The NBA regular season continued, with a total of eight games on January 31, with some teams easily beating their opponents to close the game, and some teams being reversed by their opponents in the case of double digits in the lead and suffering consecutive defeats, and the wins and losses of the game also made many teams change their rankings in the standings. The NBA rankings have been updated, the Suns have led the way with 10 consecutive wins, the Lakers have lost 3 straight, and the Nets have lost 4 straight.
The West is still the Sun leading the way, and even if the Warriors are behind them to catch up with the Suns, they are still at the top of the list with consecutive wins. The Suns won 115-110 against the Spurs to win 10 straight games, becoming the first team in the league to win 40 games, 3.5 wins ahead of the Warriors in a 5-game winning streak behind them. This season, the Suns continue the strong performance of last season, the record has been at the top of the table, even in the case of the team is plagued by injuries is still maintaining excellent strength, the core player Ayton has only played 28 games so far this season has been absent due to injury, in addition to Ayton, the Suns also have Crowder, Payne, Kaminsky in the recovery from injury.
The reason why the Suns have achieved their current results is directly related to the performance of the team Paul. The 36-year-old Paul has maintained a full attendance season so far, averaging 14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 10.3 assists per game in 32.9 minutes, ranking first in the league in assists per game, and it is precisely under Paul's organization that the Suns have averaged 8 players in double figures per game, for example, after the almost unemployed Biyombo was signed by the Suns on a 10-day short contract, 12 games were included in the feeding of players who averaged 11.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Paul has delivered 33 assists and only four turnovers in the past two games, and there are still no small number of pauls in the team this season.
As mentioned earlier, there is a team that is reversed by the opponent in the case of a double-digit lead, and he is the Lakers. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers still led by 10 points, but the final quarter was played by the opponent 38-20 to lose the game, which is the Lakers' 12 double-digit lead over the opponent so far this season and finally reversed by the opponent, and the voice of the dismissal of Vogel rushed to the hot search. The Lakers' problems have been there since the season, injuries, lineup run-ins, etc., it is difficult to wait until the return of the thick eyebrows, but the more serious problem is that James has an injury, James's importance to the Lakers needless to say, the season so far averaged 36.6 minutes per game to get 29.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists, the most important part of the team.
Statistics show that the Lakers are 5 wins and 9 losses in James' absence this season, and James has returned to Los Angeles for treatment, the good news is that the examination results show that James's left knee has not been structurally damaged, and he still needs treatment. After suffering three consecutive losses, the Lakers ranked ninth in the West with 24 wins and 27 losses, and their follow-up schedule is not easy, so I am afraid that it will be difficult to advance to the playoffs, and I don't know how the Lakers management will adjust next.
Along with the Lakers is another high-profile team in the league , the Eastern Nets. The Nets, which also make up the Big Three, have rarely played the same game between the Big Three this season, and the Irving thing and Harden's state have not survived, and as a result, Durant and Harden are injured again, and the return date is undecided. The team's top veteran Ade left the arena on crutches after a game against the Warriors, and the Nets were in an injury streak that affected their performance, having recently suffered a four-game losing streak. In the next few games they will play against the Suns (no. 1 in the West), the Kings, the Jazz (no. 4 in the West), the Nuggets (no. 5 in the West), and the Nets are currently 29-20, and if they still can't win in the next few games then their rankings will fall.
The impact of injuries on the strength of the team is obvious, especially when the core players have injuries that are more fatal to the team. Hopefully, in the next game, the players can stay away from injuries so that they can bring more exciting games to the fans.