3. mantle-the layer of the earth between the crust and the core. layer-a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another. geosphere, lithosphere-the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle. lower mantle-the deeper part of the mantle.
2016 NBA Schedule Release: TV Info, Start Time, Date and More for Full Release. August 10, 2016. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports. The National Basketball Association reportedly will release the 2016-17 regular-season schedule on Thursday at 5:45 p.m. ET, per Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News.
This year, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 marks the end of the regular NBA season. Three days later, the 2015 NBA playoffs games are slated to start on Saturday, April 18, 2015. The NBA Playoffs feature the top eight teams in each NBA conference all doing battle on the court in a best of seven series against each other.