List of National Basketball Association seasons - wikipedia List of National Basketball Association seasons The National Basketball Association ( NBA ) is the major professional basketball league in North America. The league was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America ( BAA ). The league adopted its current name at the start of 1949 -- 1950 season when it merged with the National Basketball League ( NBL ). The league currently consists of thirty teams, of which twenty - nine are located in the United States and one in Canada. Each team plays 82 games in the regular season. Eight teams from each of the league 's two conferences qualify for the playoffs. The winners of the Conference Finals advance to the finals to determine the NBA champions. The Boston Celtics have had or tied for the best regular season record for a record 18 times. They won the Eastern Conference ( known as the Eastern Division until 1970 ) for a record 21 times, while the Los Angeles Lakers won the Western Conference ( known as the Western Division until 1970 ) for a record 31 times. The Celtics won 17 NBA championships, the most in NBA history. The Lakers followed them with 16 titles from their 31 Finals appearances. The Celtics and the Lakers had played each other in the Finals for a record 12 times. The Celtics won 9 of their matchups while the Lakers have only won 3. The best single regular season record was recorded by the Golden State Warriors in the 2015 -- 2016 season. In that season, the Warriors recorded 73 wins and 9 losses with a winning percentage of. 890, eclipsing the 1995 -- 1996 Chicago Bulls, though the Bulls went on to win the Eastern Conference and the NBA championship. The Bulls and the Warriors are the only teams to win at least 70 games in a single season. In the 1995 -- 96 season, the Bulls achieved several awards and honors : Michael Jordan won the scoring title, the regular season Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Award, the All - Star Game MVP Award and the Finals MVP Award ; Dennis Rodman won the rebounding title ; Toni Kukoč won the Sixth Man of the Year Award ; Jordan and Scottie Pippen were named in the All - NBA First Team ; Jordan, Pippen and Rodman were named in the NBA All - Defensive First Team ; and coach Phil Jackson won the Coach of the Year Award. The Eastern champions have won 38 championships while the Western champions have won 31 championships. The defunct Central Division won one championship in 1950. Of the 70 championships, 34 of them were won by the teams who had or tied for the best regular season record. In 10 other occurrences, the teams who had or tied for the best regular season record, lost the Finals. Six teams that had the best regular season record and won the championships in the same season, were named to the list of Top 10 Teams in NBA History announced at the league 's 50th anniversary in 1996. The Celtics, the Bulls, the Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers each had two teams selected, while the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks each had one team selected. Contents 1 List 2 Notes 3 References 4 External links List Year Top seed Record Year Eastern champion Western champion Year Champion No. of teams No. of games Notes Ref. Regular season Playoffs Finals 1946 -- 47 Washington Capitols 6999817009999900000 ♠ 49 -- 11 (. 817 ) 1947 -- -- 1947 Philadelphia Warriors 11 60 -- 61 Inaugural season started with 11 teams 1947 -- 48 St. Louis Bombers 6999604000000000000 ♠ 29 -- 19 (. 604 ) 1948 -- -- 1948 Baltimore Bullets 8 48 4 teams folded ; 1 ABL team joined 1948 -- 49 Rochester Royals 6999750000000000000 ♠ 45 -- 15 (. 750 ) 1949 Washington Capitols Minneapolis Lakers 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 12 60 4 NBL teams joined 1949 -- 50 Syracuse Nationals 6999797000000000000 ♠ 51 -- 13 (. 797 ) 1950 Syracuse Nationals Anderson Packers 1950 Minneapolis Lakers 17 62 -- 68 NBL merged with BAA and was renamed NBA ; 2 teams folded ; 6 NBL teams joined ; 1 expansion team joined 1950 -- 51 Minneapolis Lakers 6999647000000000000 ♠ 44 -- 24 (. 647 ) 1951 New York Knicks Rochester Royals 1951 Rochester Royals 11 66 -- 69 6 teams folded ; 1 team folded during the season ; the first All - Star Game was held 1951 -- 52 Rochester Royals 6999621000000000000 ♠ 41 -- 25 (. 621 ) 1952 New York Knicks Minneapolis Lakers 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 10 66 1952 -- 53 Minneapolis Lakers 6999686000000000000 ♠ 48 -- 22 (. 