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The regular season began on October 19, 2021, and ended on April 10, 2022. [1] For the first time since the 2018–19 season, the NBA returned to its usual October to April regular season schedule after the previous two seasons were shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2021–22 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven playoff series, the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics in six games, winning their fourth ...
The 2022–23 NBA season was the 77th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 18, 2022, and ended on April 9, 2023. The 2023 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 19, 2023, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. The play-in tournament was held on April 11–14, 2023.
This is a template that was created to easily update every article with the 2022–23 NBA Pacific Division standings. To use the update on any article, insert: {{2022–23 NBA Pacific standings}} To highlight the Sacramento Kings, insert: {{2022–23 NBA Pacific standings|team= SAC }} For the other teams, use: Golden State Warriors – GSW.
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LA Clippers
Realistically, there are three teams in the Pacific worthy of staking a claim as being the best team. Typically the honor would go to the defending champs, but given chemistry concerns in The Bay, my focus shifts to a Clippers team that is far too good to ignore. After going 42-40 in Kawhi Leonard's absence last season, the Clippers' superstar forward is back in the lineup and looking like himself once again. The last time we saw Leonard play basketball, he was in the midst of a postseason ma...
Stephen Curry, Warriors
The defending champs may not have gotten the nod as the division's best team, but they do have the division's best player on the roster. In a division with LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and Devin Booker, that's saying something. Curry is coming off of one of the greatest calendar years of any individual athlete everand remains just as motivated to build off of what he's recently accomplished. At 34, Curry reminds us why his game will age gracefully, thanks largely in part to his generational sh...
Keegan Murray, Kings
Since the franchise moved to Sacramento in 1985, it has had just nine All-Rookie First Teamers while Tyreke Evans is the only Sacramento King to ever win Rookie of the Year. Murray has a legitimate chance to add his name to both lists this season. So, yes, one of the best rookies in the league will definitely be the best rookie in the division. The No. 4 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Murray is much more polished than your typical rookie. His skill was on full display during the Las Vega...
John Wall, Clippers
There were a few moves made in the Pacific this offseason, but none were as splashy as LA's addition of the five-time All-Star. To be clear, we're going on five years since Wall last appeared in an All-Star Game and he's played in just 72 games since the beginning of the 2018-19 season, but his addition is a big part of what makes the Clippers so scary. In 2020-21 with Houston, Wall averaged 20.6 points and 6.9 assists, though his efficiency left more to be desired. Wall missed the entirety o...
Russell Westbrook's buy-in
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I'll begin by saying that Year 1 of Westbrook in Los Angeles did not go as planned. After an offseason of trade rumors, Westbrook is still with the Lakers for now, but that uncertainty looms large over the season. Since the moment he was brought in, new Lakers head coach Darvin Ham has been nothing but complimentary of Westbrook, going as far as to say that the former MVP is saying — and doing — the right things ahead of the season. If Westbrook t...
Phoenix Suns — 52.5. Under. Golden State Warriors — 52.5. Over. LA Clippers — 51.5. Over. Los Angeles Lakers — 44.5. Under. Sacramento Kings — 33.5. Over.
Golden State Warriors
Should we be at all concerned about Klay Thompson?After missing two and a half seasons, Thompson returned in 2022 and played a key role in Golden State's title run, but the team's been taking a cautious approach with his injury management in the preseason. Keep an eye on his availability and tendencies this season. Will there be a title hangover?After being written off, the Warriors won a gratifying title in 2022. That said, how will their hunger be impacted by the emotions of the championshi...
LA Clippers
Can the Clippers handle the pressure that comes with the expectations?The Clippers are a title contender on paper, but they still have to play the season out. Historically, the franchise has failed to live up to lofty expectations, but that will be put to the test this season. Is Kawhi Leonard fully back to form? When Kawhi takes the floor on opening night, it will have been over 16 months since he last played in a meaningful game. Leonard might need time to take the rust off, but how much ti...
Los Angeles Lakers
Will LeBron James regress at all?LeBron is one-of-a-kind but Father Time is undefeated. As he is set to turn 38, what kind of regression is there to be expected? He averaged over 30 points per game last season but availability was an issue. He'll have to be at his best for this Lakers team to achieve anything of substance. Can Anthony Davis stay healthy? Since arriving in LA, Davis has played in 138 of a possible 225 games. This team is built to compete with its stars in tow, so Davis' availa...
- Gilbert Mcgregor
Instant observations and real-time tweets from Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals as it happened in Boston on Thursday night.
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