7:00 p.m. Mon 28 at Golden State 10:30 p.m. Wed 29 vs. Minnesota 7:30 p.m. Tues 29 at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m. Jan. Sat 1 vs. New Jersey 7:30 p.m. Apr. Fri 1 vs. New Jersey 8:00 p.m. Tues 4 vs. Sacramento 7:30 p.m. Sun 3 at Milwaukee 1:00 p.m. Wed 5 at Miami 7:30 p.m. Tues 5 vs. Indiana 7:30 p.m. Sat 8 at Cleveland 1:30 p.m. Thu 7 at New Jersey 7:30 p.m. Sun 9 vs. Portland 7:30 p.m. Fri 8 vs. Chicago 8:00 p.m. Tues 11 vs. New Orleans 7:30 p.m. Sun 10 at Indiana 12 noon Sat 15 at Chicago 3:30 p.m. Tues 12 vs. Toronto 7:30 p.m. Mon 17 vs. Chicago 1:00 p.m. Thu 14 at Cleveland 8:00 p.m. Wed 19 at Toronto 7:00 p.m. Sat 16 at Charlotte 1:00 p.m. Fri 21 vs. Houston 7:30 p.m. Sun 17 vs. Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Sun 23 vs. Milwaukee 3:00 p.m. Tues 19 at Chicago 8:30 p.m. Tues 25 vs. Phoenix 7:30 p.m. Wed 20 vs. Washington 7:30 p.m. * - all times are Eastern Standard Time Schedule Analysis Opening Night Wed, Nov. 3 at Minnesota Home-Opener Sat, Nov. 6 vs. Boston All-Star Break Feb. 18-20, Pepsi Center, Denver, CO Longest Home Stand Four games, Jan. 21-28 & Mar. 6-15 Longest Road Trip Six games, Jan. 29-Feb. 7 The Knicks play each Eastern Conference team four times twice at home and twice on the road, except Detroit (three games two on the road, one at home), Milwaukee (three games one on the road, two at home), Orlando (three games - two on the road, one at home) and Washington (three games - one on the road, two at home). The Knicks play each Western Conference team two times once at home, once on the road. Games By Month Games By Days of the Week October 0 Sunday 12 November 13 Monday 8 December 16 Tuesday 18 January 15 Wednesday 13 February 13 Thursday 4 March 13 Friday 14 April 12 Saturday 13 Back to Back Sets Home/Away 8 Away/Home 6 Away/Away 7 Home/Home 0 Totals 21 (last season: 20) The Knicks play four-games-in-five-nights on four occasions. Tip-Off Time (local) Before 6:00 p.m. 11 6:00 p.m. or later 71 National Broadcast Schedule NBA on ABC Saturday Jan. 8 at Cleveland 1:30 p.m. Sunday Apr. 3 at Milwaukee 1:00 p.m. Sunday Apr. 10 at Indiana 1:00 p.m. NBA on Turner (TNT) Thursday Nov. 18 at Houston 9:30 p.m. Thursday Feb. 24 vs. Philadelphia 7:00 p.m. Thursday Apr. 14 at Cleveland 8:00 p.m. NBA on ESPN Wednesday Dec. 15 vs. Detroit 8:00 p.m. Friday Jan. 28 vs. Cleveland 7:00 p.m. Friday Mar. 25 at Seattle 10:30 p.m. NBATV Sunday Nov. 21 vs. Cleveland 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 29 vs. Minnesota 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 11 vs. New Orleans 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 25 vs. Phoenix 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 9 vs. Miami 7:30 p.m. Saturday Feb. 26 vs. Indiana 7:30 p.m. Monday Feb. 28 vs. L.A. Lakers 7:30 p.m. Monday Mar. 21 vs. San Antonio 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Apr. 12 vs. Toronto 7:30 p.m. 2004-05 NBA Realignment Plan Eastern Conference Western Conference Atlantic Division Central Division Southeast Division Southwest Division Northwest Division Pacific Division Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls Atlanta Hawks Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors New Jersey Nets Cleveland Cavaliers Charlotte Bobcats Houston Rockets Minnesota Timberwolves Los Angeles Clippers New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Miami Heat Memphis Grizzlies Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers Indiana Pacers Orlando Magic New Orleans Hornets