686 ) 1953 New York Knicks Minneapolis Lakers 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 10 69 -- 71 1953 -- 54 Minneapolis Lakers 6999639000000000000 ♠ 46 -- 26 (. 639 ) 1954 Syracuse Nationals Minneapolis Lakers 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 9 72 1 team folded 1954 -- 55 Syracuse Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons 6999597000000000000 ♠ 43 -- 29 (. 597 ) 1955 Syracuse Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons 1955 Syracuse Nationals 9 72 1 team folded during the season 1955 -- 56 Philadelphia Warriors 6999625000000000000 ♠ 45 -- 27 (. 625 ) 1956 Philadelphia Warriors Fort Wayne Pistons 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 8 72 1956 -- 57 Boston Celtics 6999611000000000000 ♠ 44 -- 28 (. 611 ) 1957 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 1957 Boston Celtics 8 72 1957 -- 58 Boston Celtics 6999681000000000000 ♠ 49 -- 23 (. 681 ) 1958 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 1958 St. Louis Hawks 8 72 1958 -- 59 Boston Celtics 6999722000000000000 ♠ 52 -- 20 (. 722 ) 1959 Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers 1959 Boston Celtics 8 72 1959 -- 60 Boston Celtics 6999787000000000000 ♠ 59 -- 16 (. 787 ) 1960 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 1960 Boston Celtics 8 75 1960 -- 61 Boston Celtics 6999722000000000000 ♠ 57 -- 22 (. 722 ) 1961 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 1961 Boston Celtics 8 79 1961 -- 62 Boston Celtics 6999750000000000000 ♠ 60 -- 20 (. 750 ) 1962 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 1962 Boston Celtics 9 80 1 expansion team joined 1962 -- 63 Boston Celtics 6999725000000000000 ♠ 58 -- 22 (. 725 ) 1963 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 1963 Boston Celtics 9 80 1963 -- 64 Boston Celtics 6999738000000000000 ♠ 59 -- 21 (. 738 ) 1964 Boston Celtics San Francisco Warriors 1964 Boston Celtics 9 80 1964 -- 65 Boston Celtics 6999775000000000000 ♠ 62 -- 18 (. 775 ) 1965 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 1965 Boston Celtics 9 80 Named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History 1965 -- 66 Philadelphia 76ers 6999688009999900000 ♠ 55 -- 25 (. 688 ) 1966 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 1966 Boston Celtics 9 80 1966 -- 67 Philadelphia 76ers 6999840000000000000 ♠ 68 -- 13 (. 840 ) 1967 Philadelphia 76ers San Francisco Warriors 1967 Philadelphia 76ers 10 81 1 expansion team joined ; named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History 1967 -- 68 Philadelphia 76ers 6999756000000000000 ♠ 62 -- 20 (. 756 ) 1968 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 1968 Boston Celtics 12 82 2 expansion teams joined 1968 -- 69 Baltimore Bullets 6999695009999900000 ♠ 57 -- 25 (. 695 ) 1969 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 1969 Boston Celtics 14 82 2 expansion teams joined 1969 -- 70 New York Knicks 6999732000000000000 ♠ 60 -- 22 (. 732 ) 1970 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 1970 New York Knicks 14 82 Named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History 1970 -- 71 Milwaukee Bucks 6999805000000000000 ♠ 66 -- 16 (. 805 ) 1971 Baltimore Bullets Milwaukee Bucks 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 17 82 3 expansion teams joined 1971 -- 72 Los Angeles Lakers 6999841000000000000 ♠ 69 -- 13 (. 841 ) 1972 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 17 82 Named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History 1972 -- 73 Boston Celtics 6999829000000000000 ♠ 68 -- 14 (. 829 ) 1973 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 1973 New York Knicks 17 82 1973 -- 74 Milwaukee Bucks 6999720000000000000 ♠ 59 -- 23 (. 720 ) Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks Boston Celtics 17 82 1974 -- 75 Boston Celtics 6999732000000000000 ♠ 60 -- 22 (. 732 ) Washington Bullets Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 18 82 1 expansion team joined 1975 -- 76 Golden State Warriors 6999720000000000000 ♠ 59 -- 23 (. 720 ) 1976 Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns 1976 Boston Celtics 18 82 1976 -- 77 Los Angeles Lakers 6999646000000000000 ♠ 53 -- 29 (. 646 ) 1977 Philadelphia 76ers Portland Trail Blazers 1977 Portland Trail Blazers 22 82 ABA merged with NBA ; 4 ABA teams joined 1977 -- 78 Portland Trail Blazers 6999707000000000000 ♠ 58 -- 24 (. 707 ) 1978 Washington Bullets Seattle SuperSonics 1978 Washington Bullets 22 82 1978 -- 79 Washington Bullets 6999659000000000000 ♠ 54 -- 28 (. 659 ) 1979 Washington Bullets Seattle SuperSonics 1979 Seattle SuperSonics 22 82 1979 -- 80 Boston Celtics 6999744000000000000 ♠ 61 -- 21 (. 