Here's a link to the NBA's press release announcing the 2008-09 schedule. Key dates:
* Opening night double header, Oct. 28: Cavs-Lakers (8 p.m.), Blazers-Lakers (10:30 p.m.) on TNT.
* ESPN follows up with a nationally televised doubleheader Oct. 29: Suns-Spurs and Lakers-Clippers
* No. 1 overall pick Derrick Rose debuts for the Bulls Oct. 28 against Milwaukee, then gets the national stage Oct. 31 in an ESPN game at Boston. His MSG debut will be Jan. 19 in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. matinee.
* For the first time ever, the league's three national broadcast partners each will televise a Christmas Day game: Hornets-Magic (noon, ESPN); Spurs-Suns (2:30 p.m.) and a Finals rematch, Celtics-Lakers ( 5 p.m.) -- both on ABC; followed by Wizards-Cavs (8 p.m.) and Mavs-Blazers (10:30 p.m.) -- both on TNT.
Here's the Knicks' complete 2008-09 schedule, and the Nets' slate as well.
New Jersey opens at Washington on Oct. 29, followed by three intriguing home games -- Golden State, Phoenix, and Detroit.
As soon as the complete league schedule is on NBA.com, I'll link it.