NBA. Author of 52 points, Ja Morant broke his personal best and that of the franchise last night. The Memphis Grizzlies point guard carried his team to victory against the San Antonio Spurs (118-105). After two defeats, the Milwaukee Bucks ended the series by winning at home against the Charlotte Hornets (130-106).
Miami as a boss. In the clash between the first two of the Eastern Conference last night, the Miami Heat won against the Chicago Bulls (112-99) thanks to Jimmy Butler (15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals), Bam Adebayo (15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks), Gabe Vincent and Tyler Herro, authors of 20 points each. The Bulls couldn’t compete against the 2020 finalists despite 22 and 18 points from Zach Lavine and DeMar Derozan. With a record of 41-21, Miami consolidates its first place in the Eastern Conference.
After two defeats against Philadelphia and Brooklyn, the Milwaukee Bucks found their way to victory last night against the Charlotte Hornets (130-106). As usual, Giannis Antetokounmpo was the strong man of the defending champions with 26 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks). His teammates responded: Jrue Holiday (21 points, 8 assists), Khris Middleton (19 points) and Bobby Portis (20 points, 10 rebounds). Thanks to this success, the Bucks pass 4th in the Eastern Conference ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers who lost at home against Minnesota (122-127).
The performance of the night is the work of Ja Morant. Against the San Antonio Spurs, the Memphis Grizzlies point guard carried his franchise to victory (118-105) with his 52 points, which is a personal best for the player and a franchise record. With 29 pawns at halftime, “Ja” sealed victory in the final quarter with 13 straight points.
- Cleveland Cavaliers 122-127 Minnesota Timberwolves
- Orlando Magic 119-103 Indiana Pacers
- Miami Heat 112-99 Chicago Bulls
- Brooklyn Nets 97-133 Toronto Raptors
- Milwaukee Bucks 130-106 Charlotte Hornets
- Oklahoma City Thunder 110-131 Sacramento Kings
- Memphis Grizzlies 118-105 San Antonio Spurs
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- Washington Wizards-Detroit Pistons
1h30 French time:
- Boston Celtics – Atlanta Hawks
- Toronto Raptors – Brooklyn Nets
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- Houston Rockets – Los Angeles Clippers
- Minnesota Timberwolves-Golden State Warriors
4:00 a.m. French time:
- Los Angeles Lakers-Dallas Mavericks
The 30 NBA franchises are divided into two conferences: the Western conference and the Eastern conference, here are the rankings:
Western Conference:
- Phoenix Suns (49-12)
- Golden State Warriors (43-18)
- Memphis Grizzlies (43-20)
- Utah Jazz (38-22)
- Dallas Mavericks (36-25)
- Denver Nuggets (36-25)
- Minnesota Timberwolves (33-29)
- Los Angeles Clippers (32-31)
- Los Angeles Lakers (27-33)
- New Orleans Pelicans (25-36)
- Portland Blazers (25-36)
- San Antonio Spurs (24-38)
- Sacramento Kings (23-40)
- Oklahoma City Thunder (19-42)
- Houston Rockets (15-45)
15 franchises make up the Eastern Conference standings, here is the latest standings
- Miami Heat (41-21)
- Chicago Bulls (39-23)
- Philadelphia Sixers (37-23)
- Milwaukee Bucks (37-25)
- Cleveland Cavaliers (36-25)
- Boston Celtics (36-27)
- Toronto Raptors (33-27)
- Brooklyn Nets (32-30)
- Atlanta Hawks (29-31)
- Charlotte Hornets (30-33)
- Washington Wizards (27-33)
- New York Knicks (25-36)
- Indiana Pacers (21-42)
- Detroit Pistons (15-46)
- Orlando Magic (15-47)
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.