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82–0 Yearly Event Timeline

Living through the greatest events of NBA history — in real time, on their real dates · back to the plan
How to read this: the always-on layer runs every day of the year; each month adds its own beats; the red windows are date-anchored history — events whose dates are set by basketball itself. October–January is the demonstrated deep-dive (built out week by week with offers, segments and KPIs).
Daily beatsWeekly beats Monthly beatsHistory windows
ALWAYS ON: nightly outcome predictions (NBA slate) · Guess the Dynasty daily · consistency badges (franchise-streak login ladder) · 9-CAT H2H series · weekly Dynasty of the Week
OCTseason tip-off
deep-dive
Season openThe 82-Game Ladder begins — season pass launch, first-purchase starter beat
Streak windowOpening-week streaks go live: Knicks '69 (18, from Oct 24), Bucks '70 (16, from Oct 24), Warriors '15 (24-0 season start, Oct 27), Suns '21 (18, Oct 30)
MonthlyFirst Player-of-the-Month market opens
NOVthe marquee streak
deep-dive
LAL ’72 — THE 33
The longest streak ever, alive Nov 5 – Jan 7. The season's flagship gauntlet: face the '72 Lakers while their streak runs on the real calendar.
Streak windowBucks '19 (18, Nov 10 – Dec 14) · Celtics '59 (17, from Nov 28) · Celtics '08 (19, from Nov 15)
MonthlyPOTM market #2 · first fatigue read on weekly baselines
DECchristmas classics
deep-dive
CLE × GSW ’16
Dec 25 — Greatest Christmas Matchups: history's classic Christmas games, beat as many as possible against the teams that played them.
Streak windowWarriors '15 streak peaks (ends Dec 12) · Bulls '95 (18) ignites Dec 29 · Celtics '08 streak ENDS Dec 25 — a Christmas boss fight
MonthlyPOTM #3 · holiday commercial beat (one hero offer leads)
JANthe grind
deep-dive
Streak windowLAL 33 concludes Jan 7 (finale beat) · Rockets '08 (22) begins Jan 29 · Clippers '12 (17) closes Jan 1
WeeklyDynasty of the Week continues — mid-season fatigue test vs baseline; offers rotate, events repeat
MonthlyPOTM #4 · All-Star runway begins (vote-along predictions)
FEBall-star
EAST × WEST
All-Star Weekend special: cross-era All-Star matchups (West '99 vs East '98) + Guess the All-Star Team — Pro mode (no logos) / Classic mode (logos). Live only during the break.
Streak windowHeat '13 (27) ignites Feb 3 · Cavs '25 (16) from Feb 5 · Celtics '82 (18) from Feb 24 · Spurs '14 (19) from Feb 26
MARmarch madness
MSU × ISU ’79
College legends month: face each program's NBA alumni in college colors (NBA statlines) — the Bird–Magic '79 final energy, during the real tournament.
Streak windowHeat 27 peaks (ends Mar 27) · Blazers '91 (16) from Mar 20 · Spurs '96 (17)
APRplayoffs begin
PlayoffsGreatest Playoff Runs — relive history's legendary runs, round by round, as the real bracket unfolds
WeeklyThe 82-0 Championship Push — season-ladder finale, catch-up mechanics
MAYconference battles
PlayoffsGreatest Playoff Runs: conference-final stages · prediction ladders on the real series
MonthlyAwards season markets open: MVP / DPOY / MIP / 6th Man predictions mature
JUNfinals + draft
FinalsFinals prediction climax + championship celebration event
Draft seasonDraft events: all-time greatest #1 Picks team · greatest 2nd-rounders · greatest Rookies of the Year
JUL–AUGthe summer ladder
USA ’92
The Olympics Ladder: face national teams round by round through the dead months — final boss: the 1992 Dream Team. The offseason becomes the most mythic arc of the year.
DailyOffseason retention: badges ladder + Guess the Dynasty keep the daily pulse without a live NBA slate
SEPhall of fame
HOF windowHall of Fame events: face the incoming class, run the gauntlet of older classes — during the real enshrinement period
MonthlyNew-season countdown: tip-off predictions, season-pass pre-beat, badge ladder reset
The strategic story: October to January builds habit on the richest real-calendar stretch (tip-off → the 33 → Christmas → the grind) — then All-Star and March Madness carry spectacle into spring, the playoffs monetize prediction stakes, draft and HOF keep history alive off-season, and the Dream Team ladder solves summer. Repetition holds the baselines; history supplies the drama; offers rotate inside it.
Streak windows sourced from the verified 16+ streaks table (data_streaks.csv) · franchise records included for the badges ladder.