Victor Wembanyama achieved another triple double during Spurs’ victory on Monday night.
Another high-class performance for Victor Wembanyama. The French rookie is not a rookie even if we already knew that. During the San Antonio Spurs’ victory against the Raptors, Victor Wembanyama had a record triple-double with 10 blocks, 27 points and 14 rebounds. He is only the fourth “rookie” (beginner) in the history of the NBA to achieve such a performance, notably registering his name alongside a certain David Robinson, another Spurs legend. Ralph Sampson (1983-84) and Mark Eaton (1982-83) had also made it until now
He did a little bit of everything, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. He is a versatile and talented player. He has an excellent sense of the game and this shows in several ways, in passing, decision-making, counterattacks…
October 24, 2023 will officially kick off the NBA regular season which will end on April 14, 2024. The All-Star Game will take place on the weekend of February 16-18.
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 1 to 8. 1st faces 8th, 2nd faces 7th,… Winners of the first round advance to the conference semifinals , the winners of the second round advance to the conference finals. The champions of each conference face each other 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 appeared in the NBA in which the teams ranked 7th to 10th 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 in the playoffs. The loser faces the winner of the matchup between the 9th and 10th in each conference, where the winner of the match qualifies for the playoffs in 8th place.
In the NBA, there are 30 franchises divided into two conferences:
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Nikola Jokic could almost have achieved the hat-trick, but the NBA preferred to award the title on May 3, 2023 to Joël Embid. The Sixers pivot was rewarded for his magnificent regular season. This is the third year in a row that the distinction has been awarded to a pivot.
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