How Many Games Are There in an NBA Season?
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The NBA season is 82 games long. Each team plays 41 home games and 41 away games.
82 Games in an NBA Season
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is made up of 30 teams, 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada.
The NBA regular season consists of 82 games, which are played over a span of about six months from late October to early April. Each team plays 41 home games and 41 away games.
Teams are divided into two conferences, the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference. Within each conference, there are three divisions. The NBA playoffs follow the regular season, and consist of a best-of-seven series for each conference.
41 Home Games and 41 Away Games
The NBA regular season is 82 games long, which is broken down into two 41-game halves. Typically, an NBA team plays two games against each of the other 29 teams in its conference during the first 41-game half of the season. In the second half of the season, each team plays every other team in its conference at least once and a majority of teams from the other conference. The schedule is generally released in August prior to the start of the season
30 Teams in the NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) 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 regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games.
Each Team Plays Every Other Team Twice
In an NBA season, each team plays every other team twice, once at home and once away. This makes for a total of 82 games in a season. There are also exceptions to this rule. If a team plays on a Thursday, they may have what is called a “back-to-back.” This means that they will play two games in two days, with one game being at home and the other being away.
Once at Home and Once Away
In an NBA season, each team plays 82 games. They play 41 games at home and 41 games away.
