In the March 15 game, the Clippers 111-120 Cavaliers, Blazers 113-122 Hawks, Nuggets 114-110 Philadelphia 76ers, Hornets 134-116 Thunder, Timberwolves 149-139 Spurs, Wizards 112-126 Warriors, Bulls 103-112 Kings, Bucks 117-111 Jazz, Raptors 114-103 Lakers. After the end of 9 big battles, the latest ranking of the NBA record list is released, let's take a look.
Eastern Conference Heat 1st, Bucks 2nd, Philadelphia 76ers 3rd, Bulls 4th, Cavaliers 6th, Raptors 7th, Nets 8th, Hawks 9th, Hornets 10th, Wizards 11th, Knicks 12th, Pacers 13th, Pistons 14th, Magic 15th.
Western Suns No. 1, Grizzlies No. 2, Warriors No. 3, Jazz No. 4, Lone Rangers No. 5, Nuggets No. 6, Timberwolves No. 7, Clippers No. 8, Lakers No. 9, Pelicans No. 10, Trail Blazers No. 11, Spurs No. 12, Kings No. 13, Thunder No. 14, Rockets No. 15.
The Bulls were pulled apart by the Heat, and the Raptors chased the Cavaliers with 4 consecutive wins!
The Bucks beat the Jazz strongly, making the scramble for the 1st place in the East still a lot of drama, although the Heat and the Bucks still have a 2-game difference, but such a gap will not be guaranteed for the Heat to win the position of The Boss of the East, because the Bucks are the team that defends the championship, and they are still looking for the rhythm of the championship. Of course, after the 76ers lost and the Heat have a 3-game difference, Embiid and Harden's combination can do what height, is only worth looking forward to, the only thing that makes people feel bad is that the Bulls were pulled apart by the Heat, as the No. 1 team in the East before the Heat reached the top of the East, the Bulls have lost more than won less in the past period of time, and have been pulled away by the Heat by a 3.5 win difference, today the Bulls were also defeated by the Fish Belly King of the West, such bulls did have a little helplessness, to the critical sprint stage, the Bulls did not show their competitiveness.
Whether the Nets can get the Eastern Playoffs through car tickets, it seems that the probability is not as big as the Raptors, because the Raptors won 4 consecutive wins after defeating the Lakers, and it is only 1 win away from the 6th Cavaliers in the East. Obviously, if the Cavaliers hadn't defeated the Clippers today, perhaps the Cavaliers would have been in jeopardy. The current top 6 seats in the East, whether the Cavaliers can keep it is uncertain, the biggest competitor should be the Raptors, because the Nets are actually 4 wins away, unless Durant can bring the Nets out of 10+ consecutive wins, otherwise the Nets really do not have much chance to impact the top 6 seats.
The Warriors' 4-game winning streak did not overtake the Grizzlies, and the Lakers' 2-game losing streak was precarious!
This season, the Suns should have no suspense of being the No. 1 team in the league, and the scramble for no. 2 in the West will still be born between the Grizzlies and the Warriors, because the Jazz lost the game today, and there is still a 5.5-game difference between the Warriors and the Grizzlies, and such a gap should be difficult to make up for in the competition between the masters. Surely, can the Warriors win the 2nd place battle in the West? Curry 34 years old birthday day and night outbreak, refreshed their own birthday day and night scoring record, helpless Warriors 4 consecutive wins did not surpass the Grizzlies, because the hand-to-hand win advantage, the record and the winning rate of the same Warriors, or ranked behind the Grizzlies, it can be seen that the 2nd place in the West is white-hot, Grizzlies and Warriors who have a losing streak, who will be pulled apart, it depends on whether the Warriors and Grizzlies care about the 2nd position in the West, because the significance is not very large, and in the final second round they are going to be opponents.
The Timberwolves played a good performance, completely dumping the Lakers and Clippers, but the Timberwolves still need to refuel if they want to get tickets to the Western Conference playoffs. Today's Nuggets did play well, Jokic can even play MVP, according to the Nuggets' current record is indeed not optimistic, but the Timberwolves want to catch up with the Nuggets and get the top 6 places in the West, 1.5 win difference, it seems that the gap is not very large, but to achieve this goal, the Timberwolves in the guarantee of their own win, but also curse the Nuggets to lose, but the Nuggets' competitiveness, should not be worse than the Timberwolves, but the Timberwolves should be likely to become this season's playoff team, even if it is not a through-train ticket, The Timberwolves' current competitiveness is also likely to stand out in the playoffs.
Yes, the performance of the Timberwolves is also a reflection of the Lakers' helplessness, the Lakers after being overtaken by the Timberwolves, not only can not surpass the Timberwolves, but also face the pursuit of the Pelicans, and now the Lakers 2 consecutive defeats are in danger, because James has done his best.
The Lakers are currently 29 wins and 39 losses, the win rate of 42.6% ranks 9th in the West, the Pelicans are 28 wins and 40 losses + 41.2% of the West ranked 10th, the current Pelicans and the Lakers only have a 1-win difference, obviously if the Lakers continue to play like this, the Pelicans are really likely to surpass the Lakers, in the sprint stage of the regular season, the Lakers are difficult to get a place in the playoffs, even if they barely get it, it is also the most difficult team to compete for a playoff seat, the Lakers' current predicament, can the 37-year-old James change the pattern by himself?