2013–14 NBA season
| 2013–14 NBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 29, 2013 – April 16, 2014 April 19, 2014 – May 31, 2014 (Playoffs) June 5 – 15, 2014 (Finals) |
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Anthony Bennett |
| Picked by | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Regular Season | |
| Top seed | San Antonio Spurs |
| Season MVP | Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City) |
| Top scorer | Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Miami Heat |
| Eastern runners-up | Indiana Pacers |
| Western champions | San Antonio Spurs |
| Western runners-up | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Antonio Spurs |
| Runners-up | Miami Heat |
| Finals MVP | Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio) |
The 2013–14 NBA season was the 68th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 with the Indiana Pacers hosting a game against the Orlando Magic followed by the 2012–13 NBA champions Miami Heat hosting a game against the Chicago Bulls followed by the Los Angeles Lakers hosting a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. The 2014 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 16, 2014, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Cleveland's Kyrie Irving won the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award. The regular season ended on April 16, 2014, and the playoffs began on Saturday, April 19, 2014 and ended on June 15, 2014 with the San Antonio Spurs defeating the Miami Heat in five games to win the 2014 NBA Finals.
Free agency negotiation started on July 1, 2013, with players being able to sign starting July 10, after the July moratorium ended.
The Preseason began on Saturday, October 5, 2013 and ended on Friday, October 25, 2013. Earlier in March 2013, Commissioner David J. Stern announced that the NBA will be playing its first Preseason Game in the Philippines on October 10, 2013 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila featuring the Houston Rockets versus the Indiana Pacers. The arena was also the venue of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.
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