each team plays 24 nba games in the regular season against teams from the other conference.
each team plays 24 nba games in the regular season against teams from the other conference.
how many nba games does each team play in the regular season against teams from the other conference?
24
some pundits doubted his strength, fitness and scoring prowess after a full season on the sidelines, with only an outside chance for rookie of the year. in his nba debut on 18 october 2017, simmons had 18 points and 10 rebounds in a 120–115 season-opening loss to the washington wizards. in his third game, on 21 october, simmons recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in a 128–94 loss to the toronto raptors, joining oscar robertson as the only players ever to post 10+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists in their first three nba games. in his fourth game, on 23 october, simmons recorded his first career triple-double with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 97–86 win over the detroit pistons, becoming the third rookie after robertson (1960) and art williams (1967) to record a triple-double in his first four games. he went on to become the only player in nba history to begin a season with at least 170 points, 100 rebounds and 80 assists in his team's first 10 games. on 29 november, he had 31 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in a 118–113 win over the wizards. on 22 february, he scored a career-high 32 points, making two free throws with 5.6 seconds left to complete philadelphia's rally from five points down in the final minute, as the 76ers beat the chicago bulls 116–115. on 15 march against the new york knicks, simmons recorded his second consecutive triple-double and joined robertson and magic johnson as the third rookie in nba history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists. his triple-double against the knicks was his eighth of the season, thus entering second place for most triple-doubles in a rookie season, trailing only robertson (26). on 19 march against the charlotte hornets, simmons recorded 11 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists, and became the third rookie to have 0 turnovers in a triple-double game. on 24 march, he recorded his 10th triple-double of the season with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists in a 120–108 win over the minnesota timberwolves. on 26 march, he had 11 assists in a 123–104 win over the denver nuggets, topping allen iverson (567) to set the team rookie record for assists. on 6 april, he had 27 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists in a 132–130 win over the cleveland cavaliers, leading the 76ers to their 13th straight win. he was subsequently named eastern conference player of the week for games played monday 2 april to sunday 8 april. in the 76ers' penultimate game of the regular season on 10 april, the 76ers set a franchise record with their 15th consecutive victory following a 121–113 win over the atlanta hawks, with simmons recording 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. the 76ers finished the regular season with a 16th straight win to earn the no. 3 seed in the eastern conference playoffs. their record of 52–30 set the best team mark since 2001, when they went 56–26. at the conclusion of the regular season, simmons was named the eastern conference rookie of the month for games played in march and april, earning the award for the third consecutive month and the fourth time overall.
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