Trail Blazers 2015-16 regular season schedule released

The Trail Blazers will tip-off the season at home against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, Oct. 28, as the NBA released its 2015-16 schedule.

Among the highlights at the Moda Center in 2015-16: the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors travel to Portland on Jan. 8 and Feb. 19; the Cleveland Cavaliers come to town on Dec. 26; the Los Angeles Lakers play two games on Nov. 28 and Jan. 23; and the San Antonio Spurs make their lone trip to the Rose City on Nov. 11.

The team has a season-long, seven-game home stand scheduled from Jan. 20-Feb. 4, and takes a six-game road trip from Feb. 27-March 6. Five of the Trail Blazers’ first 10 games are at home, and the season ends with 7 of the final 10 games being played at the Moda Center.

The Golden State Warriors will see an old friend on opening night and LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Finals rematch on Christmas, two of the highlight games of their title defense.

The NBA released its schedule Wednesday, a more player-friendly model that addresses Commissioner Adam Silver’s directive for additional player rest by slashing the times teams have to play four times in five nights to an average of one per team.

The season begins Oct. 27 with three games, including the Warriors hosting New Orleans, the team they eliminated in the first round before the Pelicans hired Alvin Gentry, who was one of Steve Kerr’s assistants last season.

Chicago hosts Cleveland earlier on opening night in its first game under Fred Hoiberg, who was hired after the Bulls fired Tom Thibodeau.

TRAIL BLAZERS 2015-16 SCHEDULE

Oct. 28 New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Oct. 30 at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 31 Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Nov. 2 at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Nov. 4 at Utah, 6 p.m.

Nov. 5 Memphis, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 8 Detroit, 6 p.m.

Nov. 9 at Denver, 6 p.m.

Nov. 11 San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 13 at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Nov. 15 at Charlotte, 2 p.m.

Nov. 16 at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 18 at Houston, 5 p.m.

Nov. 20 L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m.

Nov. 22 at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 24 Chicago, 7 p.m.

Nov. 28 L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.

Nov. 30 at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 1 Dallas, 7 p.m.

Dec. 3 Indiana, 7 p.m.

Dec. 5 at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Dec. 7 at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Dec. 8 at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Dec. 11 at Phoenix, 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 12 New York, 7 p.m.

Dec. 14 New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Dec. 16 at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Dec. 18 at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Dec. 20 at Miami, 10 a.m.

Dec. 21 at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

Dec. 23 at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Dec. 26 Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Dec. 27 at Sacramento, 6 p.m.

Dec. 30 Denver, 7 p.m.

Dec. 31 at Utah, 6 p.m.

Jan. 3 at Denver, 6 p.m.

Jan. 4 Memphis, 7 p.m.

Jan. 6 L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m.

Jan. 8 Golden State, 7 p.m.

Jan. 10 Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Jan. 13 Utah, 7 p.m.

Jan. 15 at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.

Jan. 16 at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.

Jan. 18 at Washington, 11 a.m.

Jan. 20 Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 23 L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 26 Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Jan. 29 Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Jan. 31 Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Feb. 2 Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Feb. 4 Toronto, 7 p.m.

Feb. 6 at Houston, 2 p.m.

Feb. 8 at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Feb. 10 Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 19 Golden State, 7 p.m.

Feb. 21 Utah, 6 p.m.

Feb. 23 Brooklyn, 7 p.m.

Feb. 25 Houston, 7 p.m.

Feb. 27 at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Feb. 28 at Indiana, 3 p.m.

March 1 at New York, 4:30 p.m.

March 2 at Boston, 4:30 p.m.

March 4 at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

March 6 at Detroit, 3 p.m.

March 8 Washington, 7 p.m.

March 11 at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

March 12 Orlando, 7:30 p.m.

March 14 at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

March 17 at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.

March 18 at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

March 20 at Dallas, 1 p.m.

March 23 Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

March 24 at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

March 26 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

March 28 Sacramento, 7 p.m.

March 31 Boston, 7 p.m.

April 2 Miami, 7 p.m.

April 3 at Golden State, 5 p.m.

April 5 at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

April 6 Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

April 9 Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

April 13 Denver, 7:30 p.m.