After the Boston Celtics lost their opening-round playoff series to the Brooklyn Nets, coach Brad Stevens reportedly felt worn down by the coaching grind. That prompted his move from the sideline to the front office in an organization shake-up which included Danny Ainge stepping down as president of basketball operations. The NBA has held the play-in during the past two seasons to generate more interest in the lower seeds competing for a postseason bid.
Considering its success, the league will presumably continue with that format. However, there are other factors that determine the number of games in the NBA. If we take a look at any type of sports, revenue plays an important role.
Basketball also counts as one of such sports. The NBA is one of the most-watched leagues in the world. The number of games helps to earn more money. We should not forget that these games are also broadcast on TV in various countries which also brings additional income.
In short, money is the main reason why more games are played in a single season of the NBA. If we compare basketball to other team games such as the NFL or soccer, these two sports have a possibility to hold more viewers. Basketball stadiums have less capacity, so it is important to have more games to gain additional income. The number of games in sports is directly proportional to the physical side of a particular sport.
At the same time the MLB, which is the least physical game only has games. The NBA in its turn is a moderately physical game and the amount of 82 games has its own purpose. Imagine if there were 58 games that is each team was to play home and away games against the other teams. Leaders of the team would be forced to take every game seriously, resulting in their fatigue. Furthermore, shortening the season means that every game holds more weight.
Teams who are good have gotten reputations for phoning it in. While nothing can stop this outright, making each game bear more weight means that fewer games can be viewed as throwaway games. The season length is arbitrary. From 44 game solutions to 72, no number will be objectively right, but in a league where some of the biggest names are hurt or managing loads, it would be smart for the league to compromise and preserve its product in one way or another.
In the meantime, this game NBA season will wrap up in April, with the playoffs starting on April 18 and going on until June. There is a reason for the madness, and this is why the NBA plays 82 regular season games.
The game season was first introduced to NBA athletes in the season. That took the total number of teams in the NBA to
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