On December 20, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. As of today, the new NBA regular season has been running for two months. The famous media ESPN announced the latest issue of the team strength ranking, the top two of the list remain unchanged, the Suns are still at the top of the list, the Warriors are ranked 2nd, the Nets are promoted to 3rd, the Lakers are 13th, and the Pistons are 30th.
The top 10 places in this issue's strength list are in order (the ranking of the previous period is in parentheses):
1.Suns(1)2.Warriors(2) 3.Nets(4) 4.Jazz(3) 5.Bucks(5)
6.Bulls(7) 7.Cavaliers(10) 8.Heat(6) 9.Grizzlies(9) 10.Clippers(12)
The teams ranked 11th-20th are, in order:
11. Nuggets, 12.76 people, 13. Lakers, 14. Wizards
16. Hornets, 17. Lone Ranger, 18. Eagles, 19. Timberwolves, 20. Raptors
The teams ranked 21st-30th are, in order:
21. Blazers, 22. Knicks, 23. Pacers, 24. Kings, 25. Spurs,
26. Rockets, 27. Pelicans, 28. Thunder, 29. Magic, 30. Pistons.
In the past week, the Suns have achieved a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. They first suffered defeats against the Clippers, then beat the Trail Blazers, Wizards and Hornets in a row, and won 20 and 31 points in the last two games. The Suns are currently in 1st place in the league with 24 wins and 5 losses, and the team's top scorer Booker made a comeback today, which makes the team even stronger.
The Warriors have gone 3-1 in the past week and have finished five consecutive Eastern Conference road trips with a record of 3-2. In the final game of the loss to the Raptors, the Warriors "strategically gave up" and took off important players such as Curry and Green. In the game to beat the Knicks, Curry broke Ray Allen's all-time three-point record and officially topped the NBA's all-time three-point list. The Warriors currently rank 2nd in the league with 24 wins and 6 losses.
The Nets have lost 2-1 in the past week. In the case of extreme shortage of manpower, with Durant's bravery, they defeated the Raptors and the 76ers successively, and lost to the Magic in Durant's absence. At present, the Nets have Durant, Irving, Harden and other players in the team have triggered the health and safety agreement, they were supposed to play at home today against the Nuggets, and at home against the Wizards on December 22, but they were all postponed. The Nets are currently in 1st place in the East with 21 wins and 9 losses.
The Bulls were postponed two games last week due to multiple people triggering health and safety agreements on the team, and they only had their first game in 8 days until today, and finally beat the Lakers 115-110. The Bulls currently have an 18-10 record, ranking second in the East.
The Cavaliers are currently the longest-running winning streak in the league. After back-to-back wins over the Heat, Rockets and Bucks last week, they have made a six-game winning streak. Their current record is 19 wins and 12 losses, which is 3rd in the East.
Middleton suffered a knee injury due to a health and safety protocol triggered by The Alphabet Brother, and the Bucks' recent record has been uneven. They finished with just 1 win and 3 losses last week. The Bucks currently have a record of 19 wins and 13 losses, ranking 4th in the East.
The Jazz's recent results have been less stable. They finished just 1-2 last week, first beating the Clippers and then losing back-to-back to the Spurs and Wizards. The Jazz currently have a record of 20 wins and 9 losses, ranking 3rd in the West.
The Grizzlies' recent performances remain strong. They made a 3-1 loss last week, beating the 76ers, Trail Blazers and Kings before losing to the Blazers today. The Grizzlies are currently 19-12 and rank 4th in the West.
After losing to the Bulls today, the Lakers suffered two straight losses. They have their second wave of three consecutive wins of the season after beating the Lone Rangers last week, but the team's progress has been suspended due to multiple people triggering health and safety agreements and injuries, and they are currently only 7th in the West with 16 wins and 15 losses.
The Pistons beat the Heat at home today to finally end a long 14-game losing streak and avoid equaling the Rockets' 15-game losing streak this season. But the Pistons finished with just 5 wins and 24 losses, still ranking first in the league.