This season, thinking the same way, he went even further out on a limb, scheduling Oklahoma for a Jan. 4 game at Springfield, Mass.

He will resume taking the medication after the Jan. 1 game.

Horford sustained the injury going for a rebound in a Jan. 11 game at Indiana.

Seton Hall players began wearing the flags on their uniforms for the Jan. 15 game at Boston College.

Then there was a series of three during the Jan. 10 game, each coming before critical situations.

In a Jan. 16, 1993, game at Chicago, Jordan erupted for 64 points, the most ever scored against the Magic.

DeLuca said the network showing the Jan. 2 game can shift it to Jan. 3 or 4.

The rare weekday matinee was played to make up for the Jan. 7 game postponed because of the blizzard.

The two road games, which include a Jan. 15 game against the Rangers, are in the Eastern time zone.

The star center missed three games after inexplicably fainting before a Jan. 14 game against St. Bonaventure.