NBA: Nikola Jokic history, the results

NBA. Last night, Nikola Jokic became the first NBA player to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season after his 35 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists in the win over Memphis (122- 109).

Perfect night for Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. By winning at home (122-109) against Memphis, the franchise won the last ticket still in play for a direct place in the NBA playoffs. Author of 35 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assistsIhe Serbian center made NBA history last night by becoming the first NBA player to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season. An unprecedented performance!

In the clash of the Eastern Conference last night, the Milwaukee Bucks won at home (127-121) against the Boston Celtics. Deprived of Jayson Tatum, the Celtics resisted well with 29 points from Marcus Smart. But the Bucks trio was too strong and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s teammates passed their evening opponents in the standings where they are 2nd behind the Miami Heat.

Note the excellent performance of Anthony Edwards last night against the San Antonio Spurs. The Minnesota Timberwolves winger broke his career-high 49 points in his franchise’s 127-121 win.

• Charlotte Hornets 128-101 Orlando Magic
• Milwaukee Bucks 127-121 Boston Celtics
• Toronto Raptors 119-114 Philadelphia Sixers
• New Orleans Pelicans 127-94 Portland Blazers
• Minnesota Timberwolves 127-121 San Antonio Spurs
• Denver Nuggets 122-109 Memphis Grizzlies
• Golden State Warriors 128-112 Los Angeles Lakers

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• Detroit Pistons – Milwaukee Bucks
• Washington Wizards-New York Knicks
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• Brooklyn Nets – Cleveland Cavaliers
• Toronto Raptors-Houston Rockets
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• Chicago Bulls – Charlotte Hornets
• Miami Heat – Atlanta Hawks
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• Dallas Mavericks-Portland Blazers
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• Utah Jazz-Phoenix Suns
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• Los Angeles Lakers – Oklahoma City Thunder

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 63 wins and 17 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 60 losses, the Houston Rockets are eliminated from the NBA playoff race (like Oklahoma City Thunder, Sacramento Kings, Portland Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers) and look set to finish last in the West.

15 franchises make up the Eastern Conference standings, here is the latest ranking: With 52 wins and 28 losses, the Miami Heat dominate the Eastern Conference ahead of Jayson Tatum’s Boston Celtics. The Milwaukee Bucks of Giannis Antetokounmpo complete the podium and the Philadelphia Sixers of Joel Embiid are 4th in the conference. 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 like the Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards and New York Knicks.

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:

1. Dallas Mavericks
2. Denver Nuggets
3. Golden State Warriors
4. Houston Rockets
5. Los Angeles Clippers
6. Los Angeles Lakers
7. Memphis Grizzlies
8. Minnesota Timberwolves
9. New Orleans Pelicans
10. Oklahoma City Thunder
11. Phoenix Suns
12. Portland Blazers
13. Sacramento Kings
14. San Antonio Spurs
15. utah jazz

Eastern Conference:

1. Atlanta Hawks
2. Boston Celtics
3. Brooklyn Nets
4. Charlotte Hornets
5. Chicago Bulls
6. Cleveland Cavaliers
7. Detroit Pistons
8. Indiana Pacers
9. Miami Heat
10. Milwaukee Bucks
11. New York Knicks
12. Orlando Magic
13. Philadelphia Sixers
14. Toronto Raptors
15. washington wizards

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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.