NBA schedule breakdown - a podcast by USA TODAY

The NBA schedule was released and Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY Sports and Kevin Spain, NBA Editor for USA TODAY take a look at how the league wanted to reduce the number of back to back games and how many times teams play four games in five nights. They also break down the Christmas Day schedule, which is the showcase day for the regular season and ponder if this will be Kobe Bryant's last time to play that day.

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