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The NBA unleashed its full 2011-12 schedule on Tuesday.

The 66-game season means not every team will play each other at least twice.

The number of meetings between conference teams was also trimmed.

But for the most part, the league made sure the “in demand” squads would meet more than once.

There are 42 back-to-back-to-back games in the overall schedule.

Each club has at least one of these “triples,” some more than one.

National TV Schedule:

Christmas Day five-game extravaganza

Tuesday December 27: Boston Celtics at Miami Heat, Utah Jazz at L.A. Lakers

Thursday December 29: Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks at Lakers

Thursday January 5: Heat at Atlanta Hawks, Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers

Friday January 6: Chicago Bulls at Orlando Magic, Trail Blazers at Phoenix Suns

Wednesday January 11: Mavericks at Celtics, Heat at L.A. Clippers

Thursday January 12: Knicks at Memphis Grizzlies, Magic at Golden State Warriors

Friday January 13: Bulls at Celtics, Heat at Denver Nuggets

Sunday January 15: Suns at San Antonio Spurs

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 16: Bulls at Grizzlies, Thunder at Celtics, Mavs at Lakers

Wednesday January 18: Trail Blazers at Hawks, Mavericks at Clippers

Thursday January 19: Lakers at Heat, Mavericks at Jazz

Friday January 20: Lakers at Magic, Minnesota Timberwolves at Clippers

Thursday January 26: Celtics at Magic, Grizzlies at Clippers

Friday January 27: Knicks at Heat

Sunday January 29: Bulls at Heat, Spurs at Mavericks

Wednesday February 1: Mavericks at Thunder, Clippers at Jazz

Thursday February 2: Bulls at Knicks, Nuggets at Clippers

Friday February 3: Knicks at Celtics, Lakers at Nuggets

Thursday February 9: Lakers at Celtics, Thunder at Sacramento Kings

Friday February 10: Lakers at Knicks, Thunder at Jazz

Sunday February 12: Bulls at Celtics, Heat at Hawks, Jazz at Grizzlies

Wednesday February 15: Trail Blazers at Warriors

Thursday February 16: Celtics at Bulls, Clippers at Trail Blazers

Friday February 17: New Orleans Hornets at Knicks, Suns at Lakers

Sunday February 19: Mavericks at Knicks, Magic at Heat, Nuggets at Thunder

Monday February 20: Hawks at Bulls, Celtics at Mavericks, Trail Blazers at Lakers

Wednesday February 22: Celtics at Thunder, Lakers at Mavericks

Thursday February 23: Knicks at Heat, Lakers at Thunder

NBA All-Star Weekend – February 24-26

Wednesday February 29: Bulls at Spurs

Thursday March 1: Thunder at Magic, Heat at Trail Blazers

Friday March 2: Warriors at Philadelphia 76ers, Clippers at Suns

Sunday March 4: Knicks at Celtics, Heat at Lakers, Bulls at 76ers, Nuggets at Spurs

Thursday March 8: Magic at Bulls, Mavericks at Suns

Sunday March 11: Celtics at Lakers

Monday March 12: Knicks at Bulls, Celtics at Clippers

Wednesday March 14: Heat at Bulls, Jazz at Suns

Friday March 16: Heat at 76ers, Spurs at Thunder

Sunday March 18: Magic at Heat, Trail Blazers at Thunder

Monday March 19: Bulls at Magic, Mavericks at Nuggets

Wednesday March 21: Knicks at 76ers, Lakers at Mavericks

Friday March 23: Celtics at 76ers, Nuggets at Jazz

Sunday March 25: Heat at Thunder, Grizzlies at Lakers

Wednesday March 28: Magic at Knicks

Thursday March 29: Mavericks at Heat, Thunder at Lakers

Friday March 30: Mavericks at Magic, Trail Blazers at Clippers

Sunday April 1: Bulls at Thunder, Heat at Celtics

Wednesday April 4: Thunder at Heat, Lakers at Clippers

Thursday April 5: Knicks at Magic, Celtics at Bulls

Saturday April 7: Magic at 76ers, Nuggets at Warriors

Easter Sunday: Bulls at Knicks

Monday April 9: Suns at Timberwolves

Tuesday April 10: Celtics at Heat, Knicks at Bulls

Wednesday April 11: Hawks at Celtics, Warriors at Trail Blazers

Thursday April 12: Heat at Bulls, Mavericks at Warriors

Friday April 13: Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons, Mavericks at Trail Blazers

Saturday April 14: Suns at Spurs

Sunday April 15: Heat at Knicks, Mavericks at Lakers

Tuesday April 17: Celtics at Knicks, Spurs at Lakers

Wednesday April 18: Magic at Celtics, Lakers at Warriors

Thursday April 19: Bulls at Heat, Clippers at Suns

Friday April 20: Celtics at Hawks, Lakers at Spurs

Saturday April 21: Nuggets at Suns, Mavericks at Bulls, Magic at Jazz

Sunday April 22: Knicks at Hawks, Thunder at Lakers

Tuesday April 24: Heat at Celtics, Hornets at Warriors

Wednesday April 25: Clippers at Knicks, Spurs at Suns

Thursday April 26: Knicks at Charlotte Bobcats, Spurs at Warriors