The NBA Canada Series are a series of basketball games featuring National Basketball Association teams that are played in Canada.
History
The first official series started in 2012, although previous preseason games had been played in Canada outside of Toronto before. Specifically, in October 1990, the Indiana Pacers played three games against the Bullets and Rockets. These 3 games were played in St. John's, Newfoundland; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Kitchener, Ontario.[1] There was no series in 2017 due to the early start of the season.[2] Planning for the series was overseen by Dan MacKenzie, vice president and managing director NBA Canada.[3]
NBA Canada Series games
2012
New York Knicks | 88–107 | Toronto Raptors |
Bell Centre, Montreal |
Detroit Pistons | 76–95 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
MTS Centre, Winnipeg |
2013
Boston Celtics | 89–104 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Bell Centre, Montreal |
2014
Sacramento Kings | 94–99 | Toronto Raptors |
Rogers Arena, Vancouver |
New York Knicks | 80–86 | Toronto Raptors |
2015
2016
2018
2019
2022
2023
See also
References
- ^ "Miller leads Pacers by Bullets,97-96".
- ^ Smith, Doug (3 August 2017). "NBA scheduling change means no Canada Series games this fall". The Toronto Star.
- ^ Ovsey, Dan (2013-06-05). "How the NBA doubled basketball engagement levels in Canada with only one team". Financialpost. Retrieved 2019-08-08.