1, played two games with teams from different regions, home and away 1 game (a total of 30 games).
2. Play 4 games with teams in the division, with 2 home games each (total 16 games).
3. Four teams from different divisions in the same region played three games (a total of 12) and six teams played four games (a total of 24 games).
30+ 12+24+ 16=82。 There are 30 teams in the league, east 15 and west 15.
After the end of the regular season, the record of each division ranked, and the top eight in the East and West Divisions each entered the playoffs.
First place versus eighth place, second place versus seventh place, third place versus sixth place, fourth place versus fifth place.
The playoffs are knockout rounds, each round is the best of seven games, and finally the first place in the division is decided.
The first place in the two divisions competed for the championship? .
Extended data:
The NBA has grown from 1 1 teams at the beginning of its establishment to 30 teams now, belonging to the eastern and western leagues; Each division consists of three divisions and each division has five teams. All the teams are in the United States except one from Toronto, Canada.
Pacific Division: Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings.
Atlantic Division: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, new york Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors.
Middle East Division: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks.
Southeast Division: Atlanta Hawk, Charlotte Hornet, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards.
Southwest Division: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs.
Northwest Division: Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trailblazers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah Jazz
References:
Baidu encyclopedia -NBA regular season