The midseason tournament has come to an end with the Lakers beating the Pacers to win the championship, and everyone's focus is now on the regular season. This is a rare time for teams to rest and adjust, after all, there are no games on these days. It is advantageous for them to make a short adjustment to the next time they will hit better results and improve their position in the standings, so what is the latest position in the Western Conference standings? The latest NBA Western rankings: The Nuggets lost 3 in a row, the dark horses returned to the top eight, and the Warriors fell out of the top 10.
Nos. 11-15: Warriors, Jazz, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Spurs. The Spurs suffered a wave of 16 consecutive losses with a record of only 3 wins and 18 losses, and there is really nothing to discuss. Wembanyama has played a good performance, but it is clear that the current situation is more fame than strength. It will take more games to reach the heights that fans expect, and Spurs will have to wait a little longer if they want to produce results. The Grizzlies have also reached a critical stage, having played 21 games so far, and the star Morant previously disclosed that he was banned for 25 games, which is about to pass the most difficult stage for them, and after waiting for Morant's return, the team's record will inevitably improve.
The Warriors are currently in an awkward position. 1/4 of the season has been played, they are still not on track, currently only 10-12 and ranked 11th in the West, it is far from enough to reach their goal, the team's star Curry is difficult to support alone and lacks a stable helper. How to adjust in the future depends on how Kerr arranges the lineup, and how Klay and Wiggins can find the right form is the key to how far the Warriors can go this season.
6th-10th: Kings, Suns, Rockets, Clippers, Pelicans. The Clippers have recently won three in a row, coming to 11-10 with a win rate of more than 5 percent, thanks to the team's recent changes in the roster and Harden's strong resurgence in the last game. Leonard's resurgence team also easily beat their opponents to win, and interestingly, Tucker has been DNP in the last five games, with a 4-1 record. From the current situation, when Leonard and George are online at the same time, the current Harden has found his form, so the Clippers under this lineup are their real level, and the Clippers are also expected to continue to adjust themselves in the next schedule to impact better results.
The Rockets, the dark horse team in the Western Conference standings, have won two consecutive games in the past two games, and once again returned to the top 8 in the standings, interestingly in the past two games they defeated the Thunder and Nuggets respectively, the gold content of the two games can be said to be full, one is a 9-point lead, and the other is an 8-point lead is enough to prove that the strength of the Rockets is still online. Whether they can maintain such a performance in the next place depends on the performance of the subsequent games.
Nos. 1-5: Timberwolves, Thunder, Mavericks, Nuggets, Lakers. The Lakers currently have a record of 14 wins and 9 losses, and they have won three consecutive games in the past, during this period of time, the Lakers' state can be said to be directly full, once again showing the strength of the team that aims to impact the championship, James and thick eyebrows still maintain excellent performance, after the rest of the team's players return, the team is gradually on the right track, and the defensive end is also improving, such a Laker is still worth looking forward to.
The Nuggets have suffered a three-game losing streak and have fallen to the West, and the fourth interesting thing is that the team's losses in the past few games are directly related to the slump of the star Jokic in the past two games, Jokic has only hit 18 goals from 58 shots, and it is obviously difficult to win the game with such a performance. The Mavericks currently have a record of 13-8 after a two-game winning streak and are ranked third in the West to beat the Nuggets, but there is a problem for them at present, that is, the return date of the star Irving is undecided, and whether Doncic can lead the team to maintain the current ranking and record depends on the specific situation.