NBA. On his 28th birthday, Joel Embiid had 35 points and 17 rebounds in the Philadelphia Sixers’ victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers (118-114). Note Stephen Curry’s foot injury against the Boston Celtics.
Favorite to win the title of MVP this season, Joel Embiid continues the big performances. The latest: last night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Sixers pivot scored 35 points and took 17 rebounds on his 28th birthday. The Cameroonian continues to dominate the NBA floors and allows his franchise to remain 3rd in the Eastern Conference behind Miami and the defending champions, the Milwaukee Bucks.
Scare for Stephen Curry! At the end of the second quarter, the leader of the Golden State Warriors, struggling with Marcus Smart, was hit in the left foot. After coming out quickly with 3 points on the clock, his team lost heavily at home against the Boston Celtics (88-110). The number 30 of the Warriors must pass an MRI to know the severity of the injury. After the meeting, Steve Kerr, his coach, got angry with Marcus Smart, believing that it was “in a dangerous move. Marcus dove on Steph’s knee.”
Donovan Mitchell caught fire last night. The Utah Jazz guard scored 37 points in the win over the Chicago Bulls, including 25 in the third quarter on seven three-pointers. With this success, the teammates of Frenchman Rudy Gobert remain 4th in the Western Conference, still dominated by the Phoenix Suns, qualified for the NBA playoffs.
Note the fine performance of Devin Booker against the Houston Rockets. The rear of the Phoenix Suns scored 36 points in the success of his franchise (129-112).
- Washington Wizards 109-127 Denver Nuggets
- Cleveland Cavaliers 114-118 Philadelphia Sixers
- Charlotte Hornets 116-106 Atlanta Hawks
- Brooklyn Nets 111-113 Dallas Mavericks
- New York Knicks 128-98 Portland Blazers
- Houston Rockets 112-129 Phoenix Suns
- Minnesota Timberwolves 124-104 Los Angeles Lakers
- San Antonio Spurs 122-120 Oklahoma City Thunder
- Utah Jazz 125-110 Chicago Bulls
- Golden State Warriors 88-110 Boston Celtics
- Sacramento Kings 126-135 Milwaukee Bucks
- Los Angeles Clippers 100-103 Toronto Raptors
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- Orlando Magic-Detroit Pistons
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 56 wins and 14 losses have just qualified for the NBA playoffs. They are ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors. With 52 losses, the Houston Rockets look set to finish last in the West.
15 franchises make up the Eastern Conference ranking, here is the latest ranking: With 46 wins and 24 losses, the Miami Heat still dominates the Eastern Conference ahead of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks who are back in front of the Philadelphia Sixers after their success against Utah Jazz. At the end of the standings, Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons, who are vying for last place, have already been eliminated from the playoff race.
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.