Progsport Basketball Prediction

Failing to move in the Eastern Conference standings, the Charlotte Hornets 10th, 37 wins - 34 losses, have almost locked their place for the Play-in and hope to scratch a little higher in the West. Trying their luck for the top 6 is now the objective like the Hawks 6th, 40 - 32 neck and neck with Charlotte a few weeks ago. Powerful and sharp, the North Carolina Hornets have won 5 of their last 6 duels, precisely the last 3 ahead of the Miami Heat 136-106, the Orlando Magic 130-111 and the Memphis Grizzlies 124-101. Regarding the Sacramento Kings, this 2025-26 season which is catastrophic at all levels will soon come to an end. Indeed, Russell Westbrook's partners have been in a tough situation for many months. They will never have succeeded in convincing collectively, plunging into the abyss in the West, until this 15th and last place with this incredibly negative record 19 victories - 53 defeats... Nevertheless becoming combative again, Maxyme Raynaud the French revelation and his friends won 3 of their last 5 matches, precisely against the Brooklyn Nets 126-122. 

Although the Suns have a good chance of missing the train towards “direct qualification via the top 6” of the Western Conference, they had an XXL regular season after the departures of Beal and Durant. An enticing game, a lightning adaptation for D.Brooks and a collective who knew how to respond when there were absences. The Suns, after a series of 5 consecutive defeats in the NBA Raptors, Celtics, Wolves, Spurs, Bucks found their way to victory by beating the Toronto Raptors 120-98. And this despite the fact that they were back-to-back. Behind OKC, the Spurs and the Lakers, the Nuggets are positioned in 4th place in the Western Conference with a record of 44 wins - 28 losses. The 3rd spot is not that far despite the Lakers on fire 46v - 26d and the battle rages for 4th with a narrow gap between Denver, Minnesota and Houston. At home, the Nuggets raised the tone in the last few games by first beating the Toronto Raptors 121-115 and secondly the Portland Trail Blazers 128-112. 

We will return the pro year for the Indiana Pacers whose goal is to finish as best as possible, with their heads held high, and hope to keep this draft round protected 1-4 for the Los Angeles Clippers in the trade including Zubac. With its head on the handlebars and weaned from success for an eternity, Indiana achieved a great feat on the night of Monday to Tuesday by beating the Orlando Magic 126-128. If for some franchises the objectives are difficult to determine, it is quite the opposite for the Los Angeles Lakers comfortably installed in 3rd place in the Western Conference 46 victories - 26 defeats. The Lakers in order to keep him, must win games in the interest of outpacing the Denver Nuggets 4th, 45 wins - 28 losses getting closer and closer. After 9 consecutive successes in the NBA, the Lakers at the start of the week fell to the wire against the Detroit Pistons 113-110 deprived of Cade Cunningham.