How Many NBA Games Are There This Year?
Here’s a look at how many NBA games are scheduled for the 2020-2021 season.
82
The NBA (National Basketball Association) is a professional basketball league in North America. There are 30 teams in the NBA, 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The NBA regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The playoffs follow the regular season, and culminate in the NBA Finals.
60-82
The regular NBA season is 82 games long, but this can vary slightly depending on the number of teams in a particular season. For example, in the lockout-shortened 1999 season, each team only played 50 games. In recent years, the NBA has typically had between 30 and 40 teams, meaning that there are between 60 and 82 games in a given season.
40-60
The regular NBA season is 82 games long, but the number of games played can vary depending on a number of factors. The most common reason for there being fewer than 82 games in a season is when the postseason extends into the start of the next season. In these cases, the NBA schedule-makers will work around the conflict by having teams play fewer regular-season games.
There are also occasional instances where the league will schedule additional games, such as when two teams are unable to meet their original 82-game obligation due to a postponement or cancellation. In these cases, makeup games will be scheduled at a later date.
The range of 40-60 NBA games per team in a given season is thus due to a combination of postseason play and occasional rescheduling.
20-40
The NBA plays 82 games during the regular season, which runs from late October through mid-April. There are 30 teams in the league, so each team plays 82 games. That means a total of 2,460 games are played during the regular season.
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