The following is a list ofNBA versus EuroLeague games. The list includes only games in whichNBA clubs have played against teams that participated in that same upcoming season'stop-tier levelEuroLeague competition. The first game was played in the year 1978, by the defendingNBA champion, theWashington Bullets, andMaccabi Tel Aviv, 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 mixedFIBA and NBArules.
The games that take place in the United States and Canada, are played under NBArules, and with three NBArefs. 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.
This is a list of NBA versus FIBA EuroLeague games, during theFIBA era, when the FIBA EuroLeague was run byFIBA Europe, from the inaugural1958 FIBA European Champions Cup season, to the2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague season. The list includes only games in which NBA clubs have played against teams that participated in that same upcoming season'stop-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 NBArules.
Games played under mixedNBA andFIBA rules:
This is a list of NBA versus EuroLeague games during theEuroLeague Basketball era, since the EuroLeague has been run by EuroLeague Basketball, beginning with theEuroLeague 2000–01 season. The list includes only games in which NBA clubs have played against teams that participated in that same upcoming season'stop-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 NBArules, and with three NBArefs. 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 underNBA rules:
The following is a list of games that have been played betweenNBA andEuroLeague 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.
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.