NBA. Twenty-four hours after Karl-Anthony Towns, Kyrie Irving imitated the pivot of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Last night, the Brooklyn Nets point guard scored 60 points in Orlando’s victory over the Magic (150-108). Note Jimmy Butler’s right ankle injury against the Detroit Pistons.
Far from being exciting on paper, the meeting between the Brooklyn Nets and the Orlando Magic saw Kyrie Irving offer an unforgettable spectacle. The Nets point guard scored 60 points in his franchise’s landslide victory (150-108), his career high and franchise record. Less than 24 hours after Karl-Anthony Towns scored 60 pawns, Minnesota Timberwolves pivot Kyrie Irving equaled the season record. In Orlando, Irving’s numbers are dizzying: 20/31 shooting, 12/13 free throws and 8/12 three-pointers.
If the Eastern Conference was marked by the performance of Kyrie Irving, the leader Miami received the Detroit Pistons. The Heat escaped (105-98) but lost to injury Jimmy Butler, victim of a sprained right ankle in the first period. Max Strus replaced him and scored all of his 16 points in the final quarter. With 29 pawns, Tyler Herro is the game’s top scorer.
Note the fine performance of Devin Booker against the New Orleans Pelicans. The rear of the Phoenix Suns scored 27 points in the success of his franchise (131-115).
- Indiana Pacers 102-135 Memphis Grizzlies
- Orlando Magic 108-150 Brooklyn Nets
- Miami Heat 105-98 Detroit Pistons
- New Orleans Pelicans 115-131 Phoenix Suns
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- Washington Wizards – Denver Nuggets
- Cleveland Cavaliers – Philadelphie Sixers
- Charlotte Hornets – Atlanta Hawks
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- Brooklyn Nets – Dallas Mavericks
- New York Knicks – Portland Blazers
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- Houston Rockets – Phoenix Suns
- Minnesota Timberwolves – Los Angeles Lakers
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- San Antonio Spurs – Oklahoma City Thunder
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- Utah Jazz – Chicago Bulls
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- Golden State Warriors – Boston Celtics
- Sacramento Kings – Milwaukee Bucks
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- Los Angeles Clippers – Toronto Raptors
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 55 wins and 14 losses have just qualified for the NBA playoffs. They are ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors. With 51 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 46 wins and 24 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 Utah Jazz. At the end of the standings, Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons, who are vying for last place, have already been eliminated from the playoff race.
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.