NBA. After the defeat in Phoenix (121-110) last night, the Los Angeles Lakers are eliminated from the race for the playoffs. LeBron James and his teammates are guaranteed to finish beyond 10th place in the Western Conference. On the French side, Jaylen Hoard signed the best performance of his career in the NBA.
Goodbye NBA playoffs for the Los Angeles Lakers. In Phoenix, the Angelenos suffered their seventh straight defeat (121-110) and can no longer qualify for the finals. The teammates of LeBron James and Anthony Davis lost against the Suns who won for the 63rd time this season, a franchise record. Top scorer of the game, Devin Booker scored 32 points.
What a season for Joel Embiid! The pivot of the Philadelphia Sixers never stops scoring and dominating the NBA floors. Witness his performance against the Indiana Pacers last night. The Cameroonian scored 45 points including an 18/30 on shots and took 13 rebounds in the victory of his franchise (131-122). Joel is now the league’s leading scorer with an average of 30.4 points.
On the French side, what a performance from Jaylen Hoard with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The tricolor pivot broke his career record for points with 24 achievements and his record for rebounds with 21 units. His franchise won against the Portland Blazers (98-94).
- Indiana Pacers 122-131 Philadelphia Sixers
- Orlando Magic 120-115 Cleveland Cavaliers
- Miami Heat 144-115 Charlotte Hornets
- Brooklyn Nets 118-105 Houston Rockets
- Toronto Raptors 118-108 Atlanta Hawks
- Chicago Bulls 106-127 Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves 114-132 Washington Wizards
- Oklahoma City Thunder 98-94 Portland Blazers
- Denver Nuggets 97-116 San Antonio Spurs
- Utah Jazz 121-115 Memphis Grizzlies
- Sacramento Kings 109-123 New Orleans Pelicans
- Phoenix Suns 121-110 Los Angeles Lakers
- 01:00 French time:
- Detroit Pistons – Dallas Mavericks
- 1:30 a.m. French time:
- New York Knicks-Brooklyn Nets
- 02:00 French time:
- Atlanta Hawks-Washington Wizards
- Chicago Bulls – Atlanta Hawks
- 03:00 French time:
- Utah Jazz – Oklahoma City Thunder
- 04:00 French time:
- Los Angeles Clippers-Phoenix Suns
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 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 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:
- 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.