NBA. Big meeting of the evening, the duel between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid turned to the advantage of the Greek of the Milwaukee Bucks, author of 40 points and the counter of the win (118-116). Note the 34 pawns of Paul George for his return to the NBA courts and the new defeat of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Giannis Antetokounmpo monumental! In Philadelphia, the Greek took over Joel Embiid, favorite for the title of MVP this season. Author of 40 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, the strong winger led his Milwaukee Bucks franchise (118-116) to a major success against an Eastern Conference title contender. The defending champions remain 2nd in the East behind the Miami Heat while Embiid and his teammates are 4th.
Winning return for Paul George! Injured since December 22, 2021 in the right elbow, the back of the Los Angeles Clippers was back last night after three months of absence. Against the Utah Jazz, the number 13 Clippers scored 34 points for his return in 30 minutes of play, allowing his franchise to win (121-115).
Nothing is going well with the Los Angeles Lakers! Third defeat in a row for LeBron James and his teammates who lost last night in Dallas against the Mavericks (128-110). This defeat is all the more worrying for the Lakers who give up the place of 10th, last qualifying place for the play-in, of the Western conference to the Spurs of San Antonio. Without Anthony Davis and “King James”, the Lakers players took the water against Luka Doncic, author of 34 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists.
Note the excellent performance of Kevin Durant with the Brooklyn Nets against the Detroit Pistons. Author of 41 points and 11 rebounds, the strong winger allowed his franchise to win (130-123) despite Cade Cunningham’s 34 points which equaled his career points record.
What are the overnight results?
- Philadelphia Sixers 116-118 Milwaukee Bucks
- Washington Wizards 94-107 Chicago Bulls
- Dallas Mavericks 128-110 Los Angeles Lakers
- Brooklyn Nets 130-123 Detroit Pistons
- Los Angeles Clippers 121-115 Utah Jazz
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- Cleveland Cavaliers-Dallas Mavericks
- Indiana Pacers – Denver Nuggets
- Washington Wizards-Orlando Magic
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- Boston Celtics-Miami Heat
- New York Knicks – Charlotte Hornets
- Toronto Raptors – Minnesota Timberwolves
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- Houston Rockets – Sacramento Kings
- Oklahoma City Thunder – Atlanta Hawks
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- San Antonio Spurs-Memphis Grizzlies
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- Golden State Warriors-Phoenix Suns
- Portland Blazers – New Orleans Pelicans
The 30 NBA franchises are divided into two conferences: the Western conference and the Eastern conference, here is the ranking in the West: NBA finalist last year, Phoenix continues its momentum this season. The Suns first in the Western Conference with 61 wins and 14 losses have already qualified for the NBA playoffs. They are ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies who have also just obtained their place for the playoffs and the Golden State Warriors. With 56 losses, the Houston Rockets are eliminated from the NBA playoff race (like Oklahoma City Thunder) and seem on track to finish last in the West.
15 franchises make up the Eastern Conference standings, here is the latest ranking: With 48 wins and 28 losses, the Miami Heat dominate the Eastern Conference ahead of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks. The Boston Celtics of Jayson Tatum complete the podium where the Philadelphia Sixers of Joel Embiid are 4th in the conference. At the end of the ranking, Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons, who are vying for the last place, have already been eliminated from the race for the playoffs like the Indiana Pacers.
Each NBA franchise plays 82 games in the regular season. At the end of this regular season, the top eight franchises in each conference are ranked from 1 to 8. 1st faces 8th, 2nd is opposed to 7th,… The winners of the first round advance to the conference semi-finals , the winners of the second round advance to the conference finals. The champions of each conference meet in the NBA Finals. The series are played in the best of 7 games which are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, since the 2013-2014 season.
Since the 2020-2021 season, the play-in has made its appearance in the NBA in which the teams ranked from 7th to 10th place play a mini tournament. The 7th and 8th of each conference face each other in a match, where the winner is qualified in 7th position of the playoffs. The loser plays the winner of the match between 9th and 10th in each conference, where the winner of the game advances to the playoffs in 8th place.
In the NBA, there are 30 franchises divided into two conferences:
Western Conference:
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- utah jazz
Eastern Conference:
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Detroit Pistons
- Indiana Pacers
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- New York Knicks
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia Sixers
- Toronto Raptors
- washington wizards
Prestigious event of the NBA, the best players come together for a weekend. Several events are organized such as the three-point contest, the dunk contest, the “skills challenge” and at the end, a gala match between the superstars of the American basketball league.
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Who will succeed Nikola Jokic? The Denver Nuggets center won the title of best regular season player last season. Among the favorites this year, Joel Embiid, pivot of the Philadelphia Sixers, top scorer of the season with 29.8 points on average. Nikola Jokic is also among the favorites at his own estate where the Serbian tops all stats in his franchise except for three-point shooting percentage (Bryn Forbes) and steal percentage (Facundo Campazzo). Stephen Curry with the Golden State Warriors or Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks are also among the contenders for the MVP title for this 2021-2022 season.