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The National Basketball Association (NBA) established a 49-game preseason schedule on Friday, and scrimmages will take place Dec. 11-19 before the Dec. 22 start of the regular season.
Each team will play at least two preseason games, and NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers will play four times before the delayed regular season begins just before Christmas.
Five games are scheduled for opening night Dec. 11 of preseason games, highlighted by a showdown between the Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. The rivals, who each play at the Staples Center, will meet twice. The Lakers will also play the Phoenix Suns twice.
The Toronto Raptors will play three preseason games, including a home game at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. The Raptors will begin the regular season with home games in Tampa after the Canadian government ruled that the team could not host opponents in its own arena.
Each team will play 72 regular season games in 2020-21, 10 fewer than a typical season.
The NBA will release the regular season schedule in two segments. The schedule for the first half of the season is expected to be released in the coming days. The schedule for the second half will be published later and includes the games of the first half. that had to be postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. – Reuters
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