NBA. Author of 43 points against the Chicago Bulls (121-106), Joel Embiid has a string of great performances with Philadelphia. Led 63-48 at halftime, the New York Knicks finally won in Sacramento (131-115) thanks to 46 points from Julius Randle and 8 three-point baskets.
In the clash of the Eastern Conference last night, the Philadelphia Sixers won (121-106) against Chicago Bulls thanks to their pivot Joel Embiid, favorite for the title of MVP, author of 43 points and 14 rebounds. The Cameroonian is the first Philadelphia player since Allen Iverson in the 2005-2006 season to score more than 40 points in 10 games in a single season. With 14 assists, the other Sixers superstar James Harden scored 16 points including a three-point shot allowing him to come up to Reggie Miller in the number of three-point baskets recorded in career.
Another record that fell last night, Julius Randle became against the Sacramento Kings, the first New York Knicks player since the three-point line was established to register more than 45 points, take more than 10 rebounds and make more than 8 three-pointers. The strong winger contributed to the victory of his franchise (131-115) which remains 12th in the Eastern Conference while their evening opponents stagnate in 13th place in the Western Conference.
Among other results last night, the Dallas Mavericks won against the Utah Jazz thanks to 35 points from Luka Doncic, who attacked Frenchman Rudy Gobert.
Great performance by Denver Nuggets players who won at home against the Golden State Warriors (131-124) with a triple double from Nikola Jokic: 32 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists.
- Detroit Pistons 113-110 Atlanta Hawks
- Philadelphia Sixers 121-106 Chicago Bulls
- Miami Heat 123-106 Houston Rockets
- Minnesota Timberwolves 124-81 Portland Blazers
- Dallas Mavericks 111-103 Utah Jazz
- San Antonio Spurs 117-110 Los Angeles Lakers
- Denver Nuggets 131-124 Golden State Warriors
- Sacramento Kings 115-131 New York Knicks
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- Indiana Pacers – Cleveland Cavaliers
- Orlando Magic-Phoenix Suns
- Charlotte Hornets – Brooklyn Nets
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- Memphis Grizzlies – New Orleans Pelicans
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- Oklahoma City Thunder – Milwaukee Bucks
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- Golden State Warriors – Los Angeles Clippers
The 30 NBA franchises are divided into two conferences: the Western conference and the Eastern conference, here is the ranking in the West:
15 franchises make up the Eastern Conference standings, here is the latest standings:
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.