Progsport Basketball Prediction

After two worrying defeats in front of Orlando 121-113 and in front of the Miami Heat 110-96 without Curry, Butler and Green on the floor, Golden State 8th, 9 wins - 9 losses was back in San Francisco to challenge the Portland Trail Blazers deprived of many players Holiday, Henderson, Lillard, etc. For the Warriors, Curry and Butler were back, the odds were around 1.10, all the ingredients were there for us witness the revival of the Warriors. But Portland air-conditioned the Chase Center under the leadership of D.Avdija's triple-double 123-127. The Utah Jazz are certainly 11th in the Western Conference with a record of 5 wins - 11 losses, only one small place out of the top 10, but the gap is starting to widen significantly, like the 9-9 record of the Warriors, 8th. Without hiding anything from you, it would be a miracle to see the Jazz in the Play-offs this year, without Clarkson, Sexton, Collins departures and the withdrawal for the season of the starting pivot Kessler return scheduled for 2026. Beaten in the last 3 games, the Jazz defense took the water against the Lakers 140-126, Thunder 122-144 and again against the Lakers last night in a much more tense match 106-108. 

With the departures of Khris Middleton, Damian Lillard and Brook Lopez, this 2025-26 version of the Milwaukee Bucks was built to revolve around Giannis Antetokounmpo. When the Greek is present in the group, it is a Milwaukee top 4 NBA, formidable and sharp, to which we have the right. When he is absent, it is a disaster like the last 3 games lost by his team to the C.Cavaliers 118-106 against whom he was injured while his team was leading by 5-6 points before sinking, then to the 76ers 114-123 after and the Pistons 116-129. This was certainly not in the managers' plans but now why not? The wanderings of certain expected franchises in the top 10 of the Western Conference such as Dallas, Memphis or Clippers directly benefit a team like the Portland Trail Blazers, some players of which have glowed up like Deni Avdija 26 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists already a big favorite for the MIP title without forgetting Giddey with the Bulls. Now, Portland has still lost 5 of its last 6 games. The franchise was coming off a success at Golden State 123-127 before being logically beaten at the Thunder 122-95 last night. 

What an unexpected start to the season from the Phoenix Suns! It was already very bad after the departure of Kevin Durant but on top of that, the one who was supposed to replace him digitally, namely J.Green, fell back. But the state of mind is incredible in this franchise at the moment, 6th in an incredibly dense Western conference 11 wins - 6 losses. Two of the Suns' last three successes leave us speechless. Success against the Blazers on the road 110-127 and then big victory in front of the Wolves 114-113 finalists of the Western conference in 2024-2025. Phoenix hosted San Antonio last night for another 111-102 victory against Spurs deprived of Wemby. 8 victories in the last 9 games for the Suns but a back to back to manage. Kevin Durant is fair, serving the collective too, he allows his team to be present on the podium of the Western conference. An important fact to underline insofar as the transplant with the Nets had been missed, the same with the Suns for 2 years. For the moment he is radiant and is not really pushing in a collectively ready franchise, which will however have to play the next 2 games without KD. If the Rockets remained on 5 victories in a row Milwaukee, Washington, Portland, Orlando and Cleveland, they fell against Denver last weekend 109-112. 

Themselves probably very surprised by this result, the Sacramento Kings 14th, 4 wins - 13 losses left Colorado with the taste of victory against the Denver Nuggets 123-128 this weekend. It's a miracle, nothing more, nothing less for a franchise that was left with a few big spankings. Sacramento remained on 8 games in a row lost with a minimum gap of 13 points in favor of its opponent: Thunder 101-132, Wolves 117-144, Nuggets 108-122, Hawks 100-133, Wolves 124-110, Spurs 123-110, Thunder 113-99 and Grizzlies 137-96 a few years ago days.No room for error this year for Chris Finch's Minnesota. Indeed, like the Knicks last year who fired Thibodeau after a setback in the Western Conference final, this franchise gives the impression that it could lose its patience if the title does not land in the Midwest this season. Finalist last year against the Thunder, 4-1 defeat, the ambitions are very high. But still the same problem in the West, and more precisely for the Wolves, how to beat this Thunder? For now, after 2 logical victories at home against Dallas and Washington, the Wolves fell last weekend to the Suns 113-114. 

It is very difficult to give an objective opinion on the achievement of the Philadelphia 76ers 8th, 9 wins - 7 losses during the last 2 seasons. “You are missing a being and everything is depopulated.” It's a bit of delirium at the moment among the Pennsylvanians saved by Maxey's monumental start to the season 33 points on average, but morally weighed down by a Jo Embiid who is still injured, like last year with his knee. No injury for the Cameroonian, good news but the risk of relapse is too high. For now his team is suffering, beaten 6 times in the last 10 games, largely dominated by the Miami Heat last Sunday 117-127. The Orlando Magic 9th, 10 wins - 8 losses are placed in the 2nd part of the table certainly, but in possession of a record which can quickly bring them closer to the top 4 of the Eastern Conference Miami is 4th with 11 wins - 6 losses. This year the target objective is an Eastern Conference semi-final for the Magic who stumbled in the last 2 exercises from the 1st round of the Play-offs. In front of Cleveland in 2024 and Boston in 2025. However, a back-to-back Magic after its success at home on Saturday against the Knicks 133-121, did not manage to continue in front of Boston on Sunday in the TD Garden 138-129 without P. Banchero, best player still injured.