744 ) 1980 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 22 82 1980 -- 81 Boston Celtics 6999756000000000000 ♠ 62 -- 20 (. 756 ) 1981 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 1981 Boston Celtics 23 82 1 expansion team joined 1981 -- 82 Boston Celtics 6999768000000000000 ♠ 63 -- 19 (. 768 ) 1982 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 23 82 1982 -- 83 Philadelphia 76ers 6999793000000000000 ♠ 65 -- 17 (. 793 ) Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 23 82 Named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History 1983 -- 84 Boston Celtics 6999756000000000000 ♠ 62 -- 20 (. 756 ) 1984 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 1984 Boston Celtics 23 82 1984 -- 85 Boston Celtics 6999768000000000000 ♠ 63 -- 19 (. 768 ) 1985 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 23 82 1985 -- 86 Boston Celtics 6999817009999900000 ♠ 67 -- 15 (. 817 ) 1986 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 1986 Boston Celtics 23 82 Named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History 1986 -- 87 Los Angeles Lakers 6999793000000000000 ♠ 65 -- 17 (. 793 ) Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 23 82 Named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History 1987 -- 88 Los Angeles Lakers 6999756000000000000 ♠ 62 -- 20 (. 756 ) 1988 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 23 82 1988 -- 89 Detroit Pistons 6999768000000000000 ♠ 63 -- 19 (. 768 ) 1989 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 1989 Detroit Pistons 25 82 2 expansion teams joined ; named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History 1989 -- 90 Los Angeles Lakers 6999768000000000000 ♠ 63 -- 19 (. 768 ) 1990 Detroit Pistons Portland Trail Blazers 1990 Detroit Pistons 27 82 2 expansion teams joined 1990 -- 91 Portland Trail Blazers 6999768000000000000 ♠ 63 -- 19 (. 768 ) 1991 Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers 1991 Chicago Bulls 27 82 1991 -- 92 Chicago Bulls 6999817009999900000 ♠ 67 -- 15 (. 817 ) 1992 Chicago Bulls Portland Trail Blazers 1992 Chicago Bulls 27 82 Named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History 1992 -- 93 Phoenix Suns 6999756000000000000 ♠ 62 -- 20 (. 756 ) 1993 Chicago Bulls Phoenix Suns 1993 Chicago Bulls 27 82 1993 -- 94 Seattle SuperSonics 6999768000000000000 ♠ 63 -- 19 (. 768 ) 1994 New York Knicks Houston Rockets 1994 Houston Rockets 27 82 1994 -- 95 San Antonio Spurs 6999756000000000000 ♠ 62 -- 20 (. 756 ) 1995 Orlando Magic Houston Rockets 1995 Houston Rockets 27 82 1995 -- 96 Chicago Bulls 6999878000000000000 ♠ 72 -- 10 (. 878 ) Chicago Bulls Seattle SuperSonics Chicago Bulls 29 82 2 expansion teams joined ; named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History 1996 -- 97 Chicago Bulls 6999841000000000000 ♠ 69 -- 13 (. 841 ) 1997 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 1997 Chicago Bulls 29 82 1997 -- 98 Utah Jazz 6999756000000000000 ♠ 62 -- 20 (. 756 ) 1998 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 1998 Chicago Bulls 29 82 align = center 1997 -- 98 Chicago Bulls 6999756000000000000 ♠ 62 -- 20 (. 756 ) 1998 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 1998 Chicago Bulls 29 82 1998 -- 99 San Antonio Spurs 6999740000000000000 ♠ 37 -- 13 (. 740 ) 1999 New York Knicks San Antonio Spurs 1999 San Antonio Spurs 29 50 Season delayed and shortened due to a lockout 1999 -- 00 Los Angeles Lakers 6999817009999900000 ♠ 67 -- 15 (. 817 ) 2000 Indiana Pacers Los Angeles Lakers 2000 Los Angeles Lakers 29 82 2000 -- 01 San Antonio Spurs 6999707000000000000 ♠ 58 -- 24 (. 707 ) 2001 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers 2001 Los Angeles Lakers 29 82 2001 -- 02 Sacramento Kings 6999744000000000000 ♠ 61 -- 21 (. 744 ) 2002 New Jersey Nets Los Angeles Lakers 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 29 82 2002 -- 03 San Antonio Spurs 6999732000000000000 ♠ 60 -- 22 (. 732 ) 2003 New Jersey Nets San Antonio Spurs 2003 San Antonio Spurs 29 82 2003 -- 04 Indiana Pacers 6999744000000000000 ♠ 61 -- 21 (. 744 ) Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons 29 82 2004 -- 05 Phoenix Suns 6999756000000000000 ♠ 62 -- 20 (. 756 ) 2005 Detroit Pistons San Antonio Spurs 2005 San Antonio Spurs 30 82 1 expansion team joined 2005 -- 06 Detroit Pistons 6999780000000000000 ♠ 64 -- 18 (. 780 ) 2006 Miami Heat Dallas Mavericks 2006 Miami Heat 30 82 2006 -- 07 Dallas Mavericks 6999817009999900000 ♠ 67 -- 15 (. 817 ) 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers San Antonio Spurs 2007 San Antonio Spurs 30 82 2007 -- 08 Boston Celtics 6999805000000000000 ♠ 66 -- 16 (. 