The NBA regular season is in full swing, and as of now, the NBA regular season has nearly half of the schedule. So the question is, what kind of ranking situation is the NBA now after this period of competition? Which team should be ranked first in the league in terms of overall strength? In response to this question, the famous sports media BR gave us the answer. Let's take a look at the ranking given by BR.
1st place: Suns (31 wins, 9 losses)
In recent times, the Warriors' record has been declining, and the Suns have taken the first place in the Warrior League. Although they lost to the Heat last week, the overall strength of the Suns is undoubtedly the most balanced team on both ends of the league. Today, the Suns have Paul as their leader, Booker as the team's top scorer, and Ayton on the team's interior. At the same time, the Suns also have a number of excellent players such as Bridges and Crowder. All in all, the Suns retained last season's Finals lineup, and this season they still have enough hard power to impact the Finals or even the championship.
Ranked 2-4 are: Warriors (30-1), Grizzlies (30-14), Bucks (27-17)
Objectively speaking, the Grizzlies have arguably been the fastest-rising team in the league in recent times. After the victory over the Timberwolves, the Grizzlies have made an 11-game winning streak, and they have surpassed the Jazz to rise to third place in the West. Compared to the Grizzlies' smooth record, the Warriors' recent record can only be described as embarrassing. Last week the Warriors ushered in Thompson's comeback, but Thompson's comeback not only failed to bring victory for the Warriors, but also brought a series of losses. Of course, the Warriors' poor record in recent times is undoubtedly directly related to Curry's poor state.
Placed 5-10 are: Nets (26-15), Bulls (27-12), Jazz (28-14), Heat (26-15), Cavaliers (24-18), 76ers (23-17)
These teams focused on talking about the Nets, a team that last week welcomed Irving (only playing away games). However, the Nets' record last week was not ideal. There is no doubt that the overall strength of this Nets is still the strongest team in the league, and the talent of the Big Three is still the best big three in the league. But one of the Nets' biggest problems right now is Nash. To put it bluntly, Nash's on-the-spot response ability is not outstanding enough, and he is not good enough in tactical coordination. I really don't know, how much patience the Nets still have for Nash?
Ranked 11-16 are: Hornets (23-19), Lone Rangers (22-19), Raptors (20-18), Timberwolves (23-19), Nuggets (21-19), Lakers (21-21)
These teams tell you about the Lakers, who have experienced a wave of two consecutive losses, and they are currently only in the 7th place in the West. As for the current situation of the Lakers, I will not talk to you here, but here I want to talk to you about the current situation of the Big Three. James is undoubtedly the most stable player in the Big Three, and it has been a very common thing for James to average 30 points per game in recent times. Wei Shao's current situation is still very struggling, the offense can not find the state at all, the defense can not keep up with the rhythm, assists and turnovers are even more surprising. Davis is currently in an injured state and it is certainly unknown when he will be able to return to the court. Again, it's really hard for the Lakers to win the championship this season. It can even be said that whether the Lakers can make the playoffs is an unknown.
The 17-25th places are: Wizards (22-20), Knicks (21-21), Hawks (17-23), Clippers (21-22), Spurs (15-26), Pacers (15-27), Pelicans (16-26) and Kings (17-27).
The bottom five are: Thunder (14-27), Trail Blazers (16-25), Rockets (12-31), Pistons (9-31), Magic (7-35)