NBA. In last night’s shock, the Boston Celtics won against the Brooklyn Nets (126-120) thanks to 54 points from their superstar, Jayson Tatum.
He is the best player last night. Author of 54 points, Jayson Tatum led his Boston Celtics teammates to victory against the Brooklyn Nets (126-120). The winger had 5 rebounds and 3 assists in addition to his 16/30 shooting, 14 of 17 converted free throws and 8 three-point shots.
Jaylen Brown scored 21 points while on the side of the Nets, Kevin Durant is the best scorer in his franchise with 37 units. Thanks to this victory, the Celtics remain in 5th place in the Eastern Conference while the Nets are 9th in this same conference with a series of four consecutive losses in progress.
11 three-point baskets in a single game! Bojan Bogdanovic, strong winger of the Utah Jazz scored 35 points last night in the victory of his franchise in Oklahoma (116-103). The Jazz number 44 had 11 three-pointers, the best performance of the season so far.
With this victory, Utah remains 4th in the Western Conference while their evening opponents remain anchored in the penultimate place of this same conference. Among other results last night, the Denver Nuggets won after overtime against the New Orleans Pelicans thanks to 46 points from Nikola Jokic. Great performance from the Cleveland Cavaliers players who won at home against the Toronto Raptors (104-96).
- Boston Celtics 126-120 Brooklyn Nets
- Milwaukee Bucks 132-122 Phoenix Suns
- Washington Wizards 133-123 Indiana Pacers
- Houston Rockets 123-112 Memphis Grizzlies
- Oklahoma City Thunder 103-116 Utah Jazz
- Cleveland Cavaliers 104-96 Toronto Raptors
- Denver Nuggets 138-130 New Orleans Pelicans
- Los Angeles Clippers 93-116 New York Knicks
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- Detroit Pistons – Atlanta Hawks
- Philadelphie Sixers -Chicago Bulls
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- Miami Heat – Houston Rockets
- 2:00 a.m. French time:
- Minnesota Timberwolves – Portland Blazzers
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- Dallas Mavericks – Utah Jazz
- San Antonio Spurs – Los Angeles Lakers
- 3:00 a.m. French time:
- Denver Nuggets – Golden State Warriors
- 4:00 a.m. French time :
- Sacramento Kings – New York Knicks
The 30 NBA franchises are divided into two conferences: the Western conference and the Eastern conference, here is the classification 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. The 1st faces the 8th, the 2nd is opposed to the 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.