On March 29, Beijing time, the Spurs defeated the Rockets 123-120, which is also the Spurs' 4-game winning streak, and the recent Spurs have been mixed up and have a schedule advantage.
After the Spurs won, the pressure came to the Lakers side in an instant, and as the Spurs beat the Rockets, the Lakers' winning advantage was reduced again, and even fell out of the top ten in the West in the next schedule. The Spurs are also staring at the Lakers, as long as the Lakers are squeezed down, the Spurs can smoothly enter the playoffs, and killing the Lakers is the only way for the Spurs to go to the playoffs.
Now the Spurs are temporarily ranked eleventh in the West with 31 wins and 44 losses, the Lakers are temporarily ranked tenth in the West with 31 wins and 43 losses, and the Lakers are only 0.5 wins ahead of the Spurs, so the subtle lead also makes lakers fans feel bad. Now the Lakers star James also has an ankle injury, the return of the thick eyebrows is not optimistic, and the Spurs' next opponent is obviously superior to the Lakers, and now the Lakers playoff qualification battle has officially started.
The Spurs' next opponents include 2 against the Blazers, 1 against the Grizzlies, 1 against the Nuggets, 1 against the Timberwolves, 1 against the Warriors, and 1 against the Lone Rangers. The Lakers' next opponents include 2 games against the Nuggets, 1 time against the Thunder, 1 time against the Warriors, 1 time against the Suns, 1 time against the Pelicans, 1 time against the Jazz, and 1 time against the Lone Rangers.
The opponents of the two teams look as if the Spurs have some advantage, the Lakers have reached a desperate situation, and whether they can go further depends on the Operation of the Lakers. Now that James has suffered an ankle sprain, there is a high probability that James will not play in the next game, and the thick eyebrows are not expected to attend the game.
This is a huge test for Westbrook, and Vogel also has to learn to react quickly, after all, the last 23-point reversal by the Pelicans really lost the best chance. The 0.5-game advantage is really not worth mentioning, the Spurs with the schedule advantage is really likely to squeeze the Lakers out of the top ten, the Lakers need to fight hard.
Who do you think will be in the playoffs for the Spurs and Lakers?
(Text/Ball-Carrying Attacker)