Number of Games in an NBA Season
Regular Season
The regular season consists of each team playing 82 games, 41 at home and 41 away. The NBA schedule allows for each team to play every other team in the league at least one time at home and one time on the road. Between all NBA teams there are a total of 1230 games during the regular season.
Playoffs
Since there are four rounds in the playoffs and each series has the possibility of playing 7 games, a team could possibly play another 28 games in the playoffs.