NBA Announces Schedule Changes for Lakers, Warriors, More After January Postponements
The NBA announced the rescheduling of two previously postponed games as well as the rescheduling of seven other games on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the San Antonio Spurs was rescheduled for March 17 amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, while the New Orleans Pelicans' matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks that was postponed due to a snowstorm will now be played on April 6.
To accommodate various changes, the Golden State Warriors had a pair of games in March rescheduled.
Some other games were moved to make way for the postponed games. For example, the Orlando Magic were supposed to visit New Orleans on April 6. With that date now serving as the spot for the Bucks at Pels matchup, Orlando will now play in New Orleans on March 13.
Other games were moved to avoid arduous stretches. For example, the Lakers would have had to play four home games in four nights (March 16-19) if not for the team's March 18 game against Milwaukee being moved to March 20. Four games in five nights is still tough, but it's obviously more palatable than four in four.
The Spurs at Lakers matchup on March 17, in particular, could be a pivotal late-season game with San Antonio fighting to make the playoffs (currently 12th in the West) and the Lakers looking to remain top six and avoid the play-in (currently fifth).
