| Différentes Caractéristiques / Ligues | NBA | Euroleague |
|---|---|---|
| Format | ||
| Nombre de Match | 82 + Play-Off | 38 + Play-Off |
| Durée de Match | 4 x 12min → 48min | 4 x 10min → 40min |
| Timeout | 7 par match | 5 par match |
| Terrain | ||
| Dimension | 28.65m long 15.24m large |
28m long 15m large |
| Ligne à trois points | 7.23m | 6.75m |
| Règles Annexes | ||
| Fautes Personnelles | 6 | 5 |
| Fautes d’Exclusion |
2 Flagrante 1 1 Flagrante 2 |
2 Fautes techniques 2 Fautes antisportives 1 Faute technique + 1 antisportive |
| Goal Tending | Pas de nettoyage de cercle autorisé | Nettoyage de cercle autorisé |
| Entre-deux |
Début du match + à chaque interférence de possession entre 2 joueurs |
Début du match uniquement + Possession redonnée alternativement aux équipes |
1. Competition Format
- The NBA has 82 regular season games from mid-October to mid-April.
The Season concludes with the PLAY-IN and PLAY-OFF until June.
- The Euroleague is slightly different because it must be combined with the respective club's leagues and cups. It get 38 games for the 2025-2026 season, running from October to early April.
When the regular season is over, it's time for the PLAY-IN and PLAY-OFF, as well as the FINAL FOUR which will crown the Season Champions.
2. The Game Format
Game Duration
From a game perspective, the NBA and the Euroleague have also decided to do things differently.
- An NBA game consists of:
4 quarters of 12 minutes → 48 minutes
Each team has 7 timeouts during the game and 2 additional timeouts in overtime.
- In the Euroleague, the rules are more similar to FIBA:
4 quarters of 10 minutes → 40 minutes
Each team has 5 timeouts during the game: 2 in the first half and 3 in the second half. In the event of overtime, the Euroleague grants each team 1 additional timeout.
The Ground
If you didn't already know that NBA had moved the three-point line back, 6.75m not being enough according to them...
- The court in the NBA is also larger:
28.65 m long and 15.24 m wide
The three-point line is moved back to 7.23 m
- In Euroleague, the courts and the three-point line remain faithful to FIBA rules.
28m long and 15m wide
Three-point line at 6.75 m.
3. Supplementary Rules
There are many differences, and some rules are more like subcategories, so to simplify reading and understanding, we've placed them in a specific category: supplementary rules. Let's go!
Foul :
- In the NBA, the foul system is completely different, but to put it simply; each player has 6 personal fouls. Technical fouls are not counted as personal fouls, only flagrant fouls are.
- If you accumulate two Flagrant 1 (Unnecessary Contact committed by a player against an opponent) → Exclusion
- If you receive a Flagrant 2 foul (unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent) → Direct expulsion - In the Euroleague, the FIBA system is used. Each player can commit 5 fouls before being ejected. Technical fouls are counted as personal fouls, and there are no flagrant fouls like in the NBA, only unsportsmanlike fouls.
- If a player receives 2 technical fouls → Exclusion
- If a player receives 2 unsportsmanlike fouls → Exclusion
- If a player receives 1 technical foul and 1 unsportsmanlike foul → Exclusion
Specific rules in the game
- In the NBA, in order to allow more space and more Wow moments and entertainment with big dunks and jelly shots, they implemented the 3-second rule in the paint on defense.
- Whereas in the Euroleague, no time limit is imposed in the paint on defense.
We saw that the number of timeouts was different, but not only that.
- Indeed, in the NBA, not only coaches can request them, but also players.
- In the Euroleague, only the coaches have that power.
A little-known rule in FIBA that is applied in the Euroleague but not in the NBA is the ability to clear the rim on a shot when the ball is outside the circle area.
- In the NBA, this is considered goal tending (an illegal block), and therefore prohibited.
The last major difference between the two biggest basketball leagues in the world concerns Jumpball or In-Between.
- In the NBA, in addition to the introductory Jumpball, every time there is interference on possession between 2 players, it results in a new Jumpball.
- Whereas in The Euroleague there is only an introductory Jumpball, and as soon as there is interference, possession will be given back alternately to one or the other team.