Seattle SuperSonics Phoenix Suns Toronto Raptors Milwaukee Bucks Washington Wizards San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz Sacramento Kings Under the new plan, the three regular season divisional winners in each conference will earn a playoff berth and one of the conference's top three playoff seeds based on regular season record. The remaining five playoff berths for each conference will be based on regular season records with no regard to divisional alignment. Home court advantage throughout the NBA playoffs will be based solely on regular season record, not playoff seeding, thus a divisional winner that has a higher playoff seed than an opponent will not necessarily have home court advantage in the playoff series. 2004-05 Home Schedule Nov. Sat 6 vs. Boston 7:30 p.m. Jan. Tue 25 vs. Phoenix 7:30 p.m. Tue 9 vs. Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. Fri 28 vs. Cleveland 7:00 p.m. Fri 12 vs. L.A. Clippers 7:30 p.m. Feb. Wed 9 vs. Miami 7:30 p.m. Sun 21 vs. Cleveland 7:30 p.m. Sun 13 vs. Charlotte 6:00 p.m. Tue 23 vs. Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Wed 16 vs. Milwaukee 7:30 p.m. Sat 27 vs. Toronto 1:00 p.m. Thu 24 vs. Philadelphia 7:00 p.m. Dec. Wed 1 vs. Memphis 7:30 p.m. Sat 26 vs. Indiana 7:30 p.m. Fri 3 vs. Orlando 7:30 p.m. Mon 28 vs. L.A. Lakers 7:30 p.m. Sun 12 vs. Denver 12 noon Mar. Sun 6 vs. Golden State 7:30 p.m. Wed 15 vs. Detroit 8:00 p.m. Tue 8 vs. Washington 7:30 p.m. Sun 19 vs. Utah 3:00 p.m. Sun 13 vs. Seattle 6:00 p.m. Tue 21 vs. Dallas 7:30 p.m. Tue 15 vs. Miami 7:30 p.m. Sun 26 vs. Charlotte 1:00 p.m. Mon 21 vs. San Antonio 7:30 p.m. Wed 29 vs. Minnesota 7:30 p.m. Wed 23 vs. Boston 7:30 p.m. Jan. Sat 1 vs. New Jersey 7:30 p.m. Apr. Fri 1 vs. New Jersey 8:00 p.m. Tue 4 vs. Sacramento 7:30 p.m. Tue 5 vs. Indiana 7:30 p.m. Sun 9 vs. Portland 7:30 p.m. Fri 8 vs. Chicago 8:00 p.m. Tue 11 vs. New Orleans 7:30 p.m. Tue 12 vs. Toronto 7:30 p.m. Mon 17 vs. Chicago 1:00 p.m. Sun 17 vs. Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Fri 21 vs. Houston 7:30 p.m. Wed 20 vs. Washington 7:30 p.m. Sun 23 vs. Milwaukee 3:00 p.m. 2004-05 Road Schedule Nov. Wed 3 at Minnesota 8:00 p.m. Feb. Tue 1 at Denver 9:00 p.m. Sat 13 at Indiana 8:00 p.m. Fri 4 at Sacramento 10:00 p.m. Tue 16 at San Antonio 8:30 p.m. Sat 5 at Phoenix 9:00 p.m. Thu 18 at Houston 9:30 p.m. Mon 7 at Utah 9:00 p.m. Fri 19 at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Fri 11 at Boston 7:30 p.m. Wed 24 at Toronto 7:00 p.m. Mon 14 at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m. Tue 30 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Tue 22 at Detroit 7:30 p.m. Dec. Sat 4 at Charlotte 7:00 p.m. Mar. Fri 4 at Orlando 7:00 p.m. Tue 7 at Memphis 8:00 p.m. Fri 18 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m. Wed 8 at New Orleans 8:00 p.m. Sat 19 at Miami 7:30 p.m. Fri 10 at Washington 7:00 p.m. Fri 25 at Seattle 10:30 p.m. Tue 14 at New Jersey 7:30 p.m. Sat 26 at Portland 10:00 p.m. Fri 17 at Philadelphia 7:00 p.m. Mon 28 at Golden State 10:30 p.m. Wed 22 at Boston 7:00 p.m. Tue 29 at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m. Mon 27 at Orlando 7:00 p.m. Apr. Sun 3 at Milwaukee 1:00 p.m. Jan. Wed 5 at Miami 7:30 p.m. Thu 7 at New Jersey 7:30 p.m. Sat 8 at Cleveland 1:30 p.m. Sun 10 at Indiana 12 noon Sat 15 at Chicago 3:30 p.m. Thu 14 at Cleveland 8:00 p.m. Wed 19 at Toronto 7:00 p.m. Sat 16 at Charlotte 1:00 p.m. Sat 29 at Detroit 7:30 p.m. Tue 19 at Chicago 8:30 p.m. Mon 31 at L.A. Clippers 10:30 p.m.