A couple of teams struggling to improve their western position when playoffs approach closer for their fourth and last regular meeting of the regular season on Tuesday, April 8 as a Golden State Warriors visit the Phoenix Suns in the center of Photprint de Phoenix.
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The Warriors are in a West Playoff image that see the five teams planted four to eight separated by half, with the three seeds of Los Angeles Lakers only 1.5 games ahead of the four seeds Denver Nuggets and two games ahead of the rest of the package. The Warriors are tied with the clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies at 46-32, but thanks to the unwants, Golden State is in sixth place, the last place in Playoff guaranteed and out of the game. Warriors close their season by welcoming the clippers.
For the 35-43 Suns, now it is or never. They are eleventh at the conference and 2.5 games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the 10th and the last place in the play-in. Phoenix has won two of the first three against Golden State this season, but is currently in a six -game streak.
WHO: Golden State Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns
When: Tuesday, April 8 at 22:00 EDT
Where Footprint Center in Phoenix
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It is the last week of the regular NBA season. It’s time to talk about prizes and the MVP race
Of Tim Reynolds ap Basketball Writer
Nikola Jokic de Denver could end the season with a 30-point triple-double. Its numbers, in the final week: 30 points, 12.8 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game. It is a combination of statistics never previously seen in the history of the NBA.
And probably it will not be MVP.
It’s time for the annual debate and addressing the annual problem: what does an MVP do? There is no official definition. If having the best statistics is a better player, it should be Jokic. If you are the best player on the best team, it should be, and probably will be-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Oklahoma City.
He will be one of those two, which means that the MVP will be an international player for a seventh consecutive season. Gilgeous-Alexander could be the second Canadian who won after twice, Steve Nash; Jokic, from Serbia, has won three of the last four MVPs, with Giannis Antekounmpo de Milwaukee (Greece) won twice and Joel Embiid de Philadelphia (Cameroon’s native) won once in this seven -year period.
Gilgeous-Alexander numbers: 32.6 points, 5 rebounds, 6.4 assists per game in 52% shot. The only player who did all this in one season: Michael Jordan, who did twice, first in 1988-89, again in 1989-90.
“We always say that the leader is the person who does things well, and this makes leadership accessible to everyone and has the right to anyone,” said Mark Daigult, Thunder coach. “And walk the walk. He is a great worker. He has built a self -confidence that is now contagious … he is completely himself. He walks the walk day after day. It’s a pretty thing.”
Jokic, assuming that his assistance numbers do not bother this week, he will be the third player to finish a season with a triple-double. Russell Westbrook did it four times and Oscar Robertson did it once. And Jokic’s numbers are so good that even Nickeil Alexander-Walker of Minnesota, which is the cousin of Gilgeous-Alexander, even had to recognize that the race is legitimate.
“He is doing a good career for MVP,” Alexander-Walker told journalists after Minnesota survived the night of 61 points, ten of ten attendees of Jokic for a 140-139 victory over the Nuggets last week. “You know who I have, but it makes it difficult, surely. The star player, always making the right game. Gotta respect. Gotta my hat.”
There will be an argument used for any of the players in the last days of the season and before the MVP votes are sent to the League office to count: “How can someone promote these numbers and not win MVP?”
It’s not a good argument. Here is why. In the four three -pointers of Westbrook won MVP once. Robertson did not win MVP in his triple season. And when Jordan had his seasons of 32, 5 and 6 while firing at least 50%, he did not win MVP in either. (It is noteworthy that in 1963-64, Robertson won MVP with an average of 31.4 points, 11 assists and 9.9 rebounds per game, which means that it was seven timid total rebounds to promise a triple-double.)
Imagine — Some of the largest and most unique statistical seasons in the history of the NBA did not have the MVP prize. And it will happen again this year, preventing the unlikely event of Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander that ends up linked to the vote.
The odds are, that will not happen. Betmgm Sportsbook says Gilgeous -Alexander is a great favorite to win: their odds are at -3000, with Jokic A +1000.
Rookie of the year
It seems that it will be the Rookie of the winner of the year for the San Antonio Spurs.
Victor Wembanyama won it last year and this year is Stephon Castle (-1600) the favorite on Zaccharie Risacher (+1000) of Atlanta and Alex Sarr (+1300) in Washington (+1300).
Castle leads rookies in points per game and is ending the season with a flourishing, which could further resonate with voters, their closing argument.
Defensive player of the year
If he had not been forced to margin for a thrombosis of deep veins, Wembanyama was probably a lock to win this award.
It could be an open race now with Draymond Green (-500) of Golden State (-500) favored by Evan Furniture (+400) of Cleveland and Lugentz Dort (+600) of Oklahoma City (+600).
Expect Dyson Daniels d’Atlanta, an absolute stealing machine, also get some votes. It is a long A +4000 seconds Betmgm.
More enhanced player
This is where Daniels is the favorite, an important (-625) on Detroit’s cunningham cade (+350). It could be thought that Ivica Zubac de Los Angeles Clippers and Tyler Herro de Miami, both long features in terms of gambling probabilities, would also have some consideration.
Cunningham should be a lock for All-NBA, which is probably his preference.
Coach of the year
Like the MVP, there may be no wrong option for the vote and serious arguments can be made for Kenny Atkinson de Cleveland (LED LED Cavs in the east of the year 1 of its time), the JB BICKERESTAff of Detroit (LED Pistons on the Playoffs of the year 1) and Daigault, which has been elite throughout the season.
He will probably go down to Atkinson and Bickerstaff. Cavs were a team of the second round last year under Bickerstaff, so it is not surprising that they are good, although it may be a surprise. And Detroit has been one of the stories of the league throughout the year.
It could be a year when the prize is essentially divided. A group of writers vote for the Official NBA Award, but the National Association of Basketball Coaches has its own prize voted by the main coaches, and the media vote and coaches have not always been the same.
Associated Press contributed to this article