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NBA announces schedule changes
LOS ANGELES, Jan 29, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – The NBA made adjustments to its game
schedule on Thursday, rescheduling four games as it continues to adapt in
light of the coronavirus pandemic.
With 22 games postponed already this season — 21 of them this month — the
league said on Wednesday it would begin tweaking its schedule so that teams
with multiple postponements could catch up.
On Thursday the league said the Boston Celtics home game against the
Toronto Raptors scheduled for February 12 would be moved up to February 11
and the Detroit Pistons will play at Boston on February 12 in a game moved up
from February 14.
And on February 14, the Celtics will travel to the Washington Wizards and
the Pistons will host the New Orleans Pelicans in games that were projected
to be played in the second half of the season between March 11 and May 16.
So far this season, the Wizards have had six games postponed with two of
them now rescheduled.
The Memphis Grizzlies have also been hard hit as the league’s coronavirus
contact tracing protocols limited available players, with six of their games
postponed.
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