The NBA regular season on January 11 has all ended, and the pattern of the West has changed dramatically, starting with the Timberwolves losing and losing to the Celtics in overtime. The Clippers are close to the top three after winning in a row, the Rockets' loss has lifted the rankings of the Suns and Lakers, the Jazz have won three in a row, and the Warriors have suffered a losing streak and are away from the play-offs. Let's take a look at the latest rankings in the west:
Although the Timberwolves are still ranked first in the West, their advantage is already small, mainly due to their recent fluctuating record. In the strong matchup with the Celtics, the Timberwolves lost a good game, were beaten 14-3 in the final quarter, dragged into overtime and then were overwhelmed by Tatum, and finally lost the top battle between the East and the West. As a result, the Timberwolves' record is 26-11, which is only 0.5 wins ahead of the second-place Thunder.
In addition to the Thunder chasing the Timberwolves, the Clippers are also approaching the defending champion Nuggets, the Clippers after beating the Raptors, ushered in a winning streak again, they and the Nuggets lost the same number of games, both are 13 games, just two less games, so temporarily behind the Clippers in third place in the West 1 win. The Clippers continue to be good, Paul George and Harden are getting better and better on the court, and the core Leonard has also achieved an early contract extension and will stay with the Clippers in the future.
The Rockets lost to the Bulls 119-124 in this round, which also made a big change in the ranking of the middle of the West, the Suns and the Lakers both improved their rankings by one place, belonging to the fisherman's profit, the Suns entered the top eight, and the Lakers came to the ninth place in the West. At present, the record of the middle stream of the west is basically around 50%, and the competition is still very fierce.
The Jazz have won again, they are the best team in the league in recent times, the last three consecutive wins against the 76ers, Bucks and Nuggets, the last three games, nine wins in the last 11 games, under Markkanen's leadership, the Jazz have rebounded, their record to 19-20, a win rate of nearly 50%, only 0.5 wins away from the 10th place Rockets play-offs.
The Jazz won streaks, and the worst was the Warriors, who lost to the Pelicans by 36 points and suffered a complete fiasco. In this way, the Warriors have lost two in a row, with a record of 17 wins and 20 losses, and have been completely thrown away by the top ten teams, and they have also been overtaken by the Jazz, who have performed strongly recently.