March 5 game, Pacers 106-111 Pistons, Cavaliers 119-125 Philadelphia 76ers, Hawks 117-114 Wizards, Magic 103-97 Raptors, Bucks 118-112 Bulls, Jazz 90-124 Pelicans, Timberwolves 138-101 Thunder, Rockets 101-116 Nuggets, Knicks 114-115 Suns. At the end of 9 major battles, take a look at the latest ranking of the NBA record list.
The Eastern Conference Heat are first, the 76ers are second, the Bucks are no. 3, the Bulls are no. 4, the Cavaliers are No. 6, the Raptors are No. 7, the Nets are No. 8, the Hawks are No. 9, the Hornets are No. 10, the Wizards are No. 11, the Knicks are No. 12, the Pacers are No. 13, the Pistons are No. 14, and the Magic are No. 15.
The Western Suns are no. 1, the Warriors are No. 2, the Grizzlies are No. 3, the Jazz are No. 4, the Lone rangers are No. 5, the Nuggets are No. 6, the Timberwolves are No. 7, the Clippers are No. 8, the Lakers are No. 9, the Pelicans are No. 10, the Trail Blazers are No. 11, the Spurs are No. 12, the Kings are No. 13, the Thunder are No. 14, and the Rockets are No. 15.
The Harden + Embiid combined 76ers is indeed worth looking forward to, and the Cavaliers, who are regarded as the dark horses of the East, have fallen into the abyss in a 3-game losing streak. The 76ers have a 5-game winning streak and are still 2 wins away from the Heat, so it seems that the battle for the 1st place in the East really depends on the Heat and the 76ers?
Yes, the Bulls showed a poor competitiveness, facing a team with a high winning percentage, the Bulls lost more and won less in the past period of time, which can be called a pseudo-strong team in the East? Eventually fell from No. 1 in the East to the current No. 4 in the East, and although the Bulls have not yet been completely shaken off, the Heat, 76ers and Bucks, which are currently in the top 3 teams in the East, are indeed surprisingly competitive and more stable.
In addition, whether the Cavaliers can get the Eastern Conference playoffs through car tickets, it is difficult to say now, because the Cavaliers have to face the competition of the Raptors, the current Raptors and the Cavaliers only have 2 wins difference, if not the Raptors and the Nets are in a state of losing streak, perhaps the Cavaliers have been kicked out of the list of the top 6 in the East, and the Raptors also have to be wary of the Hawks who came later, as the runner-up of the Eastern Conference last season, the Hawks began to spread their wings and fly high, and the Hawks who won 2 consecutive victories rose to the 9th in the East. With only 0.5 wins left to go, it looks like the Nets are going to fall out of the top 8 in the East if they don't win again, and the Nets really have an iron heart to play the playoffs?
Compared to the fierce competition in the Eastern Landscape, the West is really clear-cut, and if you don't agree with Solar's regular season championship now, then you may be a pseudo-fan. The Suns have only 19 games left in the schedule this season, and today the Suns narrowly beat the Knicks with a deadly goal of 1 point, proving their tenacity and calmness at key moments, which is the style of the king, the most important thing is that the Suns and the 3-game losing Warriors have opened up an 8-win difference, such a gap is too big, whether it is the Warriors or the Grizzlies, it is difficult to complete the erase + overtaking, the Suns won the regular season championship or no suspense!
In the sprint at the end of the regular season, the Nuggets did not mess up, although the Timberwolves and Clippers behind them were winning, and the Nuggets also beat the Rockets well today, giving the Rockets 12 consecutive losses, and the Nuggets continued to stabilize the 6th place in the West. In fact, there is no big surprise, I believe that the list of the top 6 in the West will not change, but for the Lakers who are determined to win the championship, it is embarrassing, not to mention the Western Playoffs through train tickets, is not to understand whether the Lakers can still enter the list of play-off teams, are not too optimistic.
The Lakers' current 4 consecutive losses + the 9th ranking in the West, the competitiveness shown is not strong enough, and the Lakers may even be in jeopardy in the 9th position in the West. Because the Pelicans today after the upset Jazz and the Lakers only 0.5 win difference, and the gap between the Blazers and the Lakers is only 2 wins difference, if the Lakers lose more than wins and win less and the losing streak does not stop, then the Lakers can not enter the play-off list is not surprising, because James has tried his best, the 37-year-old James averaged 28.8 points, 8 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.53 steals, 51.9% shooting rate, you still want James, he really tried, the Lakers should have solved the team lineup problem long ago, Helplessly, the Lakers executives were indifferent before the end of the trading day.