The NBA released their Opening Week National TV schedule in addition to games played on Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the Boston Celtics will tip it all off against a familiar foe.
Opening Week:
The Celtics will face off against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, October 16th at 8PM EST on TNT in Boston in a rematch of the 2018 Eastern Conference Semifinals where Boston defeated Philly in 5 games. Throughout the entirety of the 2017-18 NBA season, from preseason to postseason, the Celtics posted a record of 9-2 against their division rivals.