2017–18 NBA season
Month Eastern Conference Western Conference
October/November Ben Simmons ( Philadelphia 76ers ) ( 1/4 ) Kyle Kuzma ( Los Angeles Lakers ) ( 1/1 )
December Jayson Tatum ( Boston Celtics ) ( 1/1 ) Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz ) ( 1/4 )
January Ben Simmons ( Philadelphia 76ers ) ( 2/4 ) Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz ) ( 2/4 )
February Ben Simmons ( Philadelphia 76ers ) ( 3/4 ) Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz ) ( 3/4 )
March/April Ben Simmons ( Philadelphia 76ers ) ( 4/4 ) Donovan Mitchell ( Utah Jazz ) ( 4/4 )
Awards -- Rookies of the Month
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month .
The 2017-18 NBA season was the 72nd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 17, 2017, earlier than previous seasons to reduce the number of back-to-back games teams were scheduled to play, with the 2017 Eastern Conference champion (and Finals runner-up) Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the Boston Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The 2018 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 18, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. The regular season ended on April 11, 2018. The playoffs began on April 14, 2018 and ended on June 8 with the Golden State Warriors defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals.