Timberwolves 2012-13 Season Schedule Released

The Minnesota Timberwolves will start the 2012-13 season at home against the Sacramento Kings on Nov. 2.

The NBA schedule was released Thursday, and the Wolves open at Target Center for a 12th straight year. Other highlights include a March 4 visit by defending champion Miami and an April 1 home game against Boston. The Wolves have 14 of their 82 games slated for national television, on ESPN, NBA TV or TNT.

They play each Eastern Conference team once at home and once away and all but four Western Conference foes twice at home and twice on the road. The Wolves have two home games and one away against Houston and the Los Angeles Lakers and one home game and two on the road against the Kings and Memphis.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE:

Nov. 2 Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Nov. 4 at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Nov. 5 at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 7 Orlando, 7 p.m.

Nov. 9 Indiana, 7 p.m.

Nov. 10 at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Nov. 12 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 14 Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Nov. 16 Golden State, 7 p.m.

Nov. 21 Denver, 7 p.m.

Nov. 23 at Portland, 9 p.m.

Nov. 24 at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Nov. 27 at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Nov. 28 at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Nov. 30 Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Dec. 4 at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Dec. 5 at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 7 Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Dec. 12 Denver, 7p.m.

Dec. 14 at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Dec. 15 Dallas, 7 p.m.

Dec. 17 at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Dec. 18 at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 20 Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Dec. 23 at New York, 4 p.m.

Dec. 26 Houston, 7 p.m.

Dec. 29 Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Jan. 2 at Utah, 8 p.m.

Jan. 3 at Denver, 8 p.m.

Jan. 5 Portland, 7 p.m.

Jan. 8 Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Jan. 9 at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Jan. 11 at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Jan. 13 at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Jan. 14 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 17 L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m.

Jan. 19 Houston, 7 p.m.

Jan. 21 at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Jan. 23 Brooklyn, 7 p.m.

Jan. 25 at Washington, 6 p.m.

Jan. 26 at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Jan. 30 L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m.

Feb. 1 L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Feb. 2 New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Feb. 4 Portland, 7 p.m.

Feb. 6 San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Feb. 8 New York, 7 p.m.

Feb. 10 at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Feb. 11 at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Feb. 13 Utah, 7 p.m.

Feb. 20 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Feb. 22 at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Feb. 24 Golden State, 2:30 p.m.

Feb. 26 at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Feb. 28 at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

March 2 at Portland, 9 p.m.

March 4 Miami, 7 p.m.

March 6 Washington, 7 p.m.

March 9 at Denver, 8 p.m.

March 10 Dallas, 6 p.m.

March 12 San Antonio, 7 p.m.

March 13 at Indiana, 6 p.m.

March 15 at Houston, 7 p.m.

March 17 New Orleans, 6 p.m.

March 18 at Memphis, 7 p.m.

March 21 at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

March 22 at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

March 24 Chicago, 6 p.m.

March 26 at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

March 27 L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.

March 29 Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

March 30 Memphis, 7 p.m.

April 1 Boston, 7 p.m.

April 3 at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

April 5 Toronto, 7 p.m.

April 6 Detroit, 7 p.m.

April 9 at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

April 10 at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

April 12 at Utah, 8 p.m.

April 13 Phoenix, 7 p.m.

April 15 Utah, 7 p.m.

April 17 at San Antonio, 7 p.m.