NBA. Author of 41 points in the victory of the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Indiana Pacers (127-124), Darius Garland broke his career points record. After four straight losses, the Nets won in Charlotte against the Hornets (121-132) thanks to their leader Kyrie Irving who scored 50 points.
Only boxes in the East last night. Starting with Darius Garland with the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Indiana Pacers. Thanks to his 41 points, 13 assists and 5 rebounds, his franchise won and the playmaker broke his career points record. With this performance, the number 10 of the Cavs became the 4th player in the history of the Cleveland Cavaliers to register more than 40 points and deliver more than 10 assists in a game. The Cavaliers remain 6th in the East behind Boston as their evening opponents despite Tyrese Haliburton’s 25 points are 13th in the Eastern Conference.
The other box of the night is signed Kyrie Irving with the Brooklyn Nets. The playmaker, who can only play away games, shone in Charlotte where the Nets won 132-121, thanks to 50 points from their number 11, author of a 15/19 in shooting, including a 9 /12 at three points. Thanks to this success, the Brooklyn Nets are 8th in the Eastern Conference ahead of the Hornets, 9th.
“THIS GAME IS ABOUT BUCKETS!”
Kyrie Irving WENT OFF for a season-high 50 PTS on just 19 total attempts, while shooting 9-of-12 from three-point range! #NetsWorld
50 PTS (15-19 FGM) | 6 AST | 9 3PM pic.twitter.com/mDn9fnTk8V
— NBA (@NBA) March 9, 2022
Among other results last night, the Milwaukee Bucks easily won against the Oklahoma City Thunder (142-115) thanks to 39 points from Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Great performance from Jonathan Kuminga, author of 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists with the Golden State Warriors against the Los Angeles Clippers (112-97).
- Indiana Pacers 124-127 Cleveland Cavaliers
- Orlando Magic 99-102 Phoenix Suns
- Charlotte Hornets 121-132 Brooklyn Nets
- Memphis Grizzlies 132-111 New Orleans Pelicans
- Oklahoma City Thunder 115-142 Milwaukee Bucks
- Golden State Warriors 112-97 Los Angeles Clippers
- 1h00 French time :
- Detroit Pistons – Chicago Bulls
- Charlotte Hornets – Boston Celtics
- 1h30 French time :
- Miami Heat – Phoenix Suns
- 2:00 a.m. French time:
- Milwaukee Bucks – Atlanta Hawks
- New Orleans Pelicans – Orlando Magic
- Houston Rockets – Los Angeles Lakers
- Minnesota Timberwolves – Oklahoma City Thunder
- 2h30 French time:
- Dallas Mavericks – New York Knicks
- San Antonio Spurs – Toronto Raptors
- 4:00 a.m. French time :
- Sacramento Kings – Denver Nuggets
- Utah Jazz – Portland Blazzers
- 4:30 a.m. French time:
- Los Angeles Clippers – 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 are first in the Western Conference with 52 wins and 13 losses 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 22 losses, the Miami Heat still dominates the Eastern Conference ahead of the Philadelphia Sixers and the Milwaukee Bucks of Giannis Antetokounmpo. 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. 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.