The NBA took a moment from hurtling toward a season-crippling lockout and released the Portland Trail Blazers' 2011-12 season schedule. Which, to repeat the first sentence, will probably not happen. But like touring a model home in a bankrupted development, we can always pretend. I guess.

The Blazers open the season (oh, sorry, I mean the "season") at the Rose Garden against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, October 26 Denver Nuggets on November 3rd and the franchise will have 21 games televised nationally (nine on ESPN, five on TNT, and seven on NBA TV). Oddly enough, the team has zero home back-to-back games, yet eight back-to-back contests while on the road. Thanks, David Stern. The Blazers will wrap up their 82-0 season (a fictional season deserves a fictional prediction) in Oakland on Wednesday, April 13 Utah on April 18th.

Full (correct) schedule is after the jump...

November
Thu 03 vs Denver - 7:30pm
Fri 04 @ LA Clippers - 7:30pm
Sun 06 @ Phoenix - 5:00pm
Wed 09 @ Denver - 6:00pm
Thu 10 vs San Antonio - 7:30pm
Sat 12 vs Detroit - 7:00pm
Mon 14 vs Philadelphia - 7:00pm
Wed 16 vs Chicago - 7:00pm
Fri 18 @ Indiana - 4:00pm
Sat 19 @ Milwaukee - 5:30pm
Mon 21 @ Charlotte - 4:00pm
Wed 23 @ Detroit - 4:30pm
Fri 25 vs Utah - 7:00pm
Mon 28 @ Dallas - 5:30pm
Wed 30 @ Atlanta - 4:30pm

December
Fri 02 vs Indiana - 7:30pm
Sun 04 @ LA Lakers - 6:30pm
Mon 05 vs Minnesota - 7:00pm
Thu 08 vs Boston - 7:30pm
Mon 12 vs Sacramento - 7:00pm
Wed 14 vs Toronto - 7:00pm
Fri 16 @ Phoenix - 6:00pm
Sun 18 @ Memphis - 3:00pm
Mon 19 @ San Antonio - 5:30pm
Fri 23 vs Phoenix - 7:30pm
Mon 26 vs LA Clippers - 7:00pm
Thu 29 vs New York - 7:00pm
Sat 31 @ Houston - 5:00pm

January
Tue 03 @ Oklahoma City - 5:00pm
Wed 04 @ Minnesota - 5:00pm
Fri 06 vs Memphis - 7:30pm
Sun 08 vs Cleveland - 6:00pm
Wed 11 vs Orlando - 7:00pm
Fri 13 @ San Antonio - 5:00pm
Sat 14 @ Houston - 5:00pm
Mon 16 @ Philadelphia - 11:00am -
Wed 18 @ New Jersey - 4:30pm
Fri 20 @ Washington - 4:00pm
Sat 21 @ Chicago - 5:00pm
Tue 24 vs LA Lakers - 7:00pm
Wed 25 @ Golden State - 7:30pm
Fri 27 vs Phoenix - 7:00pm
Sat 28 @ Utah - 6:00pm

February
Wed 01 vs Charlotte - 7:00pm
Thu 02 @ Sacramento - 7:00pm
Sat 04 vs Denver - 7:00pm
Mon 06 vs Oklahoma City - 7:00pm
Wed 08 vs Houston - 7:00pm
Fri 10 @ New Orleans - 5:00pm
Sat 11 @ Dallas - 5:30pm
Tue 14 vs Washington - 7:00pm
Thu 16 vs LA Clippers - 7:30pm
Sat 18 vs Atlanta - 7:00pm
Tue 21 vs San Antonio - 7:00pm
Wed 22 @ Utah - 6:00pm
Wed 29 @ Denver - 6:00pm

March
Thu 01 vs Miami - 7:30pm
Sat 03 vs Minnesota - 7:00pm
Mon 05 vs New Orleans - 7:00pm
Wed 07 @ Minnesota - 5:00pm
Fri 09 @ Boston - 4:30pm
Sun 11 @ Toronto - 10:00am -
Tue 13 @ Cleveland - 4:00pm
Wed 14 @ New York - 4:30pm
Fri 16 @ Orlando - 4:00pm
Sun 18 @ Miami - 3:00pm
Tue 20 vs Milwaukee - 7:00pm
Thu 22 vs Memphis - 7:00pm
Fri 23 @ LA Lakers - 7:30pm
Sun 25 vs Golden State - 6:00pm
Tue 27 vs Oklahoma City - 7:00pm
Thu 29 vs New Orleans - 7:00pm
Fri 30 @ LA Clippers - 7:30pm

April
Sun 01 vs Sacramento - 6:00pm
Wed 04 vs New Jersey - 7:00pm
Fri 06 @ Oklahoma City - 5:00pm
Sat 07 @ Memphis - 5:00pm
Mon 09 vs Houston - 7:00pm
Wed 11 vs Golden State - 7:30pm
Fri 13 vs Dallas - 7:30pm
Sun 15 @ Sacramento - 3:00pm
Wed 18 vs Utah - 7:30pm