How Many Games Are In the NBA Regular Season?
There are 82 games in an NBA regular season. This is the same for both the Eastern and Western conferences.
82
The NBA regular season is 82 games long. This is 8 more games than the previous season, which was 74 games long. The NBA playoffs are 16 games long.
60
The NBA regular season consists of 82 games for each of the 30 teams in the league. 60 of those games are against teams within the conference, while 22 are cross-conference match-ups.
48
The regular season starts in late October and runs through early April. Each team plays 82 games, 41 at home and 41 away.
66
The NBA regular season is 82 games long, but each team only plays 66 of those games. The remaining 16 are considered “preseason” games and don’t count towards a team’s record.
