The following is a list of NBA versus EuroLeague games. The list includes only games in which

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clubs have played against teams that participated in that same upcoming season's top-tier level

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competition. The first game was played in the year 1978, by the defending NBA champion, the

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, and Maccabi Tel Aviv, prior to the 1978–79 basketball season.

Rules

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era (1978–1999): The games between NBA and FIBA EuroLeague teams, that took place between 1978 and 1999, were played under a set of mixed

and NBA

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era (2003–present): The games that take place in the United States and Canada, are played under NBA

, and with three NBA

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. The games that take place outside of the United States and Canada, are played under NBA rules, with two NBA refs and one EuroLeague ref.

Statistical records of NBA teams against EuroLeague teams

Records by game rules

*FIBA era (1978–1999): **NBA teams had a record of 23–4 against FIBA EuroLeague teams, during the FIBA era, when the games were played under a set of mixed NBA and FIBA

. *Euroleague Basketball era (2003–present): **NBA teams have a combined record of 52–14 against EuroLeague teams, since 2003, playing under NBA

. **NBA teams have a record of 36–4, when playing the games at home, under NBA rules, and with three NBA refs. **NBA teams have a record of 16–10, when playing the games away, under NBA rules, with two NBA refs and one EuroLeague ref. *NBA teams have an overall record of 75–17 against EuroLeague teams.

Records by decade

*1970s (mixed rules): **FIBA EuroLeague teams had a record of 1–0 against NBA teams. *1980s (mixed rules): **NBA teams had a record of 8–3 against FIBA EuroLeague teams. *1990s (mixed rules): **NBA teams had a record of 15–0 against EuroLeague teams. *2000s (NBA rules): **NBA teams had a record of 32–5 against EuroLeague teams. *2010s (NBA rules): **NBA teams had a record of 20–8 against EuroLeague teams. *2020s (NBA rules): **EuroLeague teams have a record of 1–0 against NBA teams.

Game results, FIBA era (1978–1999)

This is a list of NBA versus FIBA EuroLeague games, during the

era, when the FIBA EuroLeague was run by

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, from the inaugural 1958 FIBA European Champions Cup season, to the

2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague The 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague was FIBA Europe's professional club basketball tournament for the 2000–01 season. Up until that season, there was one cup, the FIBA European Champions' Cup (which is now called the EuroLeague), though in this se ...

season. The list includes only games in which NBA clubs have played against teams that participated in that same upcoming season's top-tier level FIBA EuroLeague competition. The first game was played in the year 1978, prior to the 1978–79 basketball season. The games between NBA and FIBA EuroLeague teams, that took place between 1978 and 1999, were played under a set of mixed FIBA and NBA

. ---- Games played under mixed

and

rules: ----

1970s

1980s

1990s

Game results, EuroLeague Basketball era (2003–present)

This is a list of NBA versus EuroLeague games during the

era, since the EuroLeague has been run by EuroLeague Basketball, beginning with the EuroLeague 2000–01 season. The list includes only games in which NBA clubs have played against teams that participated in that same upcoming season's top-tier level EuroLeague competition. The first games were played in the year 2003, prior to the 2003–04 basketball season. The games that take place in the United States and Canada are played under NBA

, and with three NBA

. The games that take place outside of the United States and Canada are played under NBA rules, with two NBA refs and one EuroLeague ref. ---- Games played under

rules: ----

2000s

2010s

2020s

NBA vs. EuroLeague games involving the league champions

The following is a list of games that have been played between

and

teams, in which at least one of the leagues was represented by its defending league champion. The NBA has a record of 19–6 against the EuroLeague in these games. ----

NBA champions vs. EuroLeague champions

The following is a list of games that have been played between the defending champions of the NBA, and the defending champions of the EuroLeague. The NBA has a record of 2–1 against the EuroLeague in these games. ----

References

External links

History of Games Played By NBA Teams In EuropeGames Played Between European And NBA clubs
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