NBA. After its success against the Denver Nuggets (140-130), the Suns are guaranteed to finish first in the Western Conference. Devin Booker, author of 49 points and his teammates obtained their best NBA record for the 3rd time in their history. New victory also for Memphis, officially qualified for the play-offs.
With a Devin Booker on fire and author of 49 points, the Phoenix Suns won the night behind their 60th regular season game against the Denver Nuggets (140-130). A success that allows Chris Paul, back on the court and his teammates to obtain their best NBA record for the 3rd time in their history. The Arizona franchise finalist NBA last year made the difference in the last quarter with a 36-24 in their favor. Already qualified for the playoffs, the Suns consolidate their first place in the Western Conference.
With a record of 51 wins and 23 losses, the Memphis Grizzlies clinched their ticket to the NBA playoffs after their big success at home against the Indiana Pacers (133-103). Author of 30 points in the meeting, Desmond Bane who runs at 18.2 points on average continues to chain the great performances at the moment. Witness the 30 pawns inflicted on the Pacers. The Grizzlies will not need to go through the play-ins as in the last two seasons.
Note the good performance of Cameroonian Pascal Siakam with the Toronto Raptors against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Author of 35 points, the strong winger guided his franchise to victory (117-104).
- Toronto Raptors 117-104 Cleveland Cavaliers
- New Orleans Pelicans 126-109 Chicago Bulls
- Milwaukee Bucks 114-102 Washington Wizards
- Memphis Grizzlies 133-103 Indiana Pacers
- Denver Nuggets 130-140 Phoenix Suns
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- Detroit Pistons-Washington Wizards
- Charlotte Hornets – Utah Jazz
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- Atlanta Hawks-Golden State Warriors
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- Miami Heat – New York Knicks
- Minnesota Timberwolves-Dallas Mavericks
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- Portland Blazers – Houston Rockets
- Los Angeles Clippers – Philadelphia Sixers
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 60 wins and 14 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 55 losses, the Houston Rockets are eliminated from the NBA playoff race and look set to finish last in the West.
15 franchises make up the Eastern Conference ranking, here is the latest ranking: With 47 wins and 26 losses, the Miami Heat still dominates the Eastern Conference ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks of Giannis Antetokounmpo who return to the Philadelphia Sixers of Joel Embiid after their success against the Washington Wizards. At the end of the rankings, Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons, who are vying for last place, have already been eliminated from the playoff race like the Indiana Pacers.
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.