The NBA and locked-out players returned to talks Friday with the hope of reaching a deal to save a 66-game schedule.

At 12 a.m. ET Saturday they had entered their 12th hour of talks.

The participants for the league are NBA Commissioner David Stern, Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, San Antonio Spurs owner and labor relations chairman Peter Holt and attorneys Rick Buchanan and Dan Rube. For the players are trade association chief Billy Hunter, trade association president Derek Fisher, trade association vice president Mo Evans, economist Kevin Murphy and attorney Ron Klempner.