The current western pattern is basically stable, the first sun, the second warrior, and the third grizzlies. The Suns are most likely to have the first record in the league this season, and the Warriors' recent two consecutive defeats have allowed the Suns to open up the position, and normally the Suns are basically the first in the league, because the fault tolerance rate is very high. And the words of the Warriors and Grizzlies are competing with each other for the second place in the league, which looks at the follow-up, and it is not easy to say at present. And the Jazz, Lone Rangers, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Clippers, the gap between these teams is not too big, maybe the Jazz and lone rangers lead is big enough, ranking a little higher, anyway, basically the current situation is very clear.
At least two teams in the West should be stable if they play in normal condition, of course, the seventh and eighth teams in the West still have to compete through the playoffs. It's hard to say who must play the playoffs, but the Lakers may have a high probability of playing the playoffs! The current Record for the Eighth-Place Clippers in the West is 28-30, the Timberwolves in seventh are 30-27, and the Lakers in ninth place are 26-31! The Lakers want to rush into the top eight, not impossible and not too difficult, but to rush into the top six in the West, it is already a certain difficulty for the Lakers.
Is there a threat behind the Lakers? Yes, but not so much! The tenth Blazers in the West are 23 wins and 34 losses, basically in a state of open swing, the eleventh Pelicans are 22 wins and 34 losses, and the twelfth Spurs are 22 wins and 35 losses, which is almost flat, and the gap between them and the Lakers is not small. So no matter how the Lakers' position falls, it may not fall out of the top nine positions in the West, so what does this mean? On behalf of the Lakers, it is likely to play a playoff, and this momentum looks like it should be very stable, after all, the Lakers' record this season will not be much better, and the loss will not be too fierce.
But at this time, the embarrassing point comes, if the Lakers' position is finally eighth in the West, the opponent they face is most likely the Sun, and if it is the seventh in the West, the opponent they face is likely to be the Warriors, of course, it may also be the Grizzlies! This is actually quite a lot of pressure on the Lakers, as far as the Suns and Warriors are concerned, the two teams are the strongest two teams this season, whether from the East or from the West, at least the record of these two teams is leading the league, the Lakers are actually not easy to play no matter which team they face, and even if they fight in the playoffs, the Lakers still have a certain probability of getting out.
The Nuggets, who are currently sixth in the West, are 31 wins and 25 losses, and the two teams are already 5.5 wins apart, and when the season hits the All-Star season, the win difference is actually very large. If the Lakers can't come up with a certain degree of dominance after the All-Star Game, then March will soon pass, and when March passes, basically the record is already fixed, there will not be a big change, and the pressure of the Lakers will really come at that time. So now the remaining few games in February are also crucial for the Lakers, only if they are won, then there is a possibility of rushing into the top six in the West in March, and once they can't rush in, then the Lakers this season may be difficult.