The following is a list of NBA versus EuroLeague games. 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 European Champions Cup or EuroLeague competition. The first game was played in the year 1978, by the defending NBA champion Washington Bullets and Maccabi Elite, prior to the 1978–79 basketball season. Maccabi won the game at Yad Eliyahu Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel, by a score of 98–97.
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Rules
The games between NBA and FIBA teams that took place between 1978 and 1999, were played under a set of mixed FIBA and NBA rules.
The games that take place in the United States and Canada are played under NBA rules and with three NBA refs. 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.
Statistics
Game results FIBA era (1978–1999)
This is a list of NBA versus EuroLeague games during the FIBA era, when the FIBA European Champions Cup was run by FIBA Europe, from the inaugural 1958 season to the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague. 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 European Champions Cup competition. The first game was played in the year 1978, prior to the 1978–79 basketball season. The games between NBA and EuroLeague teams that took place between 1978 and 1999, were played under a set of mixed FIBA and NBA rules.
Game results Euroleague Basketball era (2003–present)
This is a list of NBA versus EuroLeague games during the Euroleague Basketball 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 rules and with three NBA refs. 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.
NBA champions vs EuroLeague champions
The following is a list of games that have been played between the then current champions of the NBA and the then current champions of the EuroLeague.