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The Lakers will open defense of their National Basketball Assn. championship at the Forum against Seattle as the league opens its 42nd season with 11 games on Nov. 6, a week later than usual.

The NBA’s 1987-88 schedule, announced Saturday, has the Clippers playing their home opener the following night against Portland at the Sports Arena.

CBS-TV’s first national telecast will be Dec. 12, matching the Philadelphia 76ers and the Chicago Bulls.

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The regular season, which has opened the last few years in the last week of October, will end April 24.

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