 Complete the following phrase:  The 201718 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 runnerup Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the Boston Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The 