On January 16, the NBA regular season was played, and today Durant retired injured, but the net fisherman who won the game won, and the main opponents bulls, Bucks and Heat all lost. The Lakers swallowed a 3-game losing streak, the Blazers narrowly defeated the Wizards, the Cavaliers beat the Thunder, the Knicks beat the Hawks, and the Clippers lost to the Spurs. The NBA's landscape has also changed a lot, so let's take a look at the latest rankings in the East and West:
The Sun forces the Warriors to lead;
The pattern in the West is still the Suns and Warriors, and the record of these two teams is also unique in the league. At present, the Suns are in the leading position, and the Warriors have recently encountered a lot of trouble, Klay needs to adjust after his return, the team ended a 2-game losing streak in the last game, and is currently 1.5 wins behind the Suns. The Suns currently have a record of 32 wins and 9 losses, and they are also the only team in the league that has lost only single digits, which is quite good to know that the regular season schedule is more than halfway through.
The Jazz lost four straight;
The Jazz were previously the most promising team to hit the Suns and Warriors, but unfortunately the team has suffered a wave of four consecutive losses recently, which has also allowed them to be overtaken by the Grizzlies and fall to fourth place in the West, with a 4.5-point difference between the Top Suns. The good news for the team is that Gobert is coming back, and the league's best defensive player is very important to the Jazz, and it was in his absence that the team swallowed this wave of losing streaks.
The Lakers have lost 3 straight;
The Lakers faced the Nuggets, they were once behind by 42 points, and the Lakers lost 37 points at the end of the game, which was also the largest point difference in the History of the Lakers against the Nuggets, creating a humiliating record. The only fig leaf on the Lakers' side is James, who has not performed well before, although the shooting feel recovered, still did not play his own basketball. Counting today's loss to the Nuggets, the Lakers have lost all 6 games against teams with a winning percentage of more than 50% in the past month, and the ranking has fallen out of the top six in the West.
Bulls, Heat and Bucks are all defeated;
Today, many Eastern giants played, and the Bulls, Heat and Bucks were all defeated. The Bulls sadly lost by 2 points and recently swallowed a 3-game losing streak. The Heat lost against Philadelphia so they also gave up second place. The Bucks lost to the Raptors, and the alphabet brother slashed again. The loss of these three teams has also benefited the Nets, especially the recent Bulls, not only has a bad record, LaVine has also been injured, and there are many injured people in the team, and they are also very helpless.
The Nets return to second place;
The Nets beat the Pelicans today, and Durant retired in the second quarter, but hardened and Mills and others broke out, and they managed to win. The Nets returned to second place in the East because their main rivals had lost the round, especially the Bulls at the top of the table, who suffered a three-game losing streak, leaving Nash's team with just a 0.5-point win difference from first place. The Bad News for the Nets was Durant's injury, who was hit by a fallen Brown in the second quarter before leaving the court. In the next 11 games, the Nets had nine away games, which was a big test for them.
The Cavaliers won four straight;
Today, under Garland's leadership, the Cavaliers beat the Thunder to win four straight. In this way, the Cavaliers' winning percentage reached 59.1%, ranking in the top six in the East, while there was only a 2.5 win difference between the Bulls at the top of the table, and only 0.5 win differences from the top four, which was very small. This season's Cavaliers are definitely the biggest dark horse in the East, unlike the Bulls, who rose because of targeted reinforcements, the Cavaliers have performed strongly under the leadership of Allen, Love and Garland, and there is great hope of reaching the playoffs.