Fingqa izenzakalo ezibalulekile zesizini ye-NBA
Context:Ngemva kwekhefu lasehlobo, amaqembu aqala amakamu okuqeqesha ekupheleni kuka-September. Amaqembu okuqeqesha avumela abaqeqeshi ukuba bahlole abadlali (ikakhulukazi ama-rookie), bahlole amandla nobuthakathaka beqembu, balungiselele abadlali isizini ejwayelekile eqinile futhi banqume uhlu lwabadlali abangu-12 abasebenzayo (kanye nohlu lwabadlali abathathu abangasebenzi) abazoqala ngalo isizini ejwayelekile. Amaqembu anekhono lokunikeza abadlali abaneminyaka engaphansi kwemibili yokuhlangenwe nakho ku-NBA G League. Ngemva kwekamu lokuqeqeshwa, kubanjwa uchungechunge lwemidlalo yokubonisa ngaphambi kwesizini. Imidlalo yangaphambi kwesizini kwesinye isikhathi ibanjelwa emadolobheni angaphandle kwe-NBA, e-United States nakwamanye amazwe. I-NBA iqala isizini evamile ngesonto lokugcina lika-October.  Phakathi nenkathi ejwayelekile, iqembu ngalinye lidlala imidlalo engu-82, engu-41 ekhaya nelinye. Ithimba libhekene nabaphikisi esigabeni salo izikhathi ezine ngonyaka (imidlalo engu-16). Ithimba ngalinye lidlala amathimba ayisithupha avela kwezinye izigaba ezimbili enkomfeni yalo izikhathi ezine (imidlalo engama-24), kanye namathimba amane asele kathathu (imidlalo eyi-12). Ekugcineni, iqembu ngalinye lidlala wonke amaqembu kwelinye inhlangano kabili ngayinye (30 imidlalo). Lesi sakhiwo esingalingani sisho ukuthi amandla esheduli azohluka phakathi kwamaqembu (kodwa hhayi kakhulu njenge-NFL noma i-MLB). Eminyakeni emihlanu, iqembu ngalinye lizodlala imidlalo engama-80 ngokumelene nesigaba salo (imidlalo engama-20 ngokumelene nomphikisi ngamunye, eyishumi ekhaya, eyishumi emgwaqweni), imidlalo engama-180 ngokumelene nayo yonke inhlangano yabo (imidlalo engu-18 ngokumelene nomphikisi ngamunye, eyisishiyagalolunye ekhaya, eyisishiyagalolunye emgwaqweni), nemidlalo engu-150 ngokumelene nenye inhlangano (imidlalo eyi-10 ngokumelene neqembu ngalinye, emihlanu ekhaya, emihlanu emgwaqweni).  I-NBA futhi iwukuphela kweligi ehlelela imidlalo njalo ngoSuku lukaKhisimusi. Le ligi ibilokhu idlala imidlalo njalo ngeholide kusukela ngo-1947, yize imidlalo yokuqala yoSuku lukaKhisimusi ingazange isakazwe kuthelevishini kuze kube ngu-1983/84. Imidlalo edlalwa ngalolu suku iye yahlanganisa amanye amaqembu nabadlali abahamba phambili. UKhisimusi futhi uyaphawuleka nge-NBA kuthelevishini, njengoba leli holide kulapho imidlalo yokuqala ye-NBA isakazwa kuthelevishini yenethiwekhi njalo ngesizini. Imidlalo edlalwa ngalolu suku iye yaba eminye yemidlalo enamazinga aphakeme kakhulu ngesikhathi esithile sonyaka.  NgoFebhuwari, isizini ejwayelekile iyama ukugubha i-NBA All-Star Game yaminyaka yonke. Abalandeli bavota kulo lonke elase-United States, eCanada, nase-Internet, futhi abahola phambili ekuvotweni enhlanganweni ngayinye babizwa ngokuthi ngukaputeni. Ukuvota kwabalandeli kunquma abanye abadlali abaqalayo. Abaqeqeshi bavota ukuze bakhethe ama - All - Star angu - 14 asele. Khona-ke, abadlali abathola amavoti amaningi kunkomfa ngayinye bakhetha iqembu labo eqenjini labadlali abavelele. Umuntu othola amavoti amaningi kunabo bonke emncintiswaneni uthola ukhetho lokuqala nokunye. Umdlali owenza kahle kakhulu ngesikhathi somdlalo uthola umklomelo we-MVP womdlalo. Okunye okuheha i-All-Star break kufaka phakathi i-Rising Stars Challenge (ekuqaleni i-Rookie Challenge), lapho ama-rookie aphezulu nabadlali bonyaka wesibili ku-NBA bedlala khona