The
2007–08 NBA season was the 62nd season of the
National Basketball Association. The 1,230-game regular season (82 games for each of the 30 teams) began on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, and ended on Wednesday, April 16, 2008. The
2008 NBA Playoffs started on Saturday, April 19, 2008 and ran until Tuesday, June 17 when the
Boston Celtics defeated the
Los Angeles Lakers 131–92 to win the
2008 NBA Finals, four games to two. The
2007 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2007 and
Greg Oden was selected first overall by the
Portland Trail Blazers. However, he missed the entire season due to knee surgery.