Player rest is a hot topic issue for the grueling 82 game season, for the Boston Celtics or any other team. Back-to-back games, in particular, are always a point of concern for the NBA. Vice President of Game Schedule Management, Tom Carelli on Howard Becks’ The Full 48 Podcast, noted how the league constantly takes measures to reduce the number of back-to-backs.
As Carrelli noted, changes to the 2019-20 regular-season schedule include:
- An average of 12.4 back-to-back games per team. Down from 13.3 last year and 19.3 in 2014-15, this is “the lowest it has ever been.