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The Boston Celtics have officially released their preseason schedule for 2016-17 season. Their first game will be on October 4th against the Philadelphia Sixers at UMASS- Amherst. A new wrinkle this season will be the team playing back-to-back games against the Charlotte Hornets on October 6th and 8th, rather than playing the Toronto Raptors. Teams usually play the other teams in their division, so it'll be nice to see the Celtics venture out of the normal routine. The full schedule can be seen below: