When Does the NBA Season Usually Start?
The NBA season usually starts in late October, but the specific date can vary from year to year. Keep an eye on the NBA schedule to make sure you don’t miss a game!
Introduction
The NBA season usually starts in October, with the first games typically taking place around the second week of the month. The regular season runs until April, with the Playoffs beginning in early May and the Finals taking place in late May or early June.
The regular season
The regular season of the NBA usually starts in the last week of October. It usually starts on Tuesday and ends on Wednesday night. The regular season is 82 games long, with 41 games at home and 41 games away.
The playoffs
The National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament held after the conclusion of the NBA’s regular season to determine the league’s champion for that year. The playoffs were first instituted in 1947. The competition has been at its current form since 1984, when the NBA expanded the playoffs to sixteen teams, a four-round tournament. Currently, thirteen teams from the Western Conference and nine from the Eastern Conference qualify for the playoffs.
In each round, the losing team is eliminated from the playoff bracket; whichever team remaining in each conference finals series wins that series earns a place in the next year’s NBA Finals.
The NBA Finals
The NBA Finals is the biggest stage in professional basketball. The best of the best teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences go head-to-head in a best-of-seven series to decide the NBA Championship. The NBA Finals usually take place in mid-June, with the Eastern Conference team having home-court advantage.
