On March 6, Beijing time, the NBA league arranged a total of 10 games, of which the Western Conference team participated in 6 games, the specific situation was: the Suns narrowly defeated the Lone Rangers 130-126, the Warriors lost 105-113 to the Lakers, the Blazers 122-119 Nick Magic, the Rockets 142-110 to the Spurs, the Jazz 119-129 to the Thunder, and the Clippers 135-129 to the Grizzlies. In this way, the ranking and pattern of the Wild West have some new changes, which can be simply summarized as: the Nuggets have obvious advantages, the Grizzlies should be careful, the Suns are rising strongly to hit the top 3, the Clippers stop the bleeding, the Warriors dare not lose again, 3 teams compete for the 6th, 5 teams compete for the top 10, the Lakers are about to land, and the Rockets Spurs are completely flat.
The Nuggets have a clear advantage, and the Suns rise to the top 3
Currently, the Nuggets lead the West 45-19 and have a clear advantage, 6.5 wins ahead of the Grizzlies (38-25) and 7.5 wins ahead of the Kings (37-26), No. 3 in the West. With less than 20 games in the regular season, the Nuggets will go all out to secure the first place in the Western Conference as soon as possible. On the one hand, the Nuggets have this strength, complete lineup, and stable offense, which is enough to win many opponents; On the other hand, the Nuggets have this demand, Jokic is on track to make three consecutive MVPs, and the Nuggets' record is a hard indicator and must not fall off the chain.
West No. 1 is losing suspense, but West No. 2 and No. 3 are still uncertain as the Suns' introduction of KD is visible to the naked eye, and they are rising from strength to great threat to the Grizzlies and Kings. Grizzlies core Morant was suspended, Adams and Clarke were injured, and the team was troubled inside and outside; The young Kings had just finished a five-game winning streak, and Fox had some minor problems with his hamstrings. On the other hand, KD Booker teamed up to win a wave of 3 straight wins, winning blatantly and slightly easily! Currently, the Suns are only three wins behind the Grizzlies, and they are definitely capable of completing the comeback.
The Clippers stopped the bleeding, the Warriors did not dare to lose again, and 4 teams competed for the top 6
The Warriors lost to the Lakers, who temporarily ranked 5th in the West with a 34-31 record; The Lone Ranger fell directly to the play-offs (7th in the West) after being defeated by the Suns, while the Timberwolves rose to the top 6 in the West; The Clippers temporarily stopped the bleeding after completing a comeback against the Grizzlies and are currently 8th in the West with 34-33 losses. The Warriors, who are No. 5 in the West, are only one win ahead of the Clippers, who are No. 8 in the West, and it's foreseeable that the Warriors, Timberwolves, Mavericks and Clippers will all go all out to win more games and try to stay in the top 6 in the West. The West is so wild, no one wants to go to the troubled waters of the play-offs, and no one wants to put the fate of the season in the play-offs of 1 game to determine life and death!
5 teams compete for the top 10, and the Lakers are about to go ashore
Of course, for teams hovering in the play-offs, it is also a blessing to be able to finish in the top 10. The Pelicans, 9th in the West (31-33), are only one win ahead of the 13th-place Trail Blazers (30-34) in the West, and the Pelicans, Jazz, Lakers, Thunder and Blazers all have a chance to break into the top 10. In the words of Blazers star Lillard, it is now possible to drop three places in the ranking for every loss, which is too exciting! The Lakers have since tied the Jazz (31-34) and are just one step away from returning to the top 10, and it's only a matter of time before they land based on the form and cohesion they showed after the Lakers trade! It is worth mentioning that the Pelicans Jazz will not play tomorrow, and the Pelicans will travel to the road to challenge the 3rd King of the West, if the Pelicans can't get out of the whole body, then the Lakers can lie in the top 10 in the West!
The Spurs Rockets lie flat, and the Venbanya Cup suspense rises sharply
The Rockets beat the Spurs by 32 points and completed the double in 2 days, and you can say that the Rockets won because they did win the game; You could also say that the Spurs won because they were fighting for Venbanyama as planned. After these two games, the Rockets (15-49) are only 0.5 wins behind the Spurs (16-49), and according to Popovich's ability to "strategize and win thousands of miles away", the Spurs have the ability to steal the position of vice president of the Rockets league without knowing it. Of course, the Rockets are also really rotten, and there is no bottom line in rotten, it is foreseeable that these two teams will continue to lie flat, and the suspense of the Venbanya Ma Cup will continue. Fans, which Western Conference team are you most optimistic about the prospect of winning the championship? Come leave me a comment to discuss it.