NBA. Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors ended the Boston Celtics’ six-game winning streak last night (115-112). With this defeat, Jayson Tatum’s teammates lose their place as leaders of the Eastern Conference.
The Boston Celtics have already lost their Eastern Conference leadership spot. Without Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown and Al Horford, the most successful franchise in history lost in Toronto against the Raptors after overtime (115-112). Around Pascal Siakam, author of 40 points, his record for the season, the 2019 champions ended the series of six straight victories of their evening opponents who tumble to 4th place in a very tight conference, dominated by the Miami Heat, victorious at home against Sacramento (123-100).
New triple-double for Nikola Jokic! Facing the Charlotte Hornets, the Denver Nuggets pivot scored the 76th triple-double of his career, just 2 shy of Wilt Chamberlain’s record, highest total for a pivot. Author of 26 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists, the Serb has largely contributed to the success of his franchise last night (113-109).
Note the fine performance of French Théo Maledon with the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Portland Blazers. Author of 23 points and 10 rebounds, the playmaker allowed his franchise to win after overtime (134-131).
- Cleveland Cavaliers 107-101 Orlando Magic
- Indiana Pacers 123-132 Atlanta Hawks
- Charlotte Hornets 109-113 Denver Nuggets
- Miami Heat 123-100 Sacramento Kings
- New York Knicks 109-104 Chicago Bulls
- Toronto Raptors 115-112 Boston Celtics
- Houston Rockets 120-123 San Antonio Spurs
- Memphis Grizzlies 123-95 Golden State Warriors
- Portland Blazers 131-134 Oklahoma City Thunder
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- Philadelphie Sixers – Milwaukee Bucks
- Washington Wizards – Chicago Bulls
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- Dallas Mavericks – Los Angeles Lakers
- Brooklyn Nets – Detroit Pistons
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- Los Angeles Clippers – Utah Jazz
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 61 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 56 losses, the Houston Rockets are eliminated from the NBA playoff race (like Oklahoma City Thunder) and seem on track to finish last in the West.
15 franchises make up the Eastern Conference standings, here is the latest ranking: With 48 wins and 28 losses, the Miami Heat dominate the Eastern Conference. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks, Joel Embiid’s Philadelphia Sixers and Jayson Tatum’s Boston Celtics are tied. 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.