The top position of the Sun West list is stable? Warriors General Manager: "I won't let my dreams take risks in pursuit of rankings!" ”
【Home Field Advantage/Abandonment】
★ On March 2, 2022, Beijing time, Warriors general manager Miles said in an interview with reporters that the Warriors will not risk making a comeback to the dream-chasing Green line that has not fully recovered their health for the sake of the top position in the Western Conference!
1. Miles: "Of course we're willing to get higher rankings, after all, having home-court advantage in the playoffs is a wonderful thing, but if we now risk putting players in a trap for home-court advantage, it's too much to lose!" ”
【Alliance Pattern】
★ Although Chris Paul's right thumb tear fracture will reimburse the regular season, the Phoenix Suns still lead the league in terms of record, and the Golden State Warriors are 6 wins behind the Suns; the Suns lost at home to the Jazz on February 28 was the best opportunity for the Warriors to narrow the winning gap, but they did not expect that the Warriors won first and then lost at home that day, and at the end of the third quarter, they also led by 14 points, and the late quarter collapsed against the visiting Lone Rangers, missing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
△ As of March 2, 2022, the 21/22 regular season has fewer than 22 games, and now it seems that only the Warriors and Grizzlies in the league are likely to surpass the Suns in terms of record.
1. Suns, 49 wins and 12 losses, the top of the league (first in the West).
2. Warriors, 43 wins and 18 losses, second in the West. (Today's away game against the Timberwolves)
3. Grizzlies, 43 wins and 20 points, third in the West. (Morant is hot in the hand, averaging 40.5 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in the last four games.) ）
【Playoffs/Three Kingdoms】
★ This year, the West has shown a super strong pattern, with Paul, Booker, Ayton, Bridges Suns this season has performed strongly, if it were not for the CP3 accidental injury, I am afraid that the league's first seat would have lost suspense long ago. The Warriors and Grizzlies are the only two teams in the West that have the potential to threaten the Suns in the playoffs, and Curry and Morant have performed well this season, and both of them are also hot candidates for MVP this season.
【Sun Warrior/Old Scheming】
1, even if the Suns may lose the battle for the top spot in the West, I believe that the Suns will not let CP3 return in the regular season, after all, from the team's performance this season, the suns with a neat lineup do not care about the so-called home advantage; as long as they play normally, they are enough to deal with all opponents.
2, for the Treble Warriors is the same, if it is not chasing dream Green due to injury for two months, the Suns' lead may not be so big; this season the Warriors have hard to welcome back Klay Thompson, they are certainly not willing to take the dream Green risk, compared to the Sun Warriors playoffs to play hard battles more experience, Kerr would rather give up the playoff home advantage to protect the health of players.
【Personal Opinion】
In summary, there is now only one team that wants to compete for the top spot in the West, this team is the Memphis Grizzlies; the young and energetic Morant is in hot form this season, the data is exploding, if the Grizzlies can surpass the Warriors and the Suns in the final moments of the regular season, he will most likely win the award of the most valuable player in the regular season; in addition, Morant's contract with the Grizzlies will expire next season, and if Morant successfully unlocks the MVP/Best Team this season, he will unlock the Rose clause. Eligible to sign a 5-year, $207 million deal with the Grizzlies in advance.