We’re just over one month into the NBA season. How did teams perform in back-to-backs in the month of November (including the final days of October for the purposes of easy record keeping)?
Let’s pass along that information to you, starting with the Eastern Conference. We’ll provide monthly splits for back-to-backs throughout the season, so that you can see if — or how — the league’s teams improved (or failed to do so) in the face of this fundamental challenge of an 82-game deathmarch.
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Reference Guide:
B2B = back-to-back
45 = a “4 in 5” game sequence, referring to four games in five nights
W = win
L = loss
Labels applied to each date in the listed B2B or 45
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ATLANTA HAWKS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Oct. 29-30 — road, home (W, W)
Nov. 3-4 — road, home; 45 (W, W)
Nov. 6-7 — road, home; 45 (W, W)
Nov. 17-18 — road, home (L, W)
Nov. 24-25 — home, road; 45 (W, L)
Road B2Bs:
Nov. 27-28 — road, road; 45 (W, L)
6 B2Bs
Overall record: 9-3
Road split: 4-3
Home split: 5-0
Front ends of B2Bs: 5-1
Back ends of B2Bs: 4-2
45s: 6-2 — 4-0 in the first 4-in-5; 2-2 in the second one
Road record in 45s: 3-2
Home record in 45s: 3-0
BOSTON CELTICS
Split B2Bs:
Nov. 10-11 — road, home (W, L)
Nov. 24-25 — road, home (L, W)
Road B2Bs:
Nov. 15-16 — road, road (W, W)
Nov. 29-30 — road, road (L, W)
4 B2Bs
Overall record: 5-3
Road split: 4-2
Home split: 1-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 2-2
Back ends of B2Bs: 3-1
BROOKLYN NETS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Nov. 6-7 — home, road (L, L)
Nov. 17-18 — home, road (W, L)
Nov. 28-29 — road, home (L, W)
Road B2Bs:
Oct. 30-31 — road, road (L, L)
Nov. 13-14 — road, road (L, L)
5 B2Bs
Overall record: 2-8
Road split: 0-7
Home split: 2-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 1-4
Back ends of B2Bs: 1-4
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Nov. 10-11 — road, home (W, W)
Nov. 17-18 — road, home (L, W)
2 B2Bs
Overall record: 3-1
Road split: 1-1
Home split: 2-0
Front ends of B2Bs: 1-1
Back ends of B2Bs: 2-0
CHICAGO BULLS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Oct. 27-28 — home, road (W, W)
1 B2B
Overall record: 2-0
Road split: 1-0
Home split: 1-0
Front ends of B2Bs: 1-0
Back ends of B2Bs: 1-0
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Nov. 27-28 — road, home (W, W)
Road B2Bs:
Oct. 27-28 — road, road (L, W)
Nov. 13-14 — road, road (W, L)
3 B2Bs
Overall record: 4-2
Road split: 3-2
Home split: 1-0
Front ends of B2Bs: 2-1
Back ends of B2Bs: 2-1
DETROIT PISTONS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Oct. 27-28 — road, home (W, W)
Nov. 20-21 — road, home (W, L)
Nov. 29-30 — road, home (L, W)
Road B2Bs:
Nov. 8-9 — road, road (W, L)
Nov. 14-15 — road, road (L, L)
5 B2Bs
Overall record: 5-5
Road split: 3-4
Home split: 2-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 3-2
Back ends of B2Bs: 2-3
INDIANA PACERS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Oct. 28-29 — road, home (L, L)
Nov. 3-4 — road, home (W, W)
Nov. 8-9 — road, home (L, W)
3 B2Bs
Overall record: 3-3
Road split: 1-2
Home split: 2-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 1-2
Back ends of B2Bs: 2-1
MIAMI HEAT
Road B2Bs:
Nov. 5-6 — road, road (W, L)
1 B2B
Overall record: 1-1
Road split: 1-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 1-0
Back ends of B2Bs: 0-1
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Nov. 6-7 — road, home (W, W)
Nov. 10-11 — home, road (L, L)
Nov. 29-30 — road, home (L, W)
Road B2Bs:
Nov. 1-2 — road, road (L, W)
4 B2Bs
Overall record: 4-4
Road split: 2-3
Home split: 2-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 1-3
Back ends of B2Bs: 3-1
NEW YORK KNICKS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Oct. 28-29 — road, home (W, L)
Road B2Bs:
Nov. 10-11 — road, road (W, L)
Nov. 20-21 — road, road (W, W)
3 B2Bs
Overall record: 4-2
Road split: 4-1
Home split: 0-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 3-0
Back ends of B2Bs: 1-2
ORLANDO MAGIC
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Nov. 6-7 — home, road; 45 (W, W)
Nov. 13-14 — home, road (W, L)
Road B2Bs:
Nov. 3-4 — road, road; 45 (W, L)
3 B2Bs
Overall record: 4-2
Road split: 2-2
Home split: 2-0
Front ends of B2Bs: 3-0
Back ends of B2Bs: 1-2
45s: 3-1
Road record in 45s: 2-1
Home record in 45s: 1-0
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Nov. 6-7 — road, home (L, L)
Road B2Bs:
Nov. 13-14 — road, road (L, L)
Nov. 20-21 — road, road (L, L)
3 B2Bs
Overall record: 0-6
Road split: 0-5
Home split: 0-1
Front ends of B2Bs: 0-3
Back ends of B2Bs: 0-3
TORONTO RAPTORS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Nov. 10-11 — home, road (L, W)
Nov. 28-29 — road, home (W, L)
Road B2Bs:
Nov. 3-4 — road, road (W, W)
Nov. 17-18 — road, road (L, L)
4 B2Bs
Overall record: 4-4
Road split: 4-2
Home split: 0-2
Front ends of B2Bs: 2-2
Back ends of B2Bs: 2-2
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
Split B2Bs (home and road):
Oct. 30-31 — road, home (W, L)
Nov. 24-25 — home, road; 45 (L, L)
Nov. 27-28 — road, home; 45 (L, L)
Road B2Bs:
Nov. 6-7 — road, road (L, L)
4 B2Bs
Overall record: 1-7
Road split: 1-4
Home split: 0-3
Front ends of B2Bs: 1-3
Back ends of B2Bs: 0-4
45s: 0-4
Road record in 45s: 0-2
Home record in 45s: 0-2
