With the end of the NBA All-Star Weekend, the NBA regular season entered the final sprint phase. At this stage of the season, as fans, what we care about most is which teams can make the playoffs smoothly? In response to this question, the famous sports media BR gave us the answer, let's take a look at the 10 NBA Western Conference teams predicted by BR.
The 10 teams are: Suns, Warriors, Grizzlies, Jazz, Nuggets, Lone Rangers, Timberwolves, Clippers, Lakers, Pelicans. As for the 6 teams of the Suns, Warriors, Grizzlies, Jazz, Nuggets, and Lone Rangers, they will not give you a long time. To put it bluntly, as long as these 6 teams stay healthy, the probability of them making the playoffs will be very high. In particular, the probability of the three teams of the Suns, Warriors and Grizzlies entering the playoffs cannot be said to be 100%, at least 99%. To this end, this article would like to focus on the four teams of Timberwolves, Clippers, Lakers and Pelicans.
Currently, the Timberwolves' record is 32-28 in 7th place in the West. Truth be told, the Timberwolves have really done well this season. Edwards cashed in on his talent, playing in 53 games for the Timberwolves so far this season, averaging 34.5 minutes per game, scoring 21.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and shooting 43.4 percent from the field. In addition to Edwards, Downs has taken on leadership responsibilities, playing in 52 games for the Timberwolves so far this season, averaging 34 minutes per game, scoring 24.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and shooting 52.3 percent from the field. Again, towns and Edwards have performed perfectly enough this season, and the next game will depend on whether Russell can take on the role of the three masters.
The Clippers' record is 30-31, ranking 8th in the West. It's really not easy for the Clippers to get such a record this season, and at the beginning of the season, the small card season was reimbursed, but it was George's reimbursement. To put it bluntly, the current Clippers are a "civilian" team, but it is such a civilian team that their record is better than that of the Lakers with the Big Three. Again, the Clippers have been successful enough this season
The Lakers' current record is 27-31, ranking 9th in the West. The Lakers and Clippers are in stark contrast, with most fans at the start of the season seeing the Lakers as the most capable team to win the championship. However, the Lakers have told us with practical actions what is called "the ideal is full, but the reality is bone". To put it bluntly, the current Lakers lineup is already in tatters. At the beginning of the season, Westbrook failed to integrate into the team, then Davis was injured, and now even James is on the cusp of a "storm". Overall, whether the Lakers can make the playoffs at the moment is really unknown, even if they are the 9th in the West, they can only play the playoffs, even if they can win their first round in the playoffs, the opponent is also a powerful Sun.
Finally, talking about the Pelicans, the current pelicans' record is 23 wins and 36 losses, ranking 12th in the West. There's no doubt that the Blazers and Spurs are ahead of the Pelicans if you look at the record alone. However, you should know that the Pelicans completed the deal some time ago, and the Pelicans introduced McCollum. Now the Pelicans' lineup is composed of McCollum + Ingram + Valanciunas + Larry Nance Jr. Realistically, their lineup has every chance of impacting the playoffs as long as they play normally.