Beijing time on March 23, the NBA has a total of 4 games, and after the end of the game, the Western Conference ranking has also changed, let's take a look at the latest ranking of the NBA West, of which the Rockets have officially missed the playoffs, the Warriors are no longer stable, and 4 teams compete for playoff spots.
The Suns are no. 1 in the West and the Warriors are no. 3 unstable
In the West this season, the Suns are thriving, they occupy the No. 1 position in the West for a long time, even in Paul's long absence, the team's performance is very stable, the Current Suns with a record of 58 wins and 14 losses, high in the First place, significantly ahead of the second-place Grizzlies, the win difference reached 9 games, if the Suns can still win, then they will lock in the No. 1 position in the West in multiple rounds in advance.
The Warriors have performed very badly in Curry's absence, the team has lost 3 consecutive games, and in the past 18 games, the Warriors have also lost 12 games, they are currently in a very bad situation, and the team ranking is not optimistic. At this stage, they have a record of 47 wins and 25 losses, 2 wins behind the Grizzlies, and only 2 wins ahead of the Jazz, in the subsequent games, Curry may not come back, and if the Warriors still can't adjust to their form, then their No. 3 position in the West is not stable, and may be surpassed by the team behind.
The Nuggets Timberwolves are fiercely competitive
The Nuggets and Timberwolves are very competitive, these two teams are currently ranked 6th in the West and 7th in the West, the Nuggets are only 1 win difference ahead of the Timberwolves, both teams have only 9 games left this season, for them, each next game is critical, if they lose consecutively, then it may slide down to the 7th place in the West, and it will take a playoff to qualify for the playoffs.
Four teams compete for two play-off spots
With almost 10 games left in the regular season, the current playoff seats have basically locked up two seats, the Clippers and Timberwolves (or Nuggets), their advantage over the teams behind them is very obvious, at the end of the season, they are difficult to fall out of the top 10 in the West, and the West should only have two play-off seats left, and these two seats are very competitive, with a total of 4 teams competing, namely the Lakers, Pelicans, Spurs and Blazers.
In terms of record, the Lakers are currently ranked 9th in the West, and they have a record of 31 wins and 41 losses, only 1 win difference ahead of the 10th place Pelicans, while the Spurs are only 3 wins behind the Lakers, and the Blazers are 3.5 win differences, the gap is very small. If the Lakers and Pelicans can't win more in the next game, they will most likely be overtaken by the Spurs and Trail Blazers and miss the playoffs.
The Rockets missed the playoffs
In the regular season continues to the present, the Rockets became the first team in the West not to qualify for the playoffs, they only achieved an 18-54 record this season, ranking first from the bottom in the West, with 10 games left in the regular season, even if they win all, then they will not be able to get a seat in the playoffs, and they officially missed the playoffs this season.
This season's NBA has entered the final stage, teams will work harder to rank, from the current Western Conference rankings, in addition to the Suns, other teams want to lock their current rankings, they need to work harder in the next game. At the end of the regular season, which teams will be able to make it to the playoffs and which teams will be in the top half, which is also worth looking forward to.