In the Feb. 8 game, the Raptors 116-101 Hornets, the Heat 121-100 Wizards, the Suns 127-124 Bulls, the Warriors 110-98 Thunder, the Knicks 104-113 Jazz. NBA record rankings, the Eastern Conference ranking compared to February 7, only the Bucks surpassed the Bulls to rise to No. 2, the Bulls fell to No. 3, and the rankings of other teams in the East did not change.
Compared with February 7, the Western Conference ranking is not changed at all, it seems that the Western Conference's war situation will not be easily updated because of the victory or defeat of one or two games, but the Clippers and the Lakers are only 0.5 wins difference, and the Lakers' game wins and losses on the 9th are still very critical for them to return to the top 8 in the West. In addition, the Pelicans and the Blazers are also 0.5 win differences, and the place of the play-off team is also likely to be updated, depending on whether the Blazers can play competitively, at least the Pelicans under the leadership of Ingram are still worth looking forward to.
After the Raptors beat the Hornets, it was a 6-game winning streak, and the Nets pulled away from the 0.5-game difference, it seems that the Raptors are finding their dark horse state, the Nets are really precarious, they may fall to the 8th place in the West at any time, but the Nets are also fortunate, because the Hornets in the 9th East are suffering 5 consecutive losses, which is not much better than the Nets who have lost 8 consecutive games.
The Heat should be the happiest team, with Butler leading the Heat to a 3-game winning streak and a 1-game difference with the Bucks. In addition, the Bucks are also in a 3-game winning streak, and the next game the Bucks will play against the Lakers, and whether they can win is also very critical for the Bucks to compete for the 1st place in the East. Of course, the Heat did show their competitiveness, especially their home 18 wins and 6 losses are too fierce, if the Heat can play better on the road, maybe the 1st position in the East, the Heat really may sit firmly, but the Bucks have also begun to show their desire to impact 2 consecutive championships, the regular season showdown, the Bucks and the Heat will not present a situation of double dominance for the time being, because the competition in the top 6 in the East is still more exciting, and the Heat and the 76ers in the 6th east are also 2 wins away.
The competition in the West is the Sun and the Warriors are the most exciting, the Sun after the end of the 10+ consecutive wins, today's game thrilling defeat of the Bulls, facing the top 3 teams in the East, the Suns played quite tenaciously, and finally won 2 consecutive wins with the Warriors to form a tug-of-war with the Warriors in the league 1 + 1st in the West, at least the Suns also hold the advantage of 2.5 win differences, the Warriors want to surpass the Suns is not something that can be done in the short term. In addition, the Warriors today beat the Thunder to win 9 consecutive games, also proved that they are very competitive, there is a statistic must be mentioned, that is, the Warriors' net win score of 8.3 points ranked first in the league, higher than the Suns' 7.7 points.
The Warriors' performance is not completely absent from the opportunity to compete for the league No. 1 this season, but some people think that the Warriors' eyes will be more focused on the playoffs, but the Warriors can play such a performance without playing the regular season, which is really too strong, because the Warriors still retain the qualification to chase the Suns back to the League No. 1.
Tomorrow (9th game) The Lakers will play against the Bucks, the Lakers, who are currently ranked 9th in the West, do not need to worry about being chased up by the 10th Pelicans, the Lakers' main competitor is the Clippers, 0.5 win difference, for the Lakers to defeat the Bucks is too critical, it can be seen that tomorrow's game for the Lakers is to meet the test, the Bucks are the defending champion team. In addition, the Clippers will also face the current 3 consecutive wins of the Jazz tomorrow, los Angeles two males are facing their own test, whether the Lakers can return to the top 8 in the West tomorrow, first of all, they can not afford to lose.