TORONTO — Sportsnet has announced its 2012-13 Toronto Raptors broadcast schedule, featuring 35 regular season games beginning on Saturday, Nov. 3 with Toronto visiting the Brooklyn Nets at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific. With comprehensive coverage across all Sportsnet platforms – television, radio, online, mobile and print – fans will not miss a beat from Canada’s NBA team.
Sportsnet’s Raptors regular season schedule includes 23 games on Sportsnet ONE and 12 games on Sportsnet East, Ontario, West and Pacific. TV play-by-play will be handled by Matt Devlin, with former NBA player Leo Rautins as analyst.
As the official radio station of the Raptors for the 15th straight season, Sportsnet 590 The FAN will broadcast all 82 games this season featuring the play-by-play team of Paul Jones and Eric Smith.
Sportsnet ONE is also home to 45 regular season NBA match-ups, tipping off on Opening Day, Tuesday, Oct. 30, with the defending NBA champion Miami Heat hosting the Boston Celtics at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Below are the key details of Sportsnet’s 2012-13 Toronto Raptors and NBA coverage on all platforms:
TV – Sportsnet
Sportsnet will deliver 35 Raptors games for the 2012-13 regular season (See below for the full broadcast schedule). Highlights include a dozen divisional match-ups including three games vs. the Brooklyn Nets in their inaugural season.
Connected provides breaking news and highlights all season long.
Sportsnet ONE is home to 45 regular-season NBA match-ups, headlined by 17 games featuring Steve Nash and the Los Angeles Lakers, 10 with reigning NBA scoring champ Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder and five with the Heat and league MVP LeBron James. (See below for the full broadcast schedule).
Online and Mobile – sportsnet.ca and Sportsnet Mobile
Coverage on sportsnet.ca includes:
Season preview including predictions on where each team will finish and year-end award winners.
Meet the Raptors: feature piece by Kevin Nielsen introducing each Raptor starting the new season.
Weekly blogs from Paul Jones, Eric Smith, Ryan McNeill and Nielsen.
Scores, news and highlights from around the league.
Sportsnet Mobile keeps fans plugged into all the latest news, scores, stats and standings from the NBA.
Radio – Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN
Coverage on Sportsnet 590 The FAN includes:
As the official radio station of the Raptors for the 15th straight season, Sportsnet 590 The FAN will broadcast all 82 games this season featuring the play-by-play team of Paul Jones and Eric Smith.
Smith and Jones return for a 15th season of Hoops, a one-hour show keeping fans in the know on everything from the hardwood every Thursday, beginning November 1 at 7 p.m. ET (time is subject to change).
Former Raptors head coaches Sam Mitchell and Butch Carter will appear weekly as NBA insiders.
Scores, interviews, updates and breaking news.
Coverage on Sportsnet 960 The FAN includes:
Live Raptors games in December and January (games to be announced later in the season).
Scores, interviews and breaking news.
Print – Sportsnet magazine
Coverage of the NBA and Raptors will appear regularly in Sportsnet magazine throughout the season, including a full NBA preview later next month.
