The regular season has entered the final stage, the competition for playoff spots in the East and West has entered a white-hot stage, and some teams that were considered favorites at the beginning of the season may not even be able to obtain play-off places.
But there are also a large number of dark horse teams, taking advantage of the fact that the old strong teams are in a trough, ushering in the highlight moments of the team.
In this case, the NBA officially released the latest issue of the team strength list, in which the Warriors missed the top five, the Nets fell to 15th, and the Lakers only ranked 8th from the bottom.
26-30: Pacers (26), Thunder (29), Magic (27), Rockets (28), Trail Blazers (30)
The teams in this file are all rotten teams, the most noteworthy of which is naturally the Rockets, as an old strong team, after Harden forced the palace to leave the team, the team began to officially fall apart.
The Rockets have won a lot this season, the team has locked up the league's bottom three records, and the four rookies selected last year have played convincing performances, the list eye Green has handed over 30+ performances in four consecutive games, and the team's veteran has played a price this season, which facilitates the Rockets' further trade in the offseason.
21-30: Wizards (21), Spurs (23), Lakers (22), Kings (24), Pistons (25)
Of the 5 teams in this class, only the Spurs and the Lakers are likely to qualify for the play-offs, of which the probability of the Lakers is minimal, leaving only the theoretical probability.
The key to determining whether the Lakers can enter the playoffs is precisely the Spurs in this gear, if the Spurs lose at least 3 of the remaining 4 games, then the Lakers still have a chance.
Otherwise, the Lakers will sit on the big three and have no chance to compete in the playoffs, of course, even if the Spurs lose 3 games, it will be difficult to qualify for the playoffs according to the current state of the Lakers.
16-20: Hornets (16), Clippers (19), Cavaliers (15), Pelicans (18), Knicks (20)
Most of the teams in this category are in the second half of the playoffs and playoffs, with the Knicks being a special case.
The Knicks have lost the playoffs, but the overall record is much better than that of the Lakers and Spurs, helplessly the team is in the fiercely competitive East, with the loss of this season, the core of the team Randle also spread rumors of leaving the team.
11-15: Timberwolves (10), Jazz (11), Bulls (12), Hawks (17), Nets (14)
Some teams in this slot have entered the championship race, of course, but they are still dominated by dark horses and playoff-level teams, of which the Timberwolves and Bulls are the dark horses of this season.
The Nets are the most noteworthy team in this file, after Irving determined the full-time return, the team's record declined, because Irving returned full-time, and then entered Ramadan, coupled with not adapting to continuous conquests, Irving's state declined seriously, which obviously affected the team's record.
6-10: Lone Rangers (5), Warriors (7), 76ers (6), Nuggets (9), Raptors (13)
The teams in this bracket are already strong contenders for the divisional championship and a reasonable team for the championship.
The two most noteworthy teams are the 76ers and the Warriors, the former with the Harden + Embiid supergiant duo, and the Warriors sitting on the core lineup of the 5-year 3-crown period.
However, the 76ers need to solve the run-in problem, and the Warriors are eager to get rid of the injury problem, because the team is extremely dependent on Curry.
1-5: Sun (1), Bucks (4), Grizzlies (3), Celtics (2), Heat (8)
The teams in this category were not the favorites in the first gear at the beginning of the season, but after a season of competition, they proved their strength with their records.
In particular, the suns and bucks teams, as opponents in last season's finals, they strongly proved that last season's division finals were not coincidental.