NBA. Author of a decent season so far with the New York Knicks, Evan Fournier broke last night the franchise record for the number of three points in a season once morest the Charlotte Hornets with the added bonus of victory (121-106) .
Franchise record broken in New York. Against the Charlotte Hornets, Frenchman Evan Fournier beat the number of three-pointers scored in a season. Last night, the native of Paris brought his total for the season to 218, allowing his team to largely win (121-106). The Knicks winger dethrones John Starks.
Records continued to be broken last night. Against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Deandre Ayton was a hit, breaking his career high with 35 points. The pivot of the Phoenix Suns allowed his franchise to win (125-116) once morest the “Wolves” who are aiming for 6th place in the Western Conference and direct qualification for the playoffs without going through the play-in.
Deprived of LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers might not do anything once morest Joel Embidd and his Philadelphia Sixers teammates. The Cameroonian pivot scored 30 points in the victory of his franchise and appears more and more as the favorite for the title of MVP. Thanks to this success, the Sixers are back in front of the Milwaukee Bucks in the East while waiting for the meeting next night of the teammates of Giannis Antetokounmpo once morest the Washington Wizards.
Note the good performance of Frenchman Theo Maledon with the Oklahoma City Thunder once morest the Orlando Magic. Author of 25 points (his season record), the playmaker guided his franchise to victory (118-102).
- Detroit Pistons 122-101 Atlanta Hawks
- Indiana Pacers 109-110 Sacramento Kings
- Charlotte Hornets 106-121 New York Knicks
- Boston Celtics 125-97 Utah Jazz
- Miami Heat 104-118 Golden State Warriors
- Memphis Grizzlies 132-120 Brooklyn Nets
- Minnesota Timberwolves 116-125 Phoenix Suns
- Oklahoma City Thunder 118-102 Orlando Magic
- Dallas Mavericks 110-91 Houston Rockets
- Los Angeles Lakers 121-126 Philadelphia Sixers
- Portland Blazers 96-133 San Antonio Spurs
- 00:30 French time :
- Toronto Raptors – Cleveland Cavaliers
- 01:00 French time :
- New Orleans Pelicans – Chicago Bulls
- Milwaukee Bucks – Washington Wizards
- Memphis Grizzlies – Indiana Pacers
- 02:00 French time :
- Denver Nuggets – Phoenix Suns
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 59 wins and 14 losses have just qualified for the NBA playoffs. They are ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors. With 55 losses, the Houston Rockets are eliminated from the NBA playoff race and look set to finish last in the West.
15 franchises make up the Eastern Conference ranking, here is the latest ranking: With 47 wins and 26 losses, the Miami Heat still dominates the Eastern Conference ahead of Joel Embiid’s Philadelphia Sixers who are back in front of the Milwaukee Bucks following their success once morest the Los Angeles Lakers. 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.
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.
To follow the NBA on smartphone, tablet or computer, you will need to subscribe to the application NBA.
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.
