New changes in the Western rankings: the top three in the division are gradually clear, the Suns catch up with the Mavericks, and the Lakers are in a dilemma!

On March 21, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and many strong teams in the West ushered in the game today, and they all won the game, and this is the tragic recent situation in the West, every team is fighting for every game, they are going all out to improve their rankings and dare not relax, after today's game, there have been new changes in the Western rankings, of which the top three divisions seem to be gradually clear, but the rankings of other positions are still very chaotic.

The top three divisions are gradually becoming clear

The Thunder sat at home to usher in the challenge of the Jazz, although the two sides were still very close in the first three quarters, but in the final quarter Holmgren stood up and led the team to directly establish a 19-point lead, and the game also lost suspense, and finally the Thunder defeated the Jazz 119-107, Sexton scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Collins had 16 points and six rebounds, and the Jazz improved their record to 29-40 after the loss, and they are now 7.5 games behind the 10th-place Warriors, making it difficult to make the play-in tournament.

On the Thunder side, Alexander got 31 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, Holmgren got 35 points and 14 rebounds, and one person scored 18 points in the final quarter, Jalen Williams got 18 points and 4 assists, and the Thunder's record came to 48-20 after the win, and they are now half a win away from the second-place Nuggets, and 1.5 wins ahead of the third-place Timberwolves.

The Clippers held steady for fourth

Today's two-game losing streak of the Clippers sat at home to welcome the challenge of the Trail Blazers, this game Harden was finally full of firepower, he led the team to establish a 27-point lead in the third quarter, the game also lost suspense, and finally the Clippers defeated the Trail Blazers 116-103. In this game, Henderson scored 18 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, and Murray scored 17 points and 5 rebounds, and after the loss, their record is 19-50, ranking second to last in the West.

Harden scored 19 points and 14 assists in this game, and under his tandem, the whole team scored double-doubles, Leonard scored 24 points and 4 rebounds, Paul George got 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and the Clippers' record after the win came to 43-25, and they can take a breather for a while, because the Pelicans have chased down only half a win difference before, and now it has expanded to a win difference, and the team is now 3.5 wins behind the third-place Timberwolves.

Kings hit the top five

The Kings visited Toronto to challenge the Raptors, and the Raptors let Barrett and Quickley rest in this game, obviously wanting to give away points, but the Kings also smiled and accepted the gift, they beat the Raptors 123-89, and the Raptors scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists on the side of Trent, and Abaki got 13 points and 3 rebounds. After the loss, the Raptors have a 23-46 record and are in 12th place in the East, and they are likely to finish the season with this ranking.

On the Kings side, Sabonis scored a triple-double of 13 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists, Fox got 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Barnes scored 16 points, and Monk scored 17 points, and the Kings' record came to 40-28 after the win, although they are still ranked sixth in the West, but they are only two wins behind the Pelicans in fifth, and they are now half a game away from the Mavericks in seventh place after winning.

The sun catches up with the Lone Ranger

The Suns welcomed the challenge of the 76ers at home, and the 76ers still did not return in this game, while Maxey was locked by Beal, and the 76ers trailed by 25 points at the end of the third quarter, and the game lost suspense early, and the Suns finally defeated the opponent 115-102. On the side of the 76ers, Maxey shot 6 points from 13 shots, and Oubre, who played his best, was 18 points from 20 shots, and after the loss, the 76ers' record came to 38-31, and they also fell directly from sixth in the East to eighth.

Durant scored 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, Booker got 18 points and 11 assists, Grayson Allen scored 32 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Nurkic got 10 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, after the win, the Suns' record came to 40-29, the same record as the seventh Mavericks, and they led the Lakers by 3 wins, with 13 games left in the regular season, it is difficult for the Lakers to hit the top eight.

The Warriors clenched the Lakers

Today, the Warriors faced the challenge of the Grizzlies at home, relying on a wave of Warriors to easily defeat the opponent in the third quarter, and finally won 137-116. Curry got 14 points and 3 assists, Kuminga scored 26 points and 5 rebounds, Wiggins got 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, after the win, the Warriors' record is 36-32, and they are half a win behind the Lakers, and they are 3 wins ahead of the eleventh Rockets.

Changes in the Western Rankings

Although the rankings of the teams in the West have not changed today, the win margin has changed, with the first-place Thunder leading the second-place Nuggets by half a game and the third-place Timberwolves by 1.5 games. The Timberwolves are 3.5 wins ahead of the fourth-place Clippers and 4.5 games ahead of the fifth-place Pelicans. The fifth-place Pelicans lead the Kings by two games, and the sixth-place Kings lead the seventh-place Mavericks and eighth-place Suns. The Suns are 3 wins ahead of the Lakers and 3.5 games ahead of the Warriors.

Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the current Western rankings?