Washington Wizards to open on road once again

The Washington Wizards will open the season on the road. Again.

The NBA announced the 2016-17 schedule Thursday night, and Washington opens on the road for the fifth consecutive season and begins with two road games for the third consecutive season. The season opener is Oct. 27 in Atlanta. The Wizards next play Oct. 30 in Memphis, despite Verizon Center being empty on both dates.

The home opener is Nov. 2 versus the Toronto Raptors.

The Wizards will be on national television just five times. Only two of those will be broadcast from Verizon Center a year after the team went 41-41 and missed the playoffs.

Washington played 19 back-to-back games last season. That has been reduced to 16 this season.

The NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers visit Verizon Center on Nov. 11. The Boston Celtics visit Nov. 9. The Golden State Warriors and Kevin Durant come to Washington on Feb. 28.

Wizards 2016-17 schedule
Date    Opponent Time
Oct. 27 at Atlanta 7:30
Oct. 30 at Memphis 7:00

Nov. 2 Toronto 7:00
Nov. 4 Atlanta 7:00
Nov. 5 at Orlando 7:00
Nov. 7 Houston 7:00
Nov. 9 Boston 7:00
Nov. 11 Cleveland 7:00
Nov. 12 at Chicago 8:00
Nov. 16 at Philadelphia 7:00
Nov. 17 New York 7:00
Nov. 19 Miami 7:00
Nov. 21 Phoenix 7:00
Nov. 25 at Orlando 7:00
Nov. 26 San Antonio 7:00
Nov. 28 Sacramento 7:00
Nov. 30 at Oklahoma City 8:00

Dec. 2 at San Antonio 8:30
Dec. 5 at Brooklyn 7:30
Dec. 6 Orlando 7:00
Dec. 8 Denver 7:00
Dec. 10 Milwaukee 7:00
Dec. 12 at Miami 7:30
Dec. 14 Charlotte 7:00
Dec. 16 Detroit 7:00
Dec. 18 LA 3:30
Dec. 19 at Indiana 7:00
Dec. 21 at Chicago 8:00
Dec. 23 at Milwaukee 8:00
Dec. 26 Milwaukee 7:00
Dec. 28 Indiana 7:00
Dec. 30 Brooklyn 7:00

Jan. 2 at Houston 8:00
Jan. 3 at Dallas 8:30
Jan. 6 Minnesota 7:00
Jan. 8 at Milwaukee 3:30
Jan. 10 Chicago 7:00
Jan. 11 at Boston 8:00
Jan. 14 Philadelphia 8:00
Jan. 16 Portland 2:00
Jan. 18 Memphis 7:00
Jan. 19 at New York 8:00
Jan. 21 at Detroit 6:00
Jan. 23 at Charlotte 7:00
Jan. 24 Boston 7:00
Jan. 27 at Atlanta 8:00
Jan. 29 at New Orleans 6:00
Jan. 31 New York 7:00

Feb. 2 Los Angeles 7:00
Feb. 4 New Orleans 7:00
Feb. 6 Cleveland 7:00
Feb. 8 at Brooklyn 7:30
Feb. 10 Indiana 8:00
Feb. 13 Oklahoma City 7:00
Feb. 16 at Indiana 7:00
Feb. 24 at Philadelphia 7:00
Feb. 26 Utah 5:00
Feb. 28 Golden State 7:00

March 1 at Toronto 7:30
March 3 Toronto 7:00
March 5 Orlando 5:00
March 7 at Phoenix 9:00
March 8 at Denver 9:00
March 10 at Sacramento 10:30
March 11 at Portland 10:00
March 13 at Minnesota 8:00
March 15 Dallas 7:00
March 17 Chicago 7:00
March 18 at Charlotte 7:00
March 20 at Boston 7:30
March 22 Atlanta 8:00
March 24 Brooklyn 7:00
March 25 at Cleveland 7:30
March 28 at Los Angeles 10:30
March 29 at LA 10:30
March 31 at Utah 9:00

April 2 at Golden State 8:00
April 4 Charlotte 7:00
April 6 at New York 7:30
April 8 Miami 7:00
April 10 at Detroit 8:00
April 12 at Miami 8:00