How Many NBA Games Will Be Played in 2021?

The NBA season is off to a rocky start, with games being postponed and players opting out. But how many games will be played in 2021?

NBA Season Length

The 2021 NBA season is set to start on December 22nd, 2020 and end on May 16th, 2021, according to NBA.com. This will give us a total of games in the regular season. NBA.com also lists the season as being “82 games”.

82 Games

The NBA season is typically 82 games long, but it was shortened to just 60 games for the 2020-2021 season because of the COVID pandemic. The playoffs will begin in mid-April and the Finals are set to wrap up in late June.

66 Games

The NBA Board of Governors has voted to Approve a Proposed Start to the 2020-21 NBA Season on December 22, 2020. The 2020-21 NBA regular season would feature a 72-game schedule and is tentatively scheduled to conclude on April 10, 2021. Christmas Day would mark the start of the season with a triple-header featuring the New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets at 8:00 p.m. ET, the Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks at 10:30 p.m., and the Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets at 1:00 a.m.

The vote comes following months of negotiation between the league and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) on various health and safety protocols for the upcoming season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Under the proposed plan, players will report to training camp on December 1st, with preseason games beginning on December 11th. The regular season would then tip off on December 22nd, with each team playing 36 home games and 36 road games.

50 Games

The NBA plans to shorten the 2021 season to 50 games because of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The league is still finalizing details of the plan and could announce it as soon as Thursday, sources said. The season is tentatively scheduled to start on Dec. 22, one week before Christmas.

NBA teams have been informed that they will each play 50 regular-season games in 2021-2022, sources tell @TheAthletic @WatchStadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 16, 2020

The league also is discussing a December start date for training camps and free agency beginning on Nov. 20, sources said. The NBA’s draft lottery is scheduled for Aug. 25 and the draft on Oct. 12.

NBA Season Start

After being postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 NBA season is finally set to start. The regular season will begin on December 22, 2020, and will end on May 16, 2021. The postseason will then start on May 22, 2021 and will end on July 22, 2021. So how many games will be played in the 2021 NBA season?

December 1st

The NBA season is set to start on December 1st, 2020. This will mark the first time in the league’s history that a season will start in December. The regular season will be shortened to 72 games, down from the 82 games that are typically played.

This shortened season is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the NBA to suspend play for several months earlier in the year. The league was able to resume play in August, but only after implementing strict health and safety protocols.

It is still unclear how many fans will be allowed to attend games during the upcoming season. However, it is likely that attendance will be limited in order to prevent the spread of the virus.

Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, the NBA is moving forward with its plans for the upcoming season. Players have already begun arriving at training camp, and they will soon begin preparing for what promises to be an exciting and unique season of basketball.

December 22nd

The 2020-2021 NBA season is set to begin on December 22nd, 2020. The season was originally supposed to start on October 22nd, 2020 but was pushed back due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The season will consist of 72 games per team instead of the usual 82. There will also be an All-Star break from February 15th-February 21st.

This will be the first time since the 2009-2010 season that the NBA will have a December start date. That season started on October 27th due to a labor dispute between the players and the league.

It is unclear how many fans will be allowed in arenas for games this season. Some teams have said they will allow a limited number of fans while others have said they will play in front of empty arenas.

January 18th

The 2021 NBA season will begin on January 18th, two days after Martin Luther King Jr. day. The league had originally planned to start the season on December 22nd, but pushed the date back due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The season will be 72 games instead of the traditional 82, and all teams will play each other at least two times. The playoffs are scheduled to start on May 22nd and conclude no later than July 22nd.

This will be the first time since the 1950-51 season that the NBA starts in January.

NBA Season End

It’s been a long and difficult NBA season, but it’s finally coming to an end. The last game of the season will be played on _____. _____ will be the champion this year. It’s been a season full of surprises and we can’t wait to see what the next one will bring.

April 11th

The 2021 NBA season is rapidly approaching its end. As of April 11th, there are only four games remaining on the schedule. These four games will determine the final standings for the playoffs, which are set to begin on April 15th.

The four teams that have clinched a spot in the playoffs so far are the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Brooklyn Nets, and Portland Trail Blazers. The Lakers have clinched the top seed in the Western Conference, while the Bucks have secured the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

The race for the final two playoff spots in each conference is still very much up in the air. There are a number of teams that still have a chance to make it to the postseason, but it remains to be seen who will ultimately punched their ticket to play for a chance at an NBA title.

May 16th

The 2021 NBA season is rapidly approaching its end. The regular season will come to a close on May 16th, with the playoffs set to begin the following week. This year’s playoffs will be unlike any other in recent memory, as the league has decided to expand the field to include all 32 teams. This means that there will be a total of 16 playoff games played over the course of the next few weeks. The NBA Finals are scheduled to begin on June 7th and will conclude no later than July 22nd.

June 20th

The 2021 NBA season has been a rollercoaster ride with many COVID-19 related postponements and cancellations. As of June 20th, the last day of the regular season, a total of 1,230 games have been played. This is down from the 1,271 games that were originally scheduled. Out of the 30 teams in the NBA, only the Los Angeles Lakers have played all 82 of their scheduled games. The Memphis Grizzlies have played the fewest with just 67.