With the playoffs approaching and teams with about eight games left, the race for playoff qualification has come to a fever pitch.
This year's West is particularly wild, with as many as nine teams making a last-ditch effort for a playoff (and even playoff) spot. There are some traditional teams.
Los Angeles Lakers (Lakers championship): The Lakers have achieved 16 championships, 31 divisional championships, and 23 Western Conference championships in NBA history. But the last two seasons have been plagued by injuries, age, coaching abilities and management confusion. Last year it didn't even make the play-offs, and this year it's still hovering on the edge of the play-offs, with a few in and a few out. It has made countless Lakers fans sad. As the newcomer's run-in matures, it is hoped that the Lakers will work hard in the following games to win a play-off qualification.
Golden State Warriors (last year's championship): Stumbling is another year, last year, all the way to the end without being favored, it is not necessary to say that the Warriors' foundation is still very deep, the foundation is very stable, and this year I don't want to hover in front of the playoffs - Curry is difficult. Under the gravitational pull of the library, the assistance of others is also needed. Pu'er is a good tea, but it can only be brewed at leisure, and the key moment of life and death depends on the Buddha master. Come on, maybe stumbling for another year.
Dallas Lone Ranger (Texas Three Musketeers - Little Cowboys): Back then, whoever came to Texas to eat grilled chicken had to peel off their skin, and under the ravages of the Texas top three - Spurs, Mavericks, and Rockets (a strong team in the hearts of Chinese fans), it was a better result to be able to support the wall out of Texas, and now the Spurs and Rockets sang a double reed to draw zebras, and finally the Mavericks had to be a lone ranger to defend Texas alone, but fell into the play-off zone after getting Uncle Drew. Come on Mavericks, Texas is up to you this lone ranger this year.