NBA. By winning in Boston against the Celtics (98-106), the Miami Heat won their ticket to the NBA playoffs, the first in the Eastern Conference. In the West, the Dallas Mavericks are the third team qualified since last night.
Winner of the Eastern Conference shock in Boston (98-106), Miami validated its qualification for the NBA playoffs. The Heat are the first qualified franchise in the Eastern Conference. A week after the clash between Erik Spoelstra, coach and Jimmy Butler, tensions have come down to the Florida franchise. The last named scored 24 points, to which are added the 23 units of Kyle Lowry. The Miami Heat therefore consolidates its leading position in the East against a direct competitor (4th).
The third franchise in the West qualified for the NBA playoffs is known. Thanks to their victory in Cleveland against the Cavaliers (112-120), the Dallas Mavericks validated their ticket for the playoffs. The Mavericks were able to rely on their star Luka Doncic (35 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists), but also on Dorian Finney-Smith, author of 28 pawns with a 10/16 shooting including a 6/12 three-pointer .
Note the good performance of Evan Fournier with the New York Knicks against the Charlotte Hornets, despite the defeat of his franchise (114-125). The French back scored 30 points, with a 10/16 shot including 6/8 from three points.
- Cleveland Cavaliers 112-120 Dallas Mavericks
- Indiana Pacers 118-125 Denver Nuggets
- Washington Wizards 127-110 Orlando Magic
- Boston Celtics 98-106 Miami Heat
- New York Knicks 114-125 Charlotte Hornets
- Toronto Raptors 125-102 Minnesota Timberwolves
- Houston Rockets 118-121 Sacramento Kings
- Oklahoma City Thunder 118-136 Atlanta Hawks
- San Antonio Spurs 111-112 Memphis Grizzlies
- Golden State Warriors 103-107 Phoenix Suns
- Portland Blazers 107-117 New Orleans Pelicans
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- Detroit Pistons – Philadelphie Sixers
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- Brooklyn Nets – Milwaukee Bucks
- Atlanta Hawks – Cleveland Cavaliers
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- Chicago Bulls – Los Angeles Clippers
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- Utah Jazz – 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 61 wins and 14 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 56 losses, the Houston Rockets are eliminated from the NBA playoff race (like Oklahoma City Thunder) and seem on track to finish last in the West.
15 franchises make up the Eastern Conference standings, here is the latest ranking: With 48 wins and 28 losses, the Miami Heat dominate the Eastern Conference ahead of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks. The Boston Celtics of Jayson Tatum complete the podium where the Philadelphia Sixers of Joel Embiid are 4th in the conference. 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.
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