As the regular season draws to a close, teams are leveling off, with the Nuggets, Grizzlies and Kings in the top three, followed by the Suns, Warriors and Clippers, and the Lakers, Mavericks and Timberwolves still catching up.
The US media believes that the first round of this year's Western Conference playoffs is expected to focus on the next game, and when it comes to the playoffs of defense and experience, the Suns, Warriors, Lakers and Clippers have the advantage, and as expected, the team that wins the Western Conference this year will be produced among these four teams.
1. Suns: Durant + Booker + Paul + Ayton
The Suns with Durant are also Western Conference semifinals, not to mention the Suns have the inside and outside combination of Ayton and Booker and experienced veteran point guard Paul.
2. Warriors: Curry + Klay + Wiggins + Dreams + Poole
The Warriors regular season is to accumulate strength in the playoffs, even if Wiggins is out, the Warriors have not fallen behind, and even are still moving towards the top four in the West, and the Warriors' experience is the team's playoffs.
3. Clippers: Junior + George + Westbrook + Gordon
The Clippers' guard is a shortcoming, but this season the Clippers reshuffled the guard line, sending Reggie and Wall, getting Gordon and Weishao, Gordon can shoot and burst, Wei Shao is a triple-double machine, the Clippers' guard has been strengthened, and George and Junior's attendance rate has also maintained very well.
4. Lakers: James + Thick Eyebrows + Russell + Vanderbilt
Although the Lakers have been in the bottom three in the West for a long time this season, after the All-Star Break, the Lakers began to make efforts, and now have come to the play-offs, with a high probability of entering the playoffs as the seventh or eighth, when the top two teams in the West will panic.