NBA Canada Series

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

19 October 2012
New York Knicks 88–107 Toronto Raptors
Canada Bell Centre, Montreal
24 October 2012
Detroit Pistons 76–95 Minnesota Timberwolves
Canada MTS Centre, Winnipeg

2013

20 October 2013
Boston Celtics 89–104 Minnesota Timberwolves
Canada Bell Centre, Montreal

2014

5 October 2014
Sacramento Kings 94–99 Toronto Raptors
Canada Rogers Arena, Vancouver
24 October 2014
New York Knicks 80–86 Toronto Raptors

2015

2016

2018

2019

2022

2 October 2022
Utah Jazz 82–114 Toronto Raptors
14 October 2022
Boston Celtics 134–137 Toronto Raptors

2023

See also

References

  1. ^ "Miller leads Pacers by Bullets,97-96".
  2. ^ Smith, Doug (3 August 2017). "NBA scheduling change means no Canada Series games this fall". The Toronto Star.
  3. ^ Ovsey, Dan (2013-06-05). "How the NBA doubled basketball engagement levels in Canada with only one team". Financialpost. Retrieved 2019-08-08.


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