NBA Eastern Conference latest ranking, Bucks is still the first in the East and the first in the league record, the latest regular season, the first in the East and the first in the West fierce battle (both teams are fully assembled), the result, more surprising, the first Nuggets in the West, actually beat the first Bucks in the East, Jokic led the team to beat the alphabet brother by 23 points. In fact, the Bucks and Green Army have always been the best teams in the league, and they also have the highest probability of winning the championship in the league. Fans say that the heat must die, and the team with a high probability of winning the playoffs every year is always easy to collapse. NBA Latest Rankings! The Suns regained fourth, the Warriors sat on the big gift, and the Lakers rushed to the top seven.
The Bucks, the Green Army and the 76ers, these three teams have firmly occupied the top three spots in the East, and they are also the three strongest teams in the East that NBA experts and reporters are optimistic about. The Cavaliers are fourth in the East, the Knicks are fifth in the East, the Nets are sixth in the East, the Heat are seventh in the East, the Hawks are eighth in the East, the Raptors are ninth in the East, and the Bulls are tenth in the East. The Cavaliers and Knicks have the strength to become a dark horse team in the playoffs, and the Heat are now working very hard to surpass the Nets' record rankings, and only the top six in the division can not play the playoffs, so the sixth place in the East is expected to compete for the top.
The Western Conference rankings are clearly different, with the Nuggets, Grizzlies and Kings dominating the top three in the West, however, starting from the fourth place in the West, the subsequent rankings have become very intense. Fourth to sixth in the West, the Suns, Clippers and Warriors are clash in a wild and fierce battle. The Suns beat back-to-back 76ers in their latest regular season, so the Suns went back to fourth place in the West with a 39-35 record. The Clippers lost to the Pelicans in a shock, and the Warriors reaped the benefits: The Warriors' 39-36 record, the same as the Clippers, has no win gap, which means that the next Warriors win will overtake the Clippers. The Warriors have been in very good form lately, with the likes of Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole leading the team to a three-game winning streak, and Payton Jr. is about to return.
The Suns are keen to hold on to fourth place in the West, as the top four have home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. In recent games, Suns recruits Warren and Terence Ross have played very well, averaging at least 15+5 per game, becoming an important part of the Suns' core rotation. The Suns officially announced the good news that Durant will return next Thursday against the Timberwolves. Once Durant returns, the Suns' championship lineup and strength will definitely become stronger. Coupled with the crazy outburst of new signings Terence Ross and Warren, it feels like the Suns are going to work ahead of the playoffs.
Between seventh and 11th in the West, there is only one win gap for five teams. The Timberwolves, Lakers and Pelicans have the same record, all 37-37, ranking seventh, eighth and ninth in the West, respectively. The Thunder and Mavericks have the same record, 36-38, and are 10th and 11th in the West, respectively. The Lakers have won their last three straight games, and they're certainly poised to storm the top seven in the Western Conference. Moreover, the latest official good news from the Lakers: James may return in the next game against the Bulls, and if James returns and the Lakers win the Bulls in two consecutive games, then the Lakers will easily rush into the top seven in the West.
In fact, the rest of the Lakers' schedule is still very sweet, and the opponents are: Bulls, Bulls, Timberwolves, Rockets, Jazz, Clippers, Suns, Jazz. The Lakers also have 8 regular season games, two against the Bulls and two against the Jazz, in addition, the Lakers must win against the Timberwolves and Rockets, and if the Lakers can beat the Clippers and Suns, then the Lakers have a chance to rush to the top six in the West (the top six do not have to play playoffs to enter the playoffs). Therefore, every next game for the Lakers is very important, first win the Bulls twice, rush to the top seven, then win the Wolves and Rockets, hit the top six, beat the Clippers and Suns, you can lock a spot in the top six, and finally finish playing the Jazz. The Lakers have a chance to hit the top six, but don't know if they can take it?