NBA. After their defeat (129-118) last night against the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers are moving further and further away from qualifying for the NBA play-ins. Author of 44 points, Joel Embiid was prolific in the victory of the Philadelphia Sixers last night against the Cleveland Cavaliers (112-108).
The NBA playoffs are getting further and further away for the Los Angeles Lakers. Last night, LeBron James’ teammates lost for the sixth time in a row in the NBA after losing to the Denver Nuggets (118-129). If the Lakers were able to count on the return of Anthony Davis, author of 29 points, it was not enough to win despite the 27 points of Russell Westbrook. They fell on a gala Nikola Jokic with his 38 points! The tenth qualifying place for the play-in seems further and further away for the Angelenos who are still losing ground on San Antonio who won at home against Portland (113-92).
Joel Embiid does not weaken in the final stretch! Favorite for the title of MVP this season, the pivot of the Philadelphia Sixers scored 44 points including a 17/20 on free throws in the victory of his franchise in Cleveland against the Cavaliers (112-108). After the encounter, the Cameroonian said: “I don’t see what more I can do. If I’m not elected MVP, I’m going to think that people hate me and that the standards are different for players in Philadelphia.“
Note the fine performance of Olivier Sarr with the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Phoenix Suns, NBA finalists last year. The pivot broke his personal career points record with 24 units including 5 three-point shots allowing his franchise to win (117-96).
- Boston Celtics 144-102 Washington Wizards
- Milwaukee Bucks 112-118 Dallas Mavericks
- Los Angeles Lakers 118-129 Denver Nuggets
- Indiana Pacers 117-121 Detroit Pistons
- Cleveland Cavaliers 108-112 Philadelphia Sixers
- Orlando Magic 88-112 New York Knicks
- Houston Rockets 132-139 Minnesota Timberwolves
- San Antonio Spurs 113-92 Portland Blazers
- Oklahoma City Thunder 117-96 Phoenix Suns
- Toronto Raptors 109-114 Miami Heat
- Sacramento Kings 90-109 Golden State Warriors
- Los Angeles Clippers 119-100 New Orleans Pelicans
There are no NBA games scheduled for next night.
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 62 wins and 16 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 59 losses, the Houston Rockets are eliminated from the race for the NBA playoffs (like Oklahoma City Thunder, Sacramento Kings and Portland Blazers) and seem well on their way to finishing last in the West.
15 franchises make up the Eastern Conference standings, here is the latest ranking: With 51 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:
- 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.