The NBA All-Stars have passed, the teams have begun to busy the next schedule, the NBA officially updated the latest issue of the team battle list, the Suns are far ahead of the entire league, the Warriors that fans are concerned about continue to decline, the 76ers have fallen from the original 5th to the 7th in the league, the Lakers rose 2 places surprisingly, and the Nets remained unchanged to continue to rank 17th in the league. The specific combat strength list is ranked below. The top five in the league are the Suns, Grizzlies, Heat, Green Army and Nuggets. Defending champion Bucks are ranked 12th, and rockets and pistons are ranked first and second from the bottom.
The Suns were firmly in first place, Paul was injured, and Booker was alone
The Suns are one of the strongest teams this season, after other teams have been plagued by injuries, the Suns have always been healthy, under the leadership of Paul, Booker, they have been all the way to the end of the game to 48 wins and 10 losses, firmly occupying the top of the league, the Suns in the game against the Rockets, Paul's right thumb injury, according to the latest news, Paul's injury is a right thumb tear fracture, is expected to re-evaluate the injury after 8 weeks, there are currently 20 games left before the end of the regular season, in this case Although Paul and the Suns believe that Paul will return to the team before the end of the regular season, but considering Paul's age and frequent injuries, it is likely to take longer than expected, once Paul chooses not much, the Suns playoffs will become very difficult, and it will be difficult for Booker alone to go further.
The strength of the Warriors and 76ers has shown a downward trend
The Warriors ranked third in the last issue of the power list, the latest power list fell to 6th, the reason is that they have lost consecutive games, the last 5 games they lost 4 of them, lost to the Jazz, Knicks, Clippers, Nuggets, only won the Lakers, Green's injury made the team suffer, Curry's state is fluctuating, Thompson is still in the recovery period, coupled with the Warriors lack of inside core players, in the face of the inside of the strong team they play extremely passive, the current record of 42 wins and 17 losses, although ranked second in the league, However, the strong Grizzlies already have the intention of surpassing, solving the internal and external line coordination, and becoming the place where Kerr urgently needs to adjust next.
And after the 76ers got Harden, the team strength list has not been improved, compared to the previous period, their strength fell 1 place, ranking 7th in the league, the last 8 games, 76ers won 4 wins and 4 losses, the win rate remained at 50%, Embiid is still strong, many games to get 40+ points, it can be said that the state adjustment is very good, the current 76ers the whole team is waiting for Harden's comeback, Harden and Embiid composed of the inside and outside line, will directly enhance the competitiveness of the 76ers, then the 76ers ranking will directly rise.
The Nets and Lakers have become difficult brothers
At the beginning of the season, the league championship team, the Nets and Lakers name absolutely in the forefront, both teams have the big three, the Lakers have James, Davis, Westbrook, the Nets have Durant, Irving, Harden, these 6 players are NBA hot stars, but the Lakers' integration is not good, the Nets are full of contradictions, Wei Shao can not adapt to the current Lakers, Davis's injury is even worse, the Nets have no choice but to trade Harden, in exchange for Simmons, but Irving's problem, They have never been able to solve it, and coupled with Durant's injury situation, the team is struggling.
The Lakers currently have a record of 27 wins and 31 losses, ranking 9th in the West, and have lost 4 of them in the last 7 games, but considering James's recent excellent performance, their combat strength has been improved, from 20 in the previous period to 17, even so, the Lakers are still not optimistic about fans, they want to compete for the championship before, and now they are still hovering on the edge of the playoffs, and they don't know how Vogel will adjust next.
The Nets' current record is 31 wins and 28 losses, ranking 8th in the East, who would have thought that the Nets were once the first in the East, and now they are fighting for the playoffs, Harden's departure, the arrival of Simmons, Curry Jr., Drummond, Dragic gives the Nets new hope, maybe their combat strength will be improved in the next issue. But everything depends on Nash's platoon.
Relatively speaking, the top 25 teams have changed more, and the bottom five Thunder, Pacers, Magic, Pistons, and Rockets are relatively stable. Let's look forward to the next wonderful game in the NBA.