How Many Games Does The NBA Play In A Season?

The answer may surprise you – the NBA plays 82 games in a season! Here’s a look at how many games each team plays.

How Many Games Does The NBA Play In A Season?

82 Games

The NBA regular season typically runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. teams play four games against each of their division opponents, three games against the non-division opponents in their own conference, and two games against the non-conference opponents in the other conference.

40 Home and 40 Away

The NBA regular season typically runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. Sixty-six of those games are against teams within their own conference — 34 at home and 32 away. The remaining 16 games are played against teams in the other conference, eight at home and eight away.

4 Pre-Season Games

The NBA plays 4 preseason games.

10 Day All-Star Break

After the All-Star break, each team has play 27 games.

Playoffs

The NBA season is 82 games long, but that’s not counting pre-season or playoffs. The playoffs are a whole separate animal, and they can add an extra month or more to the season. During the playoffs, teams play best of seven games series until there is only one team left standing. That team is the NBA champion for that year.

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