The Warriors lost miserably, the Lakers rose one place, and the Clippers became the biggest winners
On January 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Western pattern was chaotic again, the Timberwolves lost the game with the Celtics, making their advantage smaller, and the gap between the top three in the West was only 1 game; the Warriors lost to the Pelicans and lost 2 consecutive defeats; the Rockets lost to the Bulls, and the Lakers lay in ninth; the Clippers defeated the Raptors at home, and after winning 2 in a row, they were one step closer to the top three and became the biggest winner in recent times.
The Timberwolves and the Celtics had the first dialogue between the East and West, and the Timberwolves once took the initiative in the final quarter, but unfortunately failed to withstand the critical moment, Tatum ushered in an outbreak, scoring 12 points in overtime, and the Timberwolves only scored 9 points as a team. In the end, the Timberwolves lost the game away, Tatum scored 45 points, Edwards scored 29 points and 5 turnovers, and this moment was a little immature. After losing this game, the Timberwolves' top position is also in jeopardy, and the Thunder behind them beat the Heat, only 0.5 wins away, and it could change at any time.
The Warriors' home game against the Pelicans unexpectedly became a one-sided situation, the Pelicans dominated the opponents, took the initiative early, did not give the Warriors any chance, and finally won a 36-point victory. The Warriors dropped 141 points and lost by 36 points, both of which were the worst of the season, and the team's performance was really miserable, and it looks like they really need to make a change. With this loss, the Warriors are firmly in 12th place in the West, 1.5 wins away from the play-in tournament.
The Rockets lost to the Bulls 119-124 in overtime, and the Rockets failed to seize the opportunity in this game, which should have been a chance to win, but unfortunately failed to withstand it in overtime, which also reflected the team's disadvantage of instability at critical moments. Shen Jing still played well, but Green's form was always good and bad, and after the Rockets lost, they dropped two places directly to the tenth place in the West. In this way, the Lakers and the Suns made a profit lying down and successfully rose one place, and the Lakers came to the ninth place in the West, and the team has won 2 consecutive games recently, and the momentum is also good.
The Clippers defeated the Raptors at home, with 16 wins and 3 losses in their last 19 games, leading the league in the same period and rushing straight to fourth place in the West. And this time they were the big winners in the Western Conference chaos, winning games when the Timberwolves and Nuggets both lost, and the gap was narrowing. Now the Clippers are only two wins away from the first-place Timberwolves, and the two teams will meet directly on January 15, which will also be a good opportunity for the Clippers to further close the gap.
The latest rankings in the West are: Timberwolves, Thunder, Nuggets, Clippers, Kings, Pelicans, Mavericks, Suns, Lakers, Rockets, Jazz, Warriors, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Spurs.