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2024-25 NBA Schedule Quirks: Northwest Division

2024-25 NBA Schedule Quirks: Northwest Division - Denver Nuggets star Russell Westbrook
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When you think of the NBA’s Northwest Division, you immediately think of long flights. This is true when you consider that cities in this area are spaced so far apart. You have Minnesota, which could very well be in the East, and you have Portland, which is all the way in the upper left corner of the country.

Putting all those air miles aside, there are other things to look at like the odd stories that come with each team’s schedule.

Here are some of those storylines.

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Denver Nuggets

Things could get pretty weird for Russell Westbrook from March 9 to 19. In those 11 days, he will face the Oklahoma City Thunder twice, the Los Angeles Lakers twice, and will have a game against the Washington Wizards. Those are teams he used to play for, in case you were wondering.

Minnesota Timberwolves

It is their time to shine. The Timberwolves and their popularity are on the rise, so the NBA has no choice but to ride that wave. The team will have 25 televised games. How big of a deal is that? Well, they had 10 last season. That is quite a big jump.

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Oklahoma City Thunder

Head coach Mark Daigneault of the Thunder probably thought about celebrating his upcoming 40th birthday this coming February. As it turns out, he might have to postpone that celebration. How can you have a party when you have to be in Minnesota to play the Timberwolves, hop on a plane, and then play those same Timberwolves the very next night in Oklahoma?

Portland Trail Blazers

A lot of Western foes. That is what Portland will think of once the season starts. Of the first 30 scheduled games, the squad will only face three opponents from the NBA’s Eastern Conference. They will even go through a six-day span where they face the Timberwolves three times.

Utah Jazz

If you are ex-Boston Celtic Svi Mykhailiuk, then you are excited about the month of March when you will receive the championship ring you won last June. You will also be dreading that month because your current team, the Jazz, will have four games a week for four consecutive weeks.


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