On April 5, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the latest issue of the strength list, which is also the strength list of the last issue of the regular season. The Suns continued to be number one and the Bucks moved up to second. The Warriors are seventh and the 76ers are eighth. The Nets are ranked 15th, and the Lakers fall to 23rd.
Compared to the strength list of the previous week, the most improved positions were the Hawks, Heat and Raptors, they all improved by 3 places, and the most down places was the Cavaliers, who dropped 3 places.
Here's the breakdown of the latest official rankings, with the teams' previous rankings in parentheses —
1st-10th place: 1. Suns (1), 2. Bucks (4), 3. Grizzlies (3), 4. Celtics (2), 5. Heat (8), 6. Lone Rangers (5), 7. Warriors (7), 8.76 People (6), 9. Nuggets (9), 10. Raptors (13);
11-20th place: 11. Timberwolves (10), 12. Jazz (11), 13. Bulls (12), 14. Eagles (17), 15. Nets (14), 16 Hornets (16), 17. Clippers (19), 18. Cavaliers (15), 19. Pelicans (18), 20. Knicks (20);
21st-30th place: 21. Wizards (21), 22. Spurs (23), 23. Lakers (22), 24. Kings (24), 25. Pistons (25), 26. Pacers (26), 27. Thunder (29), 28. Magic (27), 29. Rockets (28), 30. Trail Blazers (30).
The Suns began training for the playoffs and arranged the main rotation, they only achieved a record of 1 win and 2 losses last week, but they did not care if they had already locked in the first place in the regular season. For the Suns, winning the championship to make up for last season's regrets is the number one goal.
Three teams remained unbeaten last week, with the Hawks 4-0, the Heat 4-0 and the Grizzlies 3-0. Trae Young was elected best of the week and led the eagles to spread their wings and fly high. The Heat got out of the infighting crisis and gradually entered a better situation. And the upward momentum of "no mo bear" is still very strong.
Some rejoice and some are worried. The Lakers have suffered six straight losses last week, with only theoretical hope left in the playoffs. What's worse is that Both James and Thick Brow are injured. Like the Lakers, teams that failed to win last week include the Rockets, Pacers, Magic and Trail Blazers, all of whom are 0-4.