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Thanks for posting Jay! Wow only 8 national TV games well that is an improvement from last year though.

Yeah remember we're not a very marketable team heck our best player to the collective masses is still AL Horford which isn't bad, but the disrespect some of the others get is crazy.

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13 Things To Know About The Atlanta Hawks' Schedule
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Posted: Aug 11, 2015

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The NBA released the Atlanta Hawks' schedule Wednesday, and Hawks fans can already buy tickets for the first two home games.

Here are a few things to know about this season's schedule:

1) Eyes Of The Nation

The Hawks will be on national TV 8 times this season -- twice on TNT and six times on ESPN. They're also slated for 9 NBA TV broadcasts.

2) Back-To-Backs

The Hawks have 19 back-to-backs this season, down from the previous two seasons when they had 20+. Six of those 19 occurances come in November, the most of any month. Of the 19 back-to-backs, only 16 will require travel -- the Hawks stay home for two of them and have one against the Los Angeles teams. They have two instances of 4 games in 5 nights, including one instance sandwiched around Thanksgiving. Their two "4-in-5-night" stretches is a league-high.

3) Tough Months

The Hawks have 17 games in November making it the busiest month for Atlanta. January and March will also be tough, as the Hawks have 10 road games in each month.

4) Home-And-Homes

The Hawks have 4 "home-and-home" occurances (playing the same team two games in a row, once on each team's floor). They'll dive right into one of these occurances before the end of October against the Charlotte Hornets in the third and fourth games of the season. They also play the Knicks, Magic and Wizards in home-and-home scenarios.

5) Fresh Legs

Last season the Hawks were "fresher" than opponents just 4 times, meaning the opponent played the night before when the Hawks didn't. This season, Atlanta has that luxury 10 times. On the second night of 9 of Atlanta's 19 back-to-backs, the opponent will not have played the night before.

6) Unbalanced Schedule

Every season the Hawks will see 4 non-divisional Eastern Conference teams just three times, rotating every season, while playing the other 10 conference opponents 4 times. This season the Hawks play the 76ers and Cavaliers just once at home and play the Nets and Bucks just once on the road.

7) Taking Flight

The Hawks will travel 42,933 miles this season.

8) Road Trips

The Hawks make their usual two trips out west. This year they have a 4-game trip in January and a 5-game trip in March, though the end of that latter trip involves a quirk. More on that below.

9) Extended Homestand

The Hawks' longest homestand of the season is a 5-game stretch between Feb. 19 and Feb. 28. What's especially nice for Atlanta is that they'll have a 9-day All-Star break right before that, giving them 18 straight days without travel.

10) Holidays

The Hawks don't play on Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day or Valentine's Day. They do have three home games the week of the Christmas holiday and are in the middle of a 4-in-5-night stretch over Thanksgiving. Their annual MLK Day game is against Orlando on Jan. 18 at 5 p.m.

11) Oh...Canada

A minor inconvenience to teams traving to Toronto is going through customs, which takes some time and requires extra paperwork. The Hawks make two trips north of the border this season, and both come at the end of road trips of 3+ games. The first trip is especially unusual, as it comes after 4 games out west.

12) Back To Texas...Again

The NBA has three teams in Texas, each of which the Hawks play once on the road every year. This season the Hawks will play all three games in Texas over a one month span but will have to travel to the Lone Star State in three separate trips. Not ideal.

13) Family Reunions

It won't take long for several Hawks to be reunited with their former teams. Tim Hardaway Jr. will be back in the Garden to face his old Knicks team before the calendar turns to November. Tiago Splitter will meet up with his Spurs mates in San Antonio the day after Thanksgiving. And Justin Holiday travels back to Oakland to see the Warriors on March 1. Hawks fans also get a chance to welcome back DeMarre Carroll on Dec. 2.

Story by Jaryd Wilson

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Hawks announce 2015 preseason schedule

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The Atlanta Hawks released their 2015 preseason schedule, which includes a pair of neutral-site games in Cincinnati, Ohio and Jacksonville, Fla.

The Hawks will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Cintas Center in Ohio on Wednesday, Oct. 7th and the New Orleans Pelicans at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Florida on Friday, October 9.

The Hawks preseason slate also includes home games at Philips Arena against the San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat and Memphis Grizzlies.

Here's a look at the team's full schedule (all times Eastern):

Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Cavaliers, 7 p.m. (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Friday, Oct. 9 at Pelicans, 7 p.m. (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Wednesday, Oct. 14 vs. Spurs, 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 16 at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18 vs. Heat, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 21 vs. Grizzlies, 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 23 at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m.

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