NBA. In last night’s shock, the Brooklyn Nets came to win in Philadelphia against the Sixers (129-100) thanks to 25 points from Kevin Durant. The Golden State Warriors won the other game of the night against the Denver Nuggets (113-102).
This meeting was expected: the return of Ben Simmons to Philadelphia, the reunion between James Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. This shock of the Eastern Conference last night turned to the advantage of the Brooklyn Nets who largely imposed themselves on the Sixers (129-100). Authors of 25 and 22 points, Durant and Irving led their franchise to victory like Seth Curry with his 24 pawns. Despite Joel Embiid’s 27 points, the Sixers lost and remained 3rd in the Eastern Conference behind Miami and Milwaukee while the Nets were 8th.
The other poster last night saw the Golden State Warriors win in Denver against the Nuggets (113-102). With 34 points and 5/12 from three points, Stephen Curry was the main architect of the success of his franchise. The playmaker exceeds 20,000 career points at the same time. With his 23 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, Nikola Jokic came close to the triple double. Thanks to this victory, the Warriors remain tied for 3rd with the Memphis Grizzlies while the Denver Nuggets are 6th.
- Philadelphia Sixers 100-129 Brooklyn Nets
- Denver Nuggets 102-113 Golden State Warriors
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- Orlando Magic – Minnesota Timberwolves
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- Atlanta Hawks – Los Angeles Clippers
- Boston Celtics-Detroit Pistons
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- New Orleans Pelicans – Charlotte Hornets
- Houston Rockets-Dallas Mavericks
- Miami Heat – Cleveland Cavaliers
- Memphis Grizzlies-New York Knicks
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- San Antonio Spurs-Utah Jazz
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- Phoenix Suns – Toronto Raptors
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- Los Angeles Lakers-Washington Wizards
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 53 wins and 13 losses have just qualified for the NBA playoffs. They are ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors. With 49 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 44 wins and 23 losses, the Miami Heat still dominates the Eastern Conference ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Philadelphia Sixers of Joel Embiid. At the end of the standings, Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons are vying for last place.
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.