emdlalweni webhasikidi we-5-on-5, nefomethi yamanje ebeka abadlali base-US ngokumelene nalabo abavela emhlabeni wonke; i-Skills Challenge, lapho abadlali bancintisana khona ukuqedela inkambo yezithiyo equkethe ukudubula, ukudlulisa, nokushaya amagoli ngesikhathi esisheshayo; Umncintiswano Wamaphuzu Amathathu, lapho abadlali bancintisana khona ukuthola inombolo ephezulu yamagoli enkambu yamaphuzu amathathu ngesikhathi esithile; kanye ne-NBA Slam Dunk Contest, lapho abadlali bancintisana khona ukufaka ibhola ngendlela ejabulisa kakhulu ngokusho kwabahluleli. Lezi ezinye izinto ezikhangayo zinamagama ahlukahlukene ahlanganisa amagama abaxhasi abahlukahlukene abakhokhele amalungelo okuqamba amagama.  Ngokushesha ngemuva kwe-All-Star break yisikhathi sokugcina sokuthengiselana, esibekelwe ukuwa ngoLwesine we-16 wesizini (imvamisa ngoFebhuwari) ngo-3 ntambama Isikhathi saseMpumalanga. Ngemuva kwalolu suku, amaqembu awavunyelwe ukushintshanisa abadlali komunye nomunye isikhathi esisele sesizini, yize besengasayina futhi badedele abadlali. Ngokuvamile ukuhweba okukhulu kuyaphela ngaphambi nje kokuba kuphele isikhathi sokuhweba, okwenza lolo suku lube isikhathi esimatasa kubaphathi abajwayelekile.  Cishe maphakathi no-April, inkathi evamile iphela. Kungalesi sikhathi lapho ukuvota kuqala khona ukuthola imiklomelo ngayinye, kanye nokukhethwa kwamaqembu okuhlonipha, ama-postseason. Umklomelo weSixth Man of the Year unikezwa umdlali ongcono kakhulu ovela ebhentshini (kumele abe nemidlalo eminingi evela ebhentshini kunemidlalo yangempela eqale). Umklomelo we-Rookie of the Year unikezwa umdlali ovelele kakhulu onyakeni wokuqala. Umklomelo womdlali othuthuke kakhulu unikezwa umdlali okucatshangwa ukuthi ubonise ukuthuthuka okukhulu kusuka ngesizini edlule. Umklomelo weDefensive Player of the Year unikezwa umvikeli ohamba phambili weligi. Umklomelo Womqeqeshi Wonyaka unikezwa umqeqeshi owenze umehluko omuhle kakhulu eqenjini. Umklomelo womdlali obaluleke kakhulu unikezwa umdlali obhekwa njengobaluleke kakhulu (eqenjini lakhe) ngaleyo sizini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Sporting News inikeza umklomelo ongekho emthethweni (kodwa owaziwa kabanzi) we-Executive of the Year Award kumphathi jikelele obekwe ukuthi wenze umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu ukuze kuzuze i-franchise yakhe.  Amaqembu e-postseason yi-All-NBA Team, i-All-Defensive Team, kanye ne-All-Rookie Team; ngalinye liqukethe abadlali abahlanu. Kunamaqembu amathathu e-All-NBA, aqukethe abadlali abaphezulu endaweni ngayinye, kanti isimo seqembu lokuqala sifiseleka kakhulu. Kunamaqembu amabili okuzivikela, aqukethe abavikeli abaphambili endaweni ngayinye. Kukhona futhi amaqembu amabili e-All-Rookie, aqukethe abadlali abaphezulu bonyaka wokuqala kungakhathalekile isikhundla.
Isizini ye-NBA iqala ngekamu lokuqeqesha ngoSepthemba, elilandelwa yisikhathi sokulungiselela lapho amaqembu adlala khona imidlalo eminingana yokubonisa. Ngesonto lokugcina lika-October, kuqala inkathi evamile. Amaqembu adlala imidlalo engu-82 phakathi nezinyanga eziyisithupha isizini evamile iqhubeka. Ngo-February kuba ne-All-Star break lapho iqembu labadlali, elivotelwa abalandeli nabaqeqeshi, lincintisana khona. I-All-Star break ilandelwa yisikhathi sokugcina sokushintshaniswa ngemuva kwalokho ukushintshaniswa phakathi kwamaqembu akusenakwenzeka. Isizini evamile iphela cishe maphakathi no - April.