On March 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season fierce battle 4 games: the Magic sent the Knicks to 3 consecutive losses; The Cavaliers staged a lore, and the Nets suffered a five-game losing streak; The Pelicans lightly defeated the Hornets and lost 3 straight games; The Thunder lost to the Clippers. The latest situation in the West has changed again: the four teams have the same record, 36-37, and the Lakers lie up to 9th place. George was sidelined due to injury, Leonard bombed 32 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, leading the Clippers to further close the gap with the Suns, and the difference between the two teams is currently only 0.1%.
Latest Western Conference rankings: 1. Nuggets 49-24, 2. Grizzlies 45-27, 3. Kings 43-29, 4. Suns 38-34, 5. Clippers 39-35, 6. Warriors 38-36, 7. Timberwolves 37-37, 8. Lone Rangers 36-37, 9. Lakers 36-37, 10. Pelicans 36-37, 11. Thunder 36-37, 12. Jazz 35-37, 13. Trail Blazers 32-40, 14. Spurs 19-54, 15.Rockets 18-55.
The four teams had the same record, and the Lakers rose to 9th place
Today the Lakers did not play, and their ranking rose to 9th. With the Pelicans winning and the Thunder losing, the West saw a situation where 4 teams had the same record. The Lone Ranger, Pelicans, Lakers, and Thunder are all 36-37 and need to compare their head-to-head records. The 4 teams go head-to-head with each other, and the results are as follows -
Lone Ranger: 1-2 against the Thunder, 3-1 against the Lakers, 2-2 against the Pelicans, for a total of 6-5
Pelicans: 3-1 against the Thunder, 2-2 against the Lone Ranger, 1-3 against the Lakers, for a total of 6-6
Lakers: 1-1 against the Thunder, 1-3 against the Lone Ranger, 3-1 against the Pelicans, for a total of 5-5
Thunder: 2-1 against the Lone Ranger, 1-1 against the Lakers, 1-3 against the Pelicans, for a total of 4-5
Among them, the Pelicans and Lakers' 4 teams have a winning rate of 50%, and the Lakers are better than the performance of the two teams against each other. Therefore, the specific rankings are 8th for the Lone Ranger, 9th for the Lakers, 10th for the Pelicans, and 11th for the Thunder. The play-off zone is so competitive, yesterday the Thunder were still in 8th place, and after losing to the Clippers, they have fallen out of the play-off zone to 11th place.
The Lakers will face another key card battle on March 25 against the Thunder, who just lost to the Clippers today. As mentioned above, the previous meeting between the Lakers and the Thunder was 1-1, and this victory is also important for the future rankings of both teams. After playing the Thunder, the Lakers have to face the Bulls in a row, and Beverley has repeatedly attacked the Lakers after leaving, and has braised to kick the Lakers out of the playoffs. The impact on the Bulls' two wins and losses is not small.
George stopped the small card to erupt, and the Clippers approached the sun infinitely
George was injured in the last game against the Thunder, and the Clippers also lost by one point, and now the two teams meet again, George is injured, Leonard ushered in a big outbreak, 13 of 15, 3 of 4 from three-point range, 32 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, leading the team to avenge the Thunder. This victory also brought the Clippers one step closer to the 4th sun in the West. Wei Shao also had 24 points and 7 assists.
Currently, the Clippers are 39-35, a 52.7 percent win rate, while the Suns are 38-34, a 52.8 percent win rate, and the difference between the two teams is only 0.1 percent. In terms of difficulty for the rest of the schedule, the Suns are slightly higher than the Clippers and rank 6th in the league in difficulty (note: the higher the ranking, the harder), while the Clippers are 10th.
Compared with the fierce competition for the 4th place in the West, the other group of card slot battles, the competition for the 2nd place in the West is not so tense. The Grizzlies are on a four-game winning streak, while the Kings are on a two-game losing streak, and the difference between the two sides has widened to two. With 10 games left on each team, the Grizzlies had a clear advantage. But it's not easy for them to catch up with the No. 1 Nuggets, with a 3.5-game win difference between the Grizzlies and Nuggets.