regular season
(used form a nominal expression)
82 games
How are matches distributed? This is largely based on the scheduling of games between teams and the rules of the tournament. Here are the details of how they are allocated:
boyfriend
: 10 teams with the same conference (East or West) but different divisions.
ordinal number
: Six of these teams have played each other four times (two home and two away) for a total of 24 games, while the other four teams have played each other three times (two of them two home and one away, and two of them one home and two away) for a total of 12 games.
add up the total
:: 36 games.
boyfriend
: With 4 teams in the same division.
ordinal number
: Each team plays each of the other 4 teams in the same division 4 times (2 home and 2 away).
total number of sessions
: 4 teams × 4 times/team = 16 games.
boyfriend
: 15 teams with another conference (the Western Conference if the team is in the East; and vice versa).
ordinal number
: Played each of these 15 teams twice, once home and once away.
total number of sessions
: 15 teams × 2 times/team = 30 games.
With this distribution, the NBA ensures fairness in the number of times each team plays different opponents in the regular season and in the schedule.
