🏆 NBA — Standings & Results

NBA — what it is and how it works

The NBA is the best basketball league in the world and the sport's global benchmark. Its thirty franchises are split between the Eastern and Western Conferences, and an 82-game regular season is an endurance test before best-of-seven play-offs.

Format and competition system

30 teams, an 82-game regular season, a play-in tournament for seeds 7 to 10 in each conference and best-of-seven play-offs up to the Finals.

Honours and dominant teams

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers lead the championship count, well clear of the rest.

Frequently asked questions about NBA

What is the NBA play-in?

A mini-tournament among the teams seeded seventh to tenth in each conference for the last two play-off spots.