How Many Games Are in an NBA Season?

The NBA regular season is 82 games long. However, in a typical NBA season, each team will play around 50-60 games.

82

The NBA regular season consists of 82 games for each team. This is the time when every team plays every other team in their conference four times and every team in the other conference twice. This usually starts at the end of October and ends in mid-April. The teams that have the best record at the end of the season make it to the playoffs.

That’s the regular season

The NBA season is 82 games long. This includes games played against teams in your own conference and games played against teams in the other conference. The conference you play in does not affect how many games you play.

Playoffs

The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament annually held after the NBA’s regular season to determine the league’s champion. Every spring, fans of the 16 NBA teams that did not make the playoffs look forward to the following season when their team might have a chance to win the NBA championship.

16 teams make the playoffs

The 16 teams that make the playoffs are:
-The winner of each of the eight divisional matchups.
-The next best team in each conference, regardless of division. This is determined by regular season record.

4 rounds of best-of-seven series

In the NBA playoffs, four rounds of best-of-seven series are played to determine the league’s champion. Eight teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs. The three division winners in each conference earn the top three seeds, with the team with the best record in each conference earning the top overall seed. Seeds 4 through 8 are determined by regular season record.

At Seed 4 through 8, the matchups are:
4 vs. 5
3 vs. 6
2 vs. 7
1 vs. 8

The first round of the playoffs, or Conference Quarterfinals, is a best-of-seven series between three division winners and five wild card teams. The division winner with the worst record plays against the wild card team with the best record (seed 4 vs seed 5), and so on down to seed 3 vs seed 6 and seed 2 vs seed 7 and finally, seed 1 vs seed 8 in each conference.

In the second round of playoffs or Conference Semifinals, the matchup is:
1st Round Winner of (4/5) vs 1st Round Winner of (3/6) — lowest remaining seed plays highest remaining seed
1st Round Winner of (2/7) vs 1st Round Winner of (1/8) — other first-round survivor plays other first-round winner

NBA Finals

The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.

The last round of the playoffs

The NBA Finals is the last round of the playoffs in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The tournament is a best-of-seven series between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. The winning team of the NBA Finals receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.

The two teams with the best record in each conference

The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.