2012-13 Raptors Broadcast Schedule on Sportsnet
Sportsnet’s complete 2012-13 NFL Toronto Raptors broadcast schedule is as follows:
November
Saturday, Nov. 3, Toronto @ Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
Monday, Nov. 12, Utah @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Saturday, Nov. 17, Toronto @ Boston, 12:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Sunday, Nov. 18, Orlando @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Wednesday, Nov. 21, Toronto @ Charlotte, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Sunday, Nov. 25, San Antonio @ Toronto, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
Tuesday, Nov. 27, Toronto @ Houston, 8 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Wednesday, Nov. 28, Toronto @ Memphis, 8 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
December
Wednesday, Dec. 5, Toronto @ Sacramento, 10 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Wednesday, Dec. 12, Brooklyn @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
Wednesday, Dec. 19, Detroit @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
Wednesday, Dec. 26, Toronto @ San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
January
Wednesday, Jan. 2, Portland @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
Wednesday, Jan. 9, Philadelphia @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
Tuesday, Jan. 15, Toronto @ Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Wednesday, Jan. 16, Chicago @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
February
Wednesday, Feb. 6, Boston @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
Wednesday, Feb. 13, Toronto @ New York, 7:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
Tuesday, Feb. 19,Toronto @ Washington, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Wednesday, Feb. 20, Memphis @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
Wednesday, Feb. 27, Toronto @ Cleveland, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
March
Monday, March 4, Toronto @ Golden State, 10:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Wednesday, March 6, Toronto @ Phoenix, 9 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Sunday, March 10, Cleveland @ Toronto, 6 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Wednesday, March 13, Toronto @ Boston, 7:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
Wednesday, March 20, Toronto @ Charlotte, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
Friday, March 22, New York @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Saturday, March 23, Toronto @ New York, 7:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Friday, March 29, Toronto @ Detroit, 7:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Sunday, March 31, Toronto @ Washington, 6 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
April
Monday, April 1, Detroit @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Wednesday, April 3, Washington @ Toronto, 7 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Saturday, April 6, Toronto @ Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Tuesday, April 9, Toronto @ Chicago, 8 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
Wednesday, April 17, Boston @ Toronto, 8 p.m. ET (Sportsnet ONE)
2012-13 NBA Broadcast Schedule on Sportsnet ONE
Sportsnet ONE’s complete 2012-13 NBA broadcast schedule is as follows:
October
Tuesday, Oct. 30, Boston @ Miami, 8 p.m. ET
November
Friday, Nov. 9, Miami @ Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. ET
Friday, Nov. 9, Golden State @ LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Nov. 13, San Antonio @ LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Nov. 14, Memphis @ Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Nov. 21, LA Lakers @ Sacramento, 10 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Nov. 27, Indiana @ LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
December
Tuesday, Dec. 4, Indiana @ Chicago, 8 p.m. ET
Sunday, Dec. 9, Indiana @ Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, Dec. 9, Utah @ LA Lakers, 9:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Dec. 11, LA Lakers @ Cleveland, 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Dec. 11, LA Clippers @ Chicago, 9:30 p.m. ET
Monday, Dec. 17, San Antonio @ Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. ET
Saturday, Dec. 22, Chicago @ Atlanta, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Dec. 22, LA Lakers @ Golden State, 10:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, Dec. 30, San Antonio @ Dallas, 7:30 p.m. ET
Monday, Dec. 31, Phoenix @ Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m. ET
January
Tuesday, Jan. 1, Philadelphia @ LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Thursday, Jan. 3, San Antonio @ New York, 7:30 p.m. ET
Friday, Jan. 4, LA Lakers @ LA Clippers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 5, Boston @ Atlanta, 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, Jan. 6, Denver @ LA Lakers, 9:30 p.m. ET
Monday, Jan. 7, Boston @ New York, 7:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Jan. 8, Miami @ Indiana, 7 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Jan. 9, Dallas @ LA Clippers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Friday, Jan. 11, Oklahoma City @ LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Jan. 15, Milwaukee @ LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, Jan. 20, Oklahoma City @ Denver, 8 p.m. ET
Monday, Jan. 21, LA Lakers @ Chicago, 9:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Jan. 22, Boston @ Cleveland, 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Jan. 22, Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Friday, Jan. 25, Boston @ Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. ET
Friday, Jan. 25, Utah @ LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Jan. 30, LA Lakers @ Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. ET
February
Tuesday, Feb. 5, LA Lakers @ Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 24, Philadelphia @ New York, 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 24, Chicago @ Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. ET
March
Sunday, March 17, Oklahoma City @ Dallas, 7:30 p.m. ET
Monday, March 18, Miami @ Boston, 8 p.m. ET
Tuesday, March 19, Denver @ Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. ET
Monday, March 25, Miami @ Orlando, 7 p.m. ET
Thursday, March 28, LA Lakers @ Milwaukee, 8 p.m. ET
April
Sunday, April 7, Chicago @ Detroit, 7:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, April 9, New Orleans @ LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, April 17, Houston @ LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
