SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs open the 2006-07 season on Thursday, November 2 with a Western Conference semifinals rematch against the Mavericks in Dallas. San Antonio will be tipping off its home games at a new time for the upcoming season. Spurs games will now start at 7:00 p.m. as opposed to 7:30 p.m. in the past. ?With the feedback we received from our fanbase, we will be moving our tipoff time to 7 o?clock,? said Spurs Executive Vice President of Business Operations Russ Bookbinder. ?We want to make our games as family friendly as possible and by moving the start time up we hope to allow more children the opportunity to attend.? The Spurs home opener will be November 3 when LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers invade the Alamo City. San Antonio will take on each Western Conference team four times with the exception of Denver, the Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota and Phoenix, whom they play three times. The Spurs will take on each Eastern Conference opponent twice. All 82 regular season Spurs games during the 2006-07 season will be broadcast on radio in both English, on WOAI-AM 1200, and Spanish, on KCOR-AM 1350. San Antonio?s television schedule and partners will be announced the first week of September. Tickets for the San Antonio Spurs 2006-07 regular season will go on sale to the public Saturday, October 21, at 10:00 a.m.
