Halfway through the NBA regular season, the competition between teams is more intense, the difference between multiple teams is very small, the win-loss situation of one game will affect the team's ranking on the standings, and each team will strive to win more games. Some teams have performed poorly in the early stages, but the recent strong performance rankings have risen all the way, the Grizzlies are one of them, and the NBA rankings are updated: the Grizzlies have won 9 consecutive games, the Lakers have fallen to seventh, and the competition in the East is fierce.
The Warriors have recently been in the NBA's spotlight, and it all has to do with Clay's return. After waiting 941 days for the two-minute result, Klay returned to the Splash Brotherhood and the Warriors were back at the top of the table once again. Clay's debut was good, but the feeling of the game will take a while to find. I believe that as the game deepens, Clay's state will get better and better, Klay's return will also reduce the pressure on Curry, and the Warriors will also beat the opponent to win the game and rank first with 30 wins and 9 losses.
The Grizzlies have become one of the strongest teams in the league at this stage, the 22-year-old Morant led the young Grizzlies to face the league's strong teams can also maintain their own rhythm, many of their statistics are at the forefront of the league, averaging 112.1 league firsts per game, averaging 48.2 rebounds per game, 10.2 steals, 6.2 blocks are the league first, they face the strong teams in the East and West have hit opponents, after beating the Lakers they have won 9 consecutive games, the record of 28 wins and 14 losses ranked fourth in the West, It is only 0.5 wins away from the Jazz in front, 5 wins ahead of the Lone Ranger behind them, and it can be said that the Grizzlies have rushed to the first echelon of the West.
The second echelon still has a big gap with the first echelon at this stage, and the Lakers, who have already rushed to the top six, were pressed to the ground by the opponent in the game against the old rival Grizzlies, and once fell behind by nearly 30 points, and finally lost all three times in the face of the Grizzlies. At present, the 21-20 win rate is just over 50% and ranks seventh in the West. So far this season, the Lakers' performance is not ideal, the team is facing various problems, Westbrook is sluggish, thick eyebrow injury plague, 37-year-old James averages fourth in the league in playing time per game, and often appears in the fifth position, which undoubtedly exacerbates the consumption of James, how far the Lakers can go this season, depending on whether they will adjust in the follow-up.
Western Conference Rankings: Warriors 30-9, Suns 30-9, Jazz 28-13, Grizzlies 28-14, Lone Rangers 22-18, Nuggets, Lakers, Timberwolves, Clippers, Trail Blazers, Spurs, Kings, Pelicans, Thunder, Rockets.
Compared with the west, the eastern side can be said to be more competitive, and the gap between the teams is not obvious. The Bulls are currently 26-11 in the East, just two wins ahead of the Nets. The Nets have been in trouble recently, although Irving returned but they did not achieve more victories, the last 7 games lost 5, Harden is also in trouble again, Durant Irving led the team to face the remaining Blazers upset defeat, which also made the Nets' original ranking in the East fall to second.
This was followed by a two-game winning streak with the Heat, with the Bucks in the same predicament as the Nets, with more games and fewer wins and losses in recent games, plus many players on the team who missed games, and they suffered two consecutive defeats, ranking fourth in the East. Even so, the Bucks are only three wins away from top of the table. Philadelphia is followed by a seven-game winning streak, and the lack of Simmons will indeed have a certain impact on Philadelphia, but a healthy Embiid has proved himself to the league, averaging 27 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.4 blocks so far this season. After seven consecutive wins, Philadelphia finished 5th in the East with 23 wins and 16 losses, four wins away from the Bulls.
Followed by the Cavaliers with 23 wins and 18 losses, the Raptors with 20 wins and 17 losses (6 consecutive wins), the Hornets, the Wizards, a certain team, the Knicks, the Hawks, the Pacers, the Pistons, and the Magic.