Charlotte
Philip Maymin
Basketball News Services
The longest roadtrip Charlotte has this upcoming season is four consecutive away games. They face such a quartet of road trips four times: in December, in January/February, and in April.
In December, the Bobcats say goodbye to their homecourt on December 4 against the Knicks, then start a four-game, six-day Western Conference road trip. They visit the Clippers on the 6th, Kings on the 7th, Suns on the 10th, and Warriors on the 12th, coming home to play against the former Charlotte team, the New Orleans Hornets, on December 14.
In January, the Bobcats have another four-game, seven-game Western Conference road trip. On January 30, they face the Lakers again, then in February they face the Jazz on the 1st, the Trail Blazers on the 4th, and the Sonics on the fifth.
In April, the Bobcats have their final four-game, five-day road trip but this is a short one against mainly Eastern Conference opponents. They play the Sixers on the 6th, the Bucks on the 8th, the Grizzlies on the 10th, and the Hawks on the 11th.
In each of the four groups of four-game trips, the Bobcats have one set of back-to-back games. It won't be long before the Bobcats can test their durability: their first roadtrip comes during the preseason as the Bobcats go on a three-game trip to Portland on October 16, New Jersey on the 19th, and Cleveland on the 20th.
Again, they have a back-to-back set.
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