 
 <translate> 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. <hau> Don amsa wannan tambayar, yi la'akari da mai zuwa: An fara kakar wasa ta yau da kullun a ranar 17 ga Oktoba, 2017, da wuri fiye da lokutan da suka gabata don rage yawan wasannin "baya-zuwa-baya" da aka tsara ƙungiyoyi za su yi, tare da Cleveland Cavaliers na 2017 masu tsere na biyu suna karɓar bakuncin wasa da Boston Celtics a Quicken Loans Arena a Cleveland, Ohio. Saboda haka, amsar karshe ita ce 17 ga Oktoba, 2017. 