NBA announces two Mexico City games for 2019

The Dallas Mavericks will play the Detroit Pistons on Dec. 12 in the first of two matchups in Mexico City that the NBA announced on Friday. The San Antonio Spurs will meet the Phoenix Suns two days later in the second game.

It's the fourth consecutive season in which two NBA games will be played in Mexico City, all at Arena Ciudad de Mexico. It's the first time four different teams will play in Mexico in the same season, however. Both games will be televised on ESPN Deportes, Televisa and NBA League Pass International.

"NBA games in Mexico City are a core part of our efforts to reach and engage basketball fans throughout Mexico and Latin America," said league commissioner Adam Silver in a statement. "With a record four NBA teams visiting Mexico City next season, we expect an unprecedented level of interest and excitement around these games and our surrounding community events." This year's games will be the 29th and 30th in Mexico since 1992, representing the most NBA games played in one country outside of the U.S. and Canada. The NBA has played one game in London in each of the past six seasons, after playing two in 2011.

In a partnership with Zignia Live, the NBA plans to continue scheduling games in Mexico City in future years. 

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