Celtics, Mavericks to play preseason games in Europe
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The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks will play preseason games this October in Europe.
Boston will open a four-game tour on October 5 against five-time Turkish champions Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey. The Celtics will also play two days later in Milan, Italy against 25-time Italian champs EA7 Emporio Armani.
Dallas will square off against eight-time German champions Alba Berlin on October 6 at the O2 World in Berlin, marking a homecoming for German star Dirk Nowitzki. The Mavericks will also play an additional game in Spain with details yet to be announced.
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This will mark the sixth year NBA teams will travel to Europe for preseason games. The series began in 2006 and took a break last year because of the NBA lockout.