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Raptors play host to Celtics in exhibition |
Eric Koreen 
Mark Blinch/Reuters The Raptors will play host to the Boston Celtics at the Air Canada Centre on Sunday, Dec. 18 (1 p.m.), with the return match at Boston’s TD Garden going Wednesday, Dec. 21 (7:30 p.m.). First, National Basketball Association executives were allowed to talk to player agents. Next, players were allowed to use team facilities in preparation for the upcoming season. And now, the third sign that the five-month NBA lockout is drawing to an end, actual games are being scheduled. The Toronto Raptors announced their truncated pre-season schedule on Thursday, and as expected, it is just one set of back-to-back games against a geographically convenient opponent. The Raptors will play host to the Boston Celtics at the Air Canada Centre on Sunday, Dec. 18 (1 p.m.), with the return match at Boston’s TD Garden going Wednesday, Dec. 21 (7:30 p.m.). This is the same formula the league used in its lockout-shortened 50-game, 1999 season, when each team played two games against the same team in the pre-season. The regular-season schedule could be announced next week. Boston is scheduled to play the Knicks in one of at least three games slated for Christmas Day. • Email: ekoreen@nationalpost.com | Twitter:
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Raps face Celtics twice in short pre-season |
THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will play the Boston Celtics twice in a shortened two-game NBA pre-season. The Raptors will host the Celtics on Sunday, Dec. 18 at the Air Canada Centre, and then visit Boston on Wednesday, Dec. 21. A tentative labour deal was reached last weekend to end the lockout that began July 1. The league hopes to open training camps and free agency next Friday, and plans are for a pro-rated 66-game regular season beginning on Christmas Day. Thanks for reading! . |
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Raptors to face Celtics twice in pre-season |
The Toronto Raptors will play the Boston Celtics twice in a shortened two-game NBA pre-season. The Raptors will host the Celtics on Sunday, Dec. 18 at the Air Canada Centre, and then visit Boston on Wednesday, Dec. 21. A tentative labour deal was reached last weekend to end the lockout that began July 1. The league hopes to open training camps and free agency next Friday, and plans are for a pro-rated 66-game regular season beginning on Christmas Day. That’s all the news for today. |
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Raps face Celtics twice in shortened pre-season |
THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will play the Boston Celtics twice in a shortened two-game NBA pre-season. The Raptors will host the Celtics on Sunday, Dec. 18 at the Air Canada Centre, and then visit Boston on Wednesday, Dec. 21. A tentative labour deal was reached last weekend to end the lockout that began July 1. The league hopes to open training camps and free agency next Friday, and plans are for a pro-rated 66-game regular season beginning on Christmas Day. If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. |
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Toronto Raptors to play Boston Celtics twice in… |
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors will play the Boston Celtics twice in a shortened two-game NBA pre-season. The Raptors will host the Celtics on Sunday, Dec. 18 at the Air Canada Centre, and then visit Boston on Wednesday, Dec. 21. A tentative labour deal was reached last weekend to end the lockout that began July 1. The league hopes to open training camps and free agency next Friday, and plans are for a pro-rated 66-game regular season beginning on Christmas Day. That’s all the news for today. |
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