NBA. Led by 21 points in New York against the Knicks, the Brooklyn Nets finally won last night (110-98) thanks to the triple-double of Kevin Durant, author of 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
He hasn’t lost in Manhattan for nine years…but last night the streak nearly ended. Author of 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, Kevin Durant carried his Brooklyn Nets franchise to victory against the New York Knicks (110-98) despite being behind by 21 points. It’s the 24th away win of the season for the Nets, a franchise record in which Kyrie Irving (24 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals) also participated.
The image of the night comes from Detroit where Luka Doncic, a major Dallas Mavericks player delivered a sublime assist.
On the French side, two fit tricolors were opposed last night: Jaylen Hoard and Rudy Gobert. If the last named largely won the meeting with his Utah Jazz franchise (137-101), it was the pivot of the Oklahoma City Thunder who scored the most with 23 points.
- Detroit Pistons 113-131 Dallas Mavericks
- New York Knicks 98-110 Brooklyn Nets
- Atlanta Hawks 118-103 Washington Wizards
- Chicago Bulls 94-117 Atlanta Hawks
- Utah Jazz 137-101 Oklahoma City Thunder
- Los Angeles Clippers 113-109 Phoenix Suns
- 01:00 French time:
- Charlotte Hornets – Orlando Magic
- 1:30 a.m. French time:
- Milwaukee Bucks – Boston Celtics
- Toronto Raptors – Philadelphie Sixers
- 02:00 French time:
- New Orleans Pelicans – Portland Blazers
- Minnesota Timberwolves – San Antonio Spurs
- 03:00 French time:
- Denver Nuggets – Memphis Grizzlies
- 04:00 French time:
- Golden State Warriors – Los Angeles Lakers
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 63 wins and 17 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 60 losses, the Houston Rockets are eliminated from the NBA playoff race (like Oklahoma City Thunder, Sacramento Kings, Portland Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers) and look set to finish last in the West.
15 franchises make up the Eastern Conference standings, here is the latest ranking: With 52 wins and 28 losses, the Miami Heat dominate the Eastern Conference ahead of Jayson Tatum’s Boston Celtics. The Milwaukee Bucks of Giannis Antetokounmpo complete the podium and the Philadelphia Sixers of Joel Embiid are 4th in the conference. 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 like the Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards and New York Knicks.
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.
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