805 ) 2008 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 2008 Boston Celtics 30 82 2008 -- 09 Cleveland Cavaliers 6999805000000000000 ♠ 66 -- 16 (. 805 ) 2009 Orlando Magic Los Angeles Lakers 2009 Los Angeles Lakers 30 82 2009 -- 10 Cleveland Cavaliers 6999744000000000000 ♠ 61 -- 21 (. 744 ) Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 30 82 2010 -- 11 Chicago Bulls 6999756000000000000 ♠ 62 -- 20 (. 756 ) 2011 Miami Heat Dallas Mavericks 2011 Dallas Mavericks 30 82 2011 -- 12 Chicago Bulls 6999758000000000000 ♠ 50 -- 16 (. 758 ) 2012 Miami Heat Oklahoma City Thunder 2012 Miami Heat 30 66 Season delayed and shortened due to a lockout 2012 -- 13 Miami Heat 6999805000000000000 ♠ 66 -- 16 (. 805 ) 2013 Miami Heat San Antonio Spurs 2013 Miami Heat 30 82 2013 -- 14 San Antonio Spurs 6999756000000000000 ♠ 62 -- 20 (. 756 ) 2014 Miami Heat San Antonio Spurs 2014 San Antonio Spurs 30 82 2014 -- 15 Golden State Warriors 6999817009999900000 ♠ 67 -- 15 (. 817 ) 2015 Cleveland Cavaliers Golden State Warriors 2015 Golden State Warriors 30 82 2015 -- 16 Golden State Warriors 6999890000000000000 ♠ 73 -- 9 (. 890 ) 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers Golden State Warriors 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers 30 82 2016 -- 17 Golden State Warriors 6999817009999900000 ♠ 67 -- 15 (. 817 ) 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers Golden State Warriors 2017 Golden State Warriors 30 82 Notes Each year is linked to an article about that particular BAA / NBA season. Each year is linked to an article about the BAA / NBA Playoffs in that year. Each year is linked to an article about the BAA / NBA Finals in that year. Number of teams participated in that particular season, including any teams that folded during the season. Number of regular season games played by each team. All team additions and subtractions occurred before the start of the season unless stated otherwise. Prior to 1949, there were no Eastern and Western Division champions, because the playoffs were instituted with a three - stage tournament where the Eastern and Western Division teams had played each other before the finals. The original Baltimore Bullets, who folded in 1954, are not affiliated with the present - day Washington Wizards, who were known as the Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets from 1963 to 1997. The Anderson Packers, who folded in 1950, are not affiliated with the present - day Washington Wizards, who were known as the Chicago Packers from 1961 to 1962. Due to the NBA 's realignment into three divisions, the division champion with the best regular season record qualified automatically for the NBA Finals while the other two division champions faced off in the NBA semifinals to determine the other finalist. Eastern Division champion Syracuse had the best regular season record among the division champions, causing Central Division ( no relation to the current Central Division ) champion Minneapolis Lakers to face Western Division champion Anderson Packers in the NBA semifinals. The Lakers defeated the Packers to go to the Finals. There was no tiebreaker. Two teams with the best record received a first - round bye in the playoffs. Despite having the same record as the Washington Bullets, the Boston Celtics clinched top seed by winning the tiebreaker. Despite having the same record as the Philadelphia 76ers, the Boston Celtics clinched top seed by winning the tiebreaker. Despite having the same record as the Chicago Bulls, the Utah Jazz clinched top seed by virtue of winning their regular season series 2 -- 0. Despite having the same record as the Utah Jazz, the San Antonio Spurs clinched top seed by virtue of winning their regular season series 2 -- 1. Despite having the same record as the Dallas Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs clinched top seed by virtue of having a better conference record ( 36 -- 16 vs. Dallas 's 34 -- 18 ). The teams split their regular season series 2 -- 2. Despite having the same record as the San Antonio Spurs, the Chicago Bulls clinched top seed by virtue of their only regular season meeting between them, a 96 -- 89 victory by the Bulls on February 29, 2012. References General `` NBA & ABA League Index ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010. Specific Jump up ^ Goldaper, Sam. `` The First Game ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 5, 2010. 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Question: when did the nba go to 82 games
Answer: 1967–68