The NBA returns to Mexico when the Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons meet in the NBA Mexico City Game 2025 on Nov. 1. It marks the 34th NBA game played in Mexico – this will be the 15th regular-season game, along with 19 preseason games – as the country has hosted the most NBA games outside of the United States and Canada.

What is the NBA Mexico City Game?

This year’s event marks the fourth consecutive year — and the 14th time since 2014, along with one game in 1997 — that the NBA has hosted a regular-season game in Mexico .

The Mexico City Game is one of seven international showcases on the NBA calendar during the 2025-26 season, alongside the NBA Abu Dhabi Games (Oct. 2 & 4), NBA x NBL Melbourne Series (Oct. 3 & 5), NBA Canada Series (Oct. 6), NBA China

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