NBA Stats
Season schedule, game results, and format overview
NBA Season Format
Regular Season
82 games per team (Oct - Apr)Each team plays 82 games: 41 home and 41 away. Conference opponents are played more frequently.
In-Season Tournament
NBA Cup (Nov - Dec)Group stage games count toward regular season record. Knockout rounds in December with a single-elimination format.
Play-In Tournament
Seeds 7-10 (Apr)Teams seeded 7-10 in each conference compete for the last two playoff spots through a mini-tournament.
Playoffs
Best of 7 (Apr - Jun)16 teams compete in four rounds of best-of-7 series. Higher seed has home-court advantage.
NBA Finals
Championship Series (Jun)The conference champions face off in a best-of-7 series for the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
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