Celtics Schedule Announced Including Christmas Day Game Against the Knicks in NY

Celtics news release…

BOSTON – Early matchups against Eastern Conference rivals, holiday season showdowns, and the first home games on consecutive nights in over 15 years are among the many highlights of the 2016-17 schedule as the Boston Celtics look to build on last year’s 48-win season.

Four-time NBA All-Star Al Horford makes his Celtics debut, joining 2016 All-Star Isaiah Thomas, 2016 First Team All-Defense selection Avery Bradley and their teammates as they welcome the Brooklyn Nets to TD Garden to tip-off the 2016-17 season on Wednesday, October 26. One week later, the Celtics will host Dwyane Wade, Rajon Rondo and the new-look Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, November 2 before traveling to Cleveland the next night for their first encounter with LeBron James and the 2016 NBA Champion Cavaliers on Thursday, November 3. Later in the month, Boston will host Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Friday, November 18.

Fans can extend their holiday celebrations to include Celtics home games this year with a matinee matchup against LaMarcus Aldridge, Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 25, and a Friday night tilt against Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder on December 23. The team also plays on Christmas Day for the first time in four seasons, when they travel to New York to face off against Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose and the Knicks.

The team will host home games on consecutive nights against Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, January 6 before taking on Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, January 7. This marks the first time the Celtics have hosted home games on consecutive days since the 1998-99 lockout-shortened season.

The Celtics will welcome the Cavaliers to town on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 for the first of two matchups in Boston this season. The Celtics close out the regular season on Wednesday, April 12 at home against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Individual game tickets will be available exclusively to members of Club Green, presented by Mohegan Sun, in a one-day-only presale on Thursday, August 18. Fans can sign up for Club Green at celtics.com/subscribe. Individual game tickets will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 12:00 p.m.

CSN New England is the exclusive television home of the Boston Celtics with 72 locally exclusive live games this coming season. Fans can catch all the action with the call from CSN broadcast team Mike Gorman, Tommy Heinsohn & Brian Scalabrine, along with sideline reporter Abby Chin and pre- and postgame coverage with Kyle Draper, Sherrod Blakely and more. CSN will feature Pregame Live and Postgame Live shows before and after every single Celtics game. Additionally, CSN’s coverage of the Celtics games, as well as the Pregame Live and Postgame Live shows, will be streamed live on CSNNE.com and via the NBC Sports App for authenticated CSN subscribers. Featuring Sean Grande and Cedric Maxwell, games can be heard all season long on 98.5 The Sports Hub, the radio home of the Boston Celtics.

Celtics faithful throughout the country can catch the team on ABC, ESPN and TNT a combined 22 times this upcoming season. Additionally, Boston will make six appearances on NBA TV.