The regular NBA season lasts from October to April, when each team participates in 82 games.
This format has been used since the 1967/68 season, with two exceptions: the 1998/99 season because of the NBA lockout and the 2021/21 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many were, and still are, advocates for playing fewer games during the regular NBA season. The reason behind it is “to create more compelling basketball, an NBA where there are more meaningful games and a greater number of fans who make appointments to watch,” as ESPN’s staff writer published in his article in 2011.
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