(New York) The Toronto Raptors will open the NBA intraseason tournament on November 17 at home against the Boston Celtics.
Posted at 4:52 p.m.
The league unveiled the full schedule for this new initiative on Tuesday.
The Raptors will also play in Orlando on Nov. 21 and host the Bulls on Nov. 24; then, the team including Montrealer Chris Boucher will conclude the preliminary phase on November 28, in Brooklyn.
This quartet is part of group C of the East.
The first round totals 60 games starting November 3, with a Cavaliers game in Indiana, where Montrealer Bennedict Mathurin plays.
There will be seven games on this first night, including Dallas in Denver and Golden State in OKC.
The Mavericks have Oliver-Maxence Prosper of Rosemere in their ranks, while the Thunder include Luguentz Dort of Montreal.
Each club will play four matches in the preliminary phase. The winners of the six groups and two more teams will advance to the playoffs.
At stake are about 18 million, including $500,000 for each player of the club who will win the tournament.
In the West, Group A includes Memphis, Phoenix, Utah, Portland and the Lakers.
Group B includes Denver, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston and the Clippers.
Group C hosts Sacramento, Golden State, Minnesota, Oklahoma City and San Antonio.
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Indiana and Detroit are in Group A East, while Milwaukee, New York, Miami, Washington and Charlotte are in Group B.
The quarter-finals will take place on December 4 and 5.
The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will be the scene of the semi-finals and the final, on December 7 and 9.
Each game will count in the regular season standings, with the exception of the final game.
The NBA will release its full 2023-24 schedule Thursday at 3 p.m.
We will then list 80 matches for each club. The other two will be in the intraseason tournament or as regular season matchups on December 6 and 8.
2023-08-15 22:21:24
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