NBA. Author of 45 points against the New York Knicks, Trae Young has made a successful return to Madison Square Garden. His Atlanta Hawks franchise won 117-111.
Since the first round of the playoffs in 2021, it was the first time that Trae Young had found the New York Knicks. And the leader of the Atlanta Hawks took care of his exit with 45 points including a 7/15 three-pointer. Thanks to his performance, the number 11 joins the very closed club of players who have scored in 25 games or more, 40 points or more, all that before 4. They are five to have achieved this performance before Trae Young: Rick Barry, Wilt Chamberlain , Bob McAdoo, Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
Trae Young is the 6th player in NBA history to record 25+ games of 40+ points before the age of 24.
He joins Rick Barry, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob McAdoo, Michael Jordan, and Lebron James. https://t.co/ltkr88CWX9
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Nikola Jokic continues the big benefits with the Denver Nuggets. Against the Los Angeles Clippers, the reigning MVP finished with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. His franchise won (127-115), a success that allows the Nuggets to consolidate their 6th place in the West ahead of Minnesota and the Clippers.
Note the fine performances of Jrue Holliday and Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks against the Chicago Bulls. Authors of 27 and 25 points, the playmaker and the strong winger guided their franchise to victory (126-98).
- Orlando Magic 94-90 Golden State Warriors
- New York Knicks 111-117 Atlanta Hawks
- Milwaukee Bucks 126-98 Chicago Bulls
- Denver Nuggets 127-115 Los Angeles Clippers
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- Detroit Pistons – Atlanta Hawks
- Indiana Pacers – Sacramento Kings
- Charlotte Hornets – New York Knicks
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- Boston Celtics – Utah Jazz
- Miami Heat – Golden State Warriors
- Memphis Grizzlies – Brooklyn Nets
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- Minnesota Timberwolves – Phoenix Suns
- Oklahoma City Thunder – Orlando Magic
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- Dallas Mavericks – Houston Rockets
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- Los Angeles Lakers – Philadelphie Sixers
- Portland Blazers – San Antonio Spurs
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 58 wins and 14 losses have just qualified for the NBA playoffs. They are ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors. With 54 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 25 losses, the Miami Heat still dominates the Eastern Conference ahead of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks who are back in front of the Philadelphia Sixers after their success against the Chicago Bulls. 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.