How are the 82 regular season games in the NBA structured?

15 teams in the East Division 15 teams in the West Division Regular season: A team plays 4 games against each team in the same zone (2 home, 2 away) and 2 games (1 home, 1 away) against each team in a different district. As a result, each team has to play eighty-two games in the regular season.

By the way, write out the algorithm: the total number of games played in a district: 15 14 (4 2) 30 1230 (games) The total number of teams in a district is 15 The number of games played by each team in a season is:

1230 15 = 82 (field).

At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams in each region advance to the playoffs. 1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, 3rd vs. 6th, 4th vs. 5th. The playoffs are played in a playout format, with each round being a best-of-seven format.

In the end, the first place in the competition will be determined. The first place in the two divisions competes for the overall championship.

Now it's 30 teams.

82 regular season games per team.

For example, the Rockets (Western Conference).

To play 15*2=30 against teams in the East

Play 4 games each in this division (Mavericks, Spurs, Hornets, Grizzlies) 4*4=16, and then 6 teams will be randomly selected from the remaining 10 teams in the West to play 4 games each 6*4=24 and 3 games each with the remaining 3 teams 3*4=12 (as for which teams to play 4 games and which to play 3 games are random).

So 30 16 24 12 82

The NBA currently has 15 teams in the East and West, let's take the Rockets, they have to play two games a year with Eastern teams, one home and one away, so that there are 30 games, and the other four teams in the same region (Southwest Division) have to play four games, which is 16 games. There are 3 to 4 games to play with the other teams in the West Division, and there are 4 teams to play 3 games, which is determined by the authorities. 30+16+12+24=82。

There are a total of 30 teams in the NBA, divided into the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference, with 15 teams each. Each league has 3 divisions with 5 teams in each division.

Regular season matchups:

1: Play 2 games against teams from different leagues, 1 home and 1 away (30 games in total).

2: Play 4 games against teams in the same division, 2 home games each (16 games in total).

3: 3 games against 4 teams from different divisions of the same league (12 games in total) and 4 games against 6 teams (24 games in total).

The team that played 3 of these games is quite different from this team's record last season, and the teams are far away, and the computer arranges. Therefore, a team plays a total of 82 regular season games. (30 + 16 + 12 + 24 = 82 games).

The NBA format rules 82 games are determined based on the 30 teams playing against each other, the NBA's regular season.

It is divided into home and away, and if two different divisions in the east and west want to play one home and one away in a season, then a team needs to play 30 games; If a team faces the same division and the same division, it needs to play two home and two away games, that is, it has to play four games against each of the four teams except itself, which is a total of 16 games;

In addition to the 5 teams in one of their own divisions, there are 10 teams left in different divisions, and a team needs to play 3-4 games against these 10 teams, such as playing 2 home and 2 away games against 6 of them, that is 24 games; Three games against four of these teams are 12. Finally, add up all of these games: 30 + 16 + 24 + 12 = 82 regular season games.

NBA playoffs.

Rules. The NBA is divided into two parts: the regular season and the playoffs, the regular season is actually a ranking game, after 82 games, the top eight teams in each region can continue to play the next playoffs. The playoffs are actually knockout rounds, divided into three rounds, with the rule of four wins in seven games, divided into two districts, east and west, and each district ranks first vs eighth, two vs seven, three vs six, and four vs five.

In the second round of the playoffs, the four winning teams from the first round of each division can continue to play according to the two sides, and the winners and losers will be separated, leaving the last two teams to play the final round of the regional finals to determine the final division champion. The divisional champion then competes to determine the overall champion.

The NBA is divided into two leagues, each of which is divided into three divisions with five teams each. Play 2 games against teams from different leagues, a total of 2x15=30. Play 4 games with teams from different divisions of the same league, a total of 4x10=40.

Play 3 games with teams in the same league and division, a total of 3x4=12. So the number of regular games is 30 + 40 + 12 = 82 games.

In the 1940s, when the NBA was founded, there were only 11 teams involved, and at that time one team played 60 games a season. Due to management problems, the NBA was reduced to only 7 teams, and the number of games was reduced to 48 games played by one team in a season. However, as the league expanded, the league began the 1961-62 season with 80 regular season games, increased to 81 games in 1966-67, and finally set the regular season to 82 games in 1967.

Since then, the number 82 has been completely fixed barring a shutdown.

The reason why it is determined to be 82 is that according to the United States**, a six-month season with about 80 games is the number that can best strike a balance between league profitability and player health.

In other words, it's all about money. Perhaps based on more than 70 years of statistics, the league has found that 82 games is the tipping point for players to be injured or not, and it is also the tipping point for maximizing the team's and the league's revenue.

But compared to the 1960s, when the number 82 was determined, the intensity of NBA games is now greater, and the number of young people under the age of 20 entering the league is increasing. The tight schedule puts players at increasing risk of injury, and even NBA stars can't help but complain. LeBron James once said:

Playing time is not a problem, the number of games is. It doesn't matter how many minutes a game you play, we can all play 50 minutes if you think about it. Our players think there are too many games, 82 games a season.

Reducing playing time does not mean reducing the number of games. ”

The BAA League, the predecessor of the NBA, had 11 teams in its first season in 1946, and each team had to play 60 regular season games, and as the league gradually grew steadily, more games and teams meant higher profit margins, players could ask for more pay, owners could earn more ticket revenue, and the league could gain more fame and benefits, and the length of the regular season grew with the benefits, until 1967, when it reached today's 82-game system.

So why stop at 82? First of all, of course, there are cost considerations, the league has to balance its balance of payments, more games can charge more for TV broadcasts and tickets, but at the same time, it has to pay for the cost of running a team, and the players' salaries, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all money. Secondly, a season that is too long can overwhelm the players' bodies, and the owners of the team arbitrarily believe that 82 games is an acceptable balance.