Today, all 11 games scheduled by the NBA have ended, including 6 games involving Western teams, the results are Thunder 111-146 Mavericks, Clippers 112-106 Pistons, Spurs 103-123 Nets, Grizzlies 106-115 Hornets, Rockets 113-122 Hawks, Suns 112-113 Warriors, Pelicans 93-84 Trail Blazers. As a result, the latest ranking and situation of the western region are as follows.
Playoff qualifiers (1-6): Timberwolves, Clippers, Nuggets, Thunder, Kings, Suns
Idea Qualification Zone (7-10): Pelicans, Clothing, Lakers, Warriors
11-15: Jazz, Rockets, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Spurs
The Clippers beat the Pistons, with a record of 35 wins and 16 losses, rising to second place in the West, only 0.5 wins behind the Timberwolves, who are first in the West. The Thunder suffered a two-game losing streak to the Mavericks, and their record came to 35-17, dropping to fourth place in the West, 0.5 wins behind the third-place Nuggets and 4.5 wins ahead of the fifth-place Kings. The Mavericks have won four in a row to move to 30-23 and remain in eighth place in the West, just one win behind the Pelicans in seventh place and 2.5 wins ahead of the Lakers in ninth place.
The Suns lost to the Warriors, with a record of 31-22, falling to sixth place in the West, the same as the Kings in fifth place and the Pelicans in seventh place. The Pelicans defeated the Trail Blazers and refused to lose streak, bringing their record to 31-22 and remaining in seventh place in the West. After winning the game, the Warriors won four in a row, and their record came to 25-25, and the winning rate finally returned to 50%, rising to 10th place in the West, and regaining the play-in qualification zone, one win behind the Lakers in ninth place and 0.5 wins ahead of the Jazz in 11th.
The Rockets suffered a four-game losing streak to the Hawks, with a record of 23 wins and 29 losses, continuing to rank 12th in the West, 2.5 wins behind the 11th-place Jazz, 3 wins behind the Warriors, and getting farther and farther away from the play-in qualification zone. The Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, and Spurs all lost and continued to rank in the bottom three of the West.
There are only two games in the NBA tomorrow, and the Thunder will play back-to-back home games against the Kings, and if the Kings lose, they will drop directly to seventh place in the West.