After a one year hiatus, the NBA Canada Series presented by Bell returns on Saturday, Sept. 29 when the Toronto Raptors face the Portland Trail Blazers at Vancouver's Rogers Arena. 11 days later, Toronto travels to Montreal to take on the Brooklyn Nets at the Bell Centre.
This year's games will be the 12th and 13th of the series, which began in 2012 and has taken place in five different Canadian cities – Calgary, Montreal, Ottowa, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
Over the six year span, 11 different teams have participated in the series, with the Raptors (9) and Timberwolves (4) participating more than any other team. Toronto holds an all-time record of 7-2 in the series, after winning the first of two games in 2018.
Here's a look back at each of the previous 12 games in the series…
History of the NBA Canada Series
2012
| Date | Location | Game | High Scorer |
| Oct. 19, 2012 | Bell Centre, Montreal | Raptors 107, Knicks 88 | Carmelo Anthony – 24 |
| Oct. 24, 2012 | MTS Centre, Winnipeg | Timberwolves 95, Pistons 76 | Rodney Stuckey/Chase Budinger – 21 |
2013
| Date | Location | Game | High Scorer |
| Oct. 20, 2013 | Bell Centre, Montreal | Timberwolves 104, Celtics 89 | Kevin Love – 22 |
2014
| Date | Location | Game | High Scorer |
| Oct. 5, 2014 | Rogers Arena, Vancouver | Raptors 99, Kings 94 | DeMar DeRozan – 21 |
| Oct. 24, 2014 | Bell Centre, Montreal | Raptors 83, Knicks 80 | Carmelo Anthony – 24 |
2015
| Date | Location | Game | High Scorer |
| Oct. 4, 2015 | Rogers Arena, Vancouver | Raptors 93, Clippers 73 | Kyle Lowry – 26 |
| Oct. 10, 2015 | MTS Centre, Winnipeg | Bulls 114, Timberwolves 105 | E'Twaun Moore/Tyus Jones – 18 |
| Oct. 14, 2015 | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa | Timberwolves 89, Raptors 87 | Gorgui Dieng – 14 |
| Oct. 23, 2015 | Bell Centre, Montreal | Raptors 92, Wizards 82 | Marcin Gortat/DeMarre Carroll – 16 |
2016
| Date | Location | Game | High Scorer |
| Oct. 1, 2016 | Rogers Arena, Vancouver | Raptors 97, Warriors 93 | Klay Thompson – 16 |
| Oct. 3, 2016 | Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary | Nuggets 108, Raptors 106 | Terrence Ross – 23 |
2018
| Date | Location | Game | High Scorer |
| Sept. 29, 2018 | Rogers Arena, Vancouver | Raptors 122, Trail Blazers 104 | Jonas Valanciunas – 17 |
| Oct. 10, 2018 | Bell Centre, Montreal | Raptors vs. Nets | |
