 
<translate> Iji zaa ajụjụ a, tụlee ihe ndị a: Oge a malitere na Ọktoba 17, 2017, tupu oge gara aga iji belata ọnụ ọgụgụ egwuregwu "azụ-na-azụ" ndị otu a na-eme atụmatụ igwu, na ndị na-agba ọsọ na 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers na-akwado egwuregwu megide Boston Celtics na Quicken Loans Arena na Cleveland, Ohio. Ya mere, azịza ikpeazụ bụ Ọktoba 17, 2017. <eng> To answer the question, consider the following: The regular season began on October 17, 2017, earlier than previous seasons to reduce the number of "back-to-back" games teams are scheduled to play, with the 2017 runners-up Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the Boston Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Therefore, the final answer is October 17 , 2017. 