All four games scheduled by the NBA today have ended, including three games involving Western teams, the results are Lakers 114-105 Celtics, Grizzlies 101-108 Cavaliers, 76ers 127-124 Jazz. The latest rankings and situation of the western region are as follows.
Playoff qualifying zones (1-6): Timberwolves, Thunder, Clippers, Nuggets, Kings, Suns
Idea Qualification Zone (7-10): Pelicans, Clothing, Lakers, Jazz
11-15: Rockets, Warriors, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Spurs
The Lakers defeated the league's No. 1 Celtics in the absence of James and thick eyebrows, and their record came to 25-25, with a winning rate back to 50%, and they continued to rank 9th in the West. However, the Lakers are two wins away from the eighth-place Mavericks, one win ahead of the Jazz behind them, and the ranking is gradually consolidated.
The Jazz suffered three consecutive losses to the 76ers without Embiid, and their record came to 24-26, continuing to rank 10th in the West, only 0.5 wins ahead of the 11th-place Rockets, and 12th-place Warriors 1 win, and the risk of falling out of the play-in qualification zone is extremely high.
The Grizzlies lost to the Cavaliers and suffered a three-game losing streak and remain in 13th place in the West with 18 wins and 30 losses, as many as four wins behind the 12th-place Warriors.
A total of 10 games are scheduled for the NBA tomorrow, 9 of which involve Western teams, the top 7 Timberwolves, Thunder, Clippers, Nuggets, Kings, Suns, Pelicans, 11th and 12th Rockets, Warriors will all appear, and the Western Conference ranking is expected to usher in another change.