Two neutral-site games between the Suns and the Nuggets - one outdoors on an Indian Wells, Calif., tennis court (Oct. 11) and the other in the Carrier Dome (Oct. 17) at Syracuse, N.Y. - are the highlights of Phoenix’s eight-game exhibition schedule, which was released Tuesday.

The Suns will do some traveling. In addition to the flight to upstate New York, the Suns have a home-and-home series with Joe Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks - two teams that have been closely tied since that trade in the summer of 2005. The Suns open the exhibition season against the Hawks on Oct. 8, then return the favor with a flight to Atlanta on Oct. 15.

The Charlotte Hornets and the Oklahoma City franchise are the other two home opponents for the Suns, who will have seven days at home to iron out the final kinks before kicking off the season Oct. 29 in San Antonio.

The game in Palm Springs - originally announced Feb. 19 - is the first outdoor NBA game in modern history and will take place at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The 16,000-seat stadium is an NBA-style arena with no roof that annually plays host to the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament.

Here is the full exhibition schedule:

Oct. 8:  Atlanta @ Phoenix   7 p.m.

Oct. 9:  Phoenix @Utah    7 p.m.

Oct. 11: vs. Denver @ Indian Wells    7 p.m.

Oct. 15:  Phoenix @ Atlanta    4 p.m.

Oct. 17:   vs. Denver @ Syracuse, N.Y.   4:30 p.m.

Oct. 20:  Charlotte  @ Phoenix 7 p.m.

Oct. 21:   Phoenix @ L.A. Clippers   7:30 p.m.

Oct. 23:   Oklahoma City @ Phoenix  7 p.m.

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