NBA. Last night, the Boston Celtics clinched the runner-up spot in the Eastern Conference behind Miami Heat following their big win in Memphis (110-139). Joel Embiid became the first foreign leading scorer in an NBA season.
Last night, every NBA franchise played its last regular season game. If Miami finishes at the top of the Eastern Conference, it is finally Boston which finishes in the place of dolphin following their big victory in Memphis once morest the Grizzlies (110-139). The Milwaukee Bucks had the opportunity to finish second but a loss to Cleveland (133-115) allows teammates Jayson Tatum, author of 31, to close this regular season behind the Floridians.
Joel Embiid, the Cameroonian pivot from Philadelphia, is guaranteed to become the first foreign top scorer in an NBA season on Sunday. And the first pivot since Shaquille O’Neal. “The process” averaged 30.6 points over this regular season.
Note Obi Toppin’s excellent performance last night once morest the Toronto Raptors. The New York Knicks power forward broke his career high with 42 points in his franchise’s 105-94 win.
- Houston Rockets 114-130 Atlanta Hawks
- Brooklyn Nets 134-126 Indiana Pacers
- Charlotte Hornets 124-108 Washington Wizards
- Cleveland Cavaliers 133-115 Milwaukee Bucks
- New York Knicks 105-94 Toronto Raptors
- Orlando Magic 125-111 Miami Heat
- Philadelphia Sixers 118-106 Detroit Pistons
- Memphis Grizzlies 110-139 Boston Celtics
- Minnesota Timberwolves 120-124 Chicago Bulls
- Dallas Mavericks 130-120 San Antonio Spurs
- Denver Nuggets 141-146 Los Angeles Lakers
- Los Angeles Clippers 138-88 Oklahoma City Thunder
- Phoenix Suns 109-116 Sacramento Kings
- Portland Blazers 80-111 Utah Jazz
- New Orleans Pelicans 107-128 Golden State Warriors
The NBA regular season is over. The next play-in matches will take place overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday:
- Brooklyn Cavaliers – Cleveland Cavaliers (at 1:00 a.m. French time)
- Minnesota Timberwolves – Los Angeles Clippers (at 3:30 French time)
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 finished first in the Western conference with 64 wins and 18 losses. They are ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors. With 62 losses, the Houston Rockets finished last in the conference.
15 franchises make up the Eastern Conference standings, here is the latest standings: With 53 wins and 29 losses, the Miami Heat dominated the Eastern Conference during the regular season. Jimmy Butler’s teammates finish ahead of Jayson Tatum’s Boston Celtics. The Milwaukee Bucks of Giannis Antetokounmpo complete the podium. At the end of the standings, Orlando Magic is last with 60 defeats.
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.
