What are this season's NBA Global games?

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There will be three NBA games played outside of the United States and Canada in the 2018-19 season.

On Dec. 13, the Orlando Magic and Chicago Bulls will play the first of two NBA Mexico City Games. The Magic will then host the Utah Jazz a couple of days later at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico.

The New York Knicks and Washington Wizards will travel overseas the following month for the one and only NBA London Game.

NBA Global Games (2018-19 season)
Teams Date Time (EST) How To Watch Venue
Magic vs. Bulls Dec. 13 9:30 p.m. League Pass Arena Ciudad de Mexico 
Magic vs. Jazz Dec. 15 5:00 p.m. NBAC Arena Ciudad de Mexico 
Knicks vs. Wizards Jan. 17 3:00 p.m. TSN The O2 Arena

This will mark the 8th and 9th regular season games played in Mexico City in NBA history and the 9th played in London, England.

The first regular season NBA Global Game took place on Nov. 2, 1990, when Utah Jazz lost to the Phoenix Suns at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The Jazz got some revenge the next day, defeating the Suns by one point

Last season, the Brooklyn Nets took down the Oklahoma City Thunder and lost to the Miami Heat in Mexico City while the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers in London.

Other teams that have been a part of the NBA Global Games in the past: Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors.

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