Today, all six games scheduled by the NBA have ended, including four games involving Western teams, the results are Thunder 127-113 Magic, Timberwolves 121-109 Trail Blazers, Suns 130-125 Kings, Lakers 125-111 Pistons. As a result, the latest standings and situation of the Western Conference teams are as follows.
Playoff qualifying zones (1-6): Timberwolves, Thunder, Clippers, Nuggets, Suns, Pelicans
Play-in qualification zones (7-10): Mavericks, Kings, Lakers, Warriors
11-15: Jazz, Rockets, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Spurs
The Timberwolves beat the Trail Blazers to win three in a row, and the Thunder beat the Magic to win two in a row, with the former continuing to rank first in the West with a 38-16 record and the latter in second place in the West with a 37-17 record, a one-win gap between the two teams. The Thunder are one win ahead of the Clippers and Nuggets behind them.
The Suns narrowly beat the Kings, the former with a record of 32-22 and rose to fifth place in the West, with a win margin equal to the Pelicans in sixth place in the West, while the latter suffered two consecutive defeats and a record of 30-23, falling to eighth place in the West, 0.5 wins behind the Mavericks in seventh place and two wins ahead of the Lakers in ninth place.
The Lakers beat the Pistons to win two straight games to move to 29-26 and remain in ninth place in the West, two wins behind the eighth-place Kings, one win ahead of the tenth-place Warriors, and 2.5 games ahead of the eleventh-place Jazz.
There are a total of 13 games in the NBA tomorrow, and there are 7 games related to Western teams, namely Pelicans vs. Wizards, Rockets vs. Grizzlies, Spurs vs. Mavericks, Lakers vs. Jazz, Kings vs. Nuggets, Suns vs. Pistons, Clippers vs. Warriors. After the game, the ranking and situation of the West will most likely change again, this is the Wild West!