They will make their first journey to the Far East in October for two pre-season games against the Houston Rockets in Tokyo, the NBA announced Monday. Eric Gordon and the Houston Rockets will take on Serge Ibaka’s Raptors on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena — and in a pair of October pre-season dates in Tokyo. They have played regular-season games in London and pre-season contests in Rome and Madrid, but this will be their first pre-season trip to anywhere other than the United States or Canada since 2007. Article Continued BelowThe Toronto-Houston games will be the NBA’s 13th and 14th in Japan over the years, but the first in the pre-season. The league has often scheduled regular-season games in England and Mexico City as part of its international expansion plans.

Source: thestar March 05, 2019 01:52 UTC