After a day of fierce battles, there have been some changes in the rankings of the NBA, so let's take a look at the changes in the rankings of the West.
The Timberwolves, the first in the West, lost to the Mavericks away, Edwards scored 36 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals, Towns scored 24 points and 7 rebounds, Reed scored 15 points and 9 assists, Gobert grabbed 17 rebounds, but there were five turnovers, and finally the Timberwolves lost by seven points, with a record of 25 wins and 10 losses, although they are still in first place in the West, but only 0.5 wins ahead of the second place.
The Nuggets easily got the league's bottom-ranked Pistons at home, Murray scored 37 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 14 of 24, Porter Jr. and Pope each scored 18 points, Watson got 15 points and 6 assists, Jackson scored 13 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, Jokic paddled all over the court, got 4 points, 7 rebounds and 16 assists in 2 of 3, and the Nuggets' record became 26-12, overtaking the Thunder to second in the West. The Thunder dropped to third in the West with four games in hand, 23-11, one win behind the Nuggets.
The Clippers lost in the Los Angeles derby again, the team's top scorers were Zubac and George, Zubac scored 22 points and 19 rebounds in 9 of 13, George scored 22 points and 5 steals in 8 of 18, Harden and Leonard had a bad hand, Harden got 15 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 turnovers in 4 of 13, Leonard got 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals in 6 of 17, Powell scored 14 points in 3 of 12, the team's five-game winning streak was also ended, the Clippers continued to rank fourth in the West with 22 wins and 13 losses, but the pace of the Northern Expedition slowed down, and it was still three wins away from the first place in the West。
The Kings lost by 33 points in the card battle with the Pelicans, and the Kings have lost four games to the Pelicans this season from the regular season to the midseason tournament, Sabonis performed well, with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists on 8-of-12 shooting, and Fox scored only three points on 1-of-10 shooting, and they also missed the opportunity to narrow the gap with the Clippers, ranking fifth in the West with 21 wins and 14 losses.
The Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves, the No. 1 in the West, under the leadership of the Eastern European group, Irving had 35 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists on 14-of-27 shooting, Doncic had 34 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists on 12-of-26 shooting, and the Mavericks also ranked sixth in the West with 22-15, tying the Kings by winning by a margin of win.
The Pelicans took out the Kings in the absence of the Fat Tigers, and McCollum ushered in an explosion, scoring 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists on 11-of-16 shooting to continue to tie with the Mavericks. The Rockets are in eighth place in the West with 18 wins and 16 losses, 2.5 wins behind the Pelicans, and temporarily do not threaten the top seven.
Durant finally ushered in a comeback, and the Suns' Big Three played together again, but once again collapsed in the fourth quarter, reaping a loss, or losing to the Grizzlies without Morant, and missed the opportunity to return to eighth in the West, the Suns' record came to 19-17, and the win margin was the same as the Rockets.
The Lakers won the Los Angeles derby under the leadership of Zhan Mei, James scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists on 11-of-19 shooting, and Thick Mei scored a double-double of 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals on 10-of-15 shooting, and the Lakers ended a four-game losing streak after a narrow three-point victory, surpassing the Warriors with a record of 18-19 to tenth in the West.
Paul was sidelined due to injury, Curry continued to slump, he scored 9 points and 6 assists in 2-of-14 against the Raptors, and Thompson regained his touch and scored 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting, but was unable to salvage the defeat, and the Warriors lost to the Raptors by 15 points, and were once again expelled from the play-in area, 0.5 wins behind the Lakers with 17 wins and 19 losses.
The Jazz are currently 12th in the West with 17 wins and 20 losses, just 0.5 wins behind the Warriors, while the Grizzlies have reversed the Suns without Morant to 13-23 and remain in 13th place, 3.5 games behind the Jazz and 7-20 this season.
The Trail Blazers and Nets went to overtime, with Simmons finishing with 38 points, four rebounds and 11 assists on 13-of-25 shooting, Grant contributing 27 points on 11-of-24 shooting, Sharpe chipped in 21 points, Brogdon scored 18 points, Reece had a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds on 5-of-10 shooting, and Henderson scored 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting. The Trail Blazers snapped a three-game losing streak and remained 14th in the West with a 10-25 record.
The Spurs lost to the Cavaliers by two points, Wembanyama scored 24 points and 10 rebounds, Vassell scored 22 points, Jones and Johnson scored 18 points each, Sochan scored 11 points, and the Spurs suffered another five consecutive defeats, with a record of 5 wins and 30 losses, continuing to be in the bottom of the West.