#头条创作挑战赛 #
There are only 4-6 games left until the end of the NBA's 2022-2023 regular season, however, so far, no team in the West has been ranked in advance.
The following predicts the final ranking of the West based on the record and status of each team.
Top 3 in the West: Grizzlies, Nuggets, Kings
The Nuggets are currently 51-26, the Grizzlies are 49-28, and the Kings are 47-30, all with five games left. Since the 4th Suns have already lost 35 games, as long as the King wins one more game or the Suns loses one more game, the King can lock in the top 3, and this condition is not difficult.
That is to say, the top three in the West have been determined to be the Nuggets, Grizzlies and Kings, but their specific rankings are still variable, if they compete in strength, with the Nuggets' record advantage, they will definitely be able to get the 1st, but if the Suns basically stand in the 4th position, with the Nuggets' habit, it is very likely to give up the 1st.
The Nuggets' remaining 5 opponents are: Warriors, @火箭, @太阳, @爵士, Kings; And they've already rotated Jokic, so the Nuggets could lose all four other games except for the Rockets.
The Grizzlies' remaining 5 opponents are: @公牛, Blazers, @鹈鹕, @雄鹿, and @雷霆; The Blazers and Bucks (rotation) will be easier, and the Grizzlies, as a young team, may not rotate.
The King's remaining five opponents are the Spurs, @鹈鹕, @独行侠, Warriors, and Nuggets, which are also not easy.
Therefore, as long as the Nuggets are determined enough, then in the end the Grizzlies will finish No. 1 in the West, and the top 3 in the West are the Grizzlies, Nuggets, and Kings.
4th in the West: Sun
The Suns can't catch up with the King, and with their form and lead, they won't fall to 5th, and the Suns are 4th.
5th-9th in the West: Warriors, Clippers, Timberwolves, Lakers, Pelicans
The 5-9 place in the West is highly competitive, with the two adjacent teams each separated by 0.5 wins, while the 5th-place Warriors are only 2 wins ahead of the 9th-place Timberwolves.
The Warriors, 41-37, with the remaining opponents being the Nuggets, Thunder, Kings, and Blazers, expect the Warriors to go 3-1.
The Clippers, 41-38, with the remaining opponents being the Lakers, Trail Blazers and Suns, are expected to be 2-1.
Pelicans, 40-38, remaining opponents are Kings, Grizzlies, Knicks, Timberwolves, and the Pelicans are expected to be 2-2.
The Lakers, 39-38, with the remaining opponents being the Rockets, Jazz, Clippers, Suns, and Jazz, are expected to be 3-2.
The Timberwolves, 39-39, with the remaining opponents being the Blazers, Nets, Spurs, Pelicans, and the Timberwolves are expected to be 3-1.
In the final record, the Warriors ranked 5th 44-38, the Clippers ranked 6th with 43-39, the Lakers, Pelicans, and Timberwolves were all 42-40, the Timberwolves were 7th, the Lakers were 8th, and the Pelicans were 9th.
10th in the West: Thunder
The Thunder are ahead for the time being, but there is also hope for the Lone Ranger and Jazz.
Thunder, 38-40, remaining opponents Suns, Warriors, Jazz, Grizzlies, expected 1-3.
The Lone Ranger, 37-41, with remaining opponents Hawks, Kings, Bulls, Spurs, is expected to win 2.
Jazz, 36-41, remaining opponents Nets, Lakers, Thunder, Nuggets, Lakers, expected 2-3.
In the end, the Thunder beat the Lone Ranger to finish 10th, the Lone Ranger 11th, and the Jazz 12th.
West 13th: Trailblazers
14th-15th in the West: Rockets, Spurs
With the determination of the Spurs, although they are currently half a win ahead of the Rockets, they should be more stable than the Rockets losing to them, and eventually overtake the Rockets to become the bottom one in the West.
Tomorrow's key game
The Timberwolves host the Trail Blazers, the Jazz take on the Nets, the Mavericks take on the Hawks back-to-back, the Lakers take on the Rockets, the Thunder host the Suns, and the Warriors take on the Nuggets.