NBA. Back in Cleveland with the Los Angeles Lakers last night, LeBron James, author of a “triple-double” (38 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists) allowed his team to win (131-120) .
“King James” was back in Cleveland last night. On the floor of his former franchise, LeBron James showed the way to his partners with a “triple-double” (38 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists). The Los Angeles Lakers won (131-120) in Ohio and can still hope to land an underdog role in the playoffs despite the return of New Orleans or even San Antonio. Russell Westbrook (20 points, 11 assists) and DJ Augustin (20 points, 6/6 three-pointers) helped the California franchise win.
LeBron James is now one of 5 @Lakers to record multiple 35+ point triple-doubles. Tonight is his second time.
He joins Elgin Baylor (6x), Jerry West (4x), Magic Johnson (3x), and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2x). https://t.co/l8X9Md5XNG
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) March 22, 2022
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Without Joel Embiid and James Harden, the Sixers won at home against the leader of the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat (113-106). Tyrese Maxey finished as the game’s top scorer with 28 points, including some decisive baskets in the final moments of the game. With this success, the Sixers regain the 2nd place in the East in favor of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Another great performance from Kevin Durant! Against the Utah Jazz, the Brooklyn Nets winger scored 37 points, including 22 in the second half. The New York franchise won (116-114) and remains 8th in the Eastern Conference.
Note the fine performance of Christian Wood with the Houston Rockets against the Washington Wizards. Author of 39 points, the pivot guided his franchise to victory (115-97).
- Cleveland Cavaliers 120-131 Los Angeles Lakers
- Detroit Pistons 115-119 Portland Blazers
- Charlotte Hornets 106-103 New Orleans Pelicans
- Philadelphia Sixers 113-106 Miami Heat
- Brooklyn Nets 114-106 Utah Jazz
- Chicago Bulls 113-99 Toronto Raptors
- Houston Rockets 115-97 Washington Wizards
- Oklahoma City Thunder 123-132 Boston Celtics
- Dallas Mavericks 110-108 Minnesota Timberwolves
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- Orlando Magic – Golden State Warriors
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- New York Knicks – Atlanta Hawks
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- Milwaukee Bucks – Chicago Bulls
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- Denver Nuggets – Los Angeles Clippers
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 56 wins and 14 losses have just qualified for the NBA playoffs. They are ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors. With 52 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.
Holder of NBA TV rights, BeInSport broadcasts a game every NBA night. The “NBA Extra” program broadcast from 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday to Friday analyzes NBA news.
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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.
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