On March 22, Beijing time, there were 7 teams in the NBA West to participate in 6 regular season games, including the Pelicans away to challenge the Magic, the Kings to challenge the Wizards, the Rockets to face the Bulls at home, the Mavericks to face the Jazz at home, etc......
Pelican 106-121 Magic
The Pelicans led by 12 points at 21-9 in the first quarter, and the Magic chased the score to 23-28 at the end of the first quarter, and the Magic combined to win the Pelicans by 25 points in the second and third quarters 72-47, and the Pelicans failed to turn the tables around in the final quarter. After losing to the Magic, the Pelicans remained fifth in the West with a 42-27 record, 1.5 games behind the fourth-place Clippers. Zion had 20 points and seven boards, McCollum had 18 points and three assists, Ingram had 14 points, four rebounds and three assists, and Murphy III had 21 points.
Kings 102-109 Wizards
Facing the league's bottom-to-bottom Wizards, the Kings trailed by 8 points in the first quarter, and finally recovered 6 points in the second quarter, and returned it in the third quarter. After the loss to the Wizards, the Kings, who were originally sixth in the West, had a record of 40 wins and 29 losses, dropping to eighth in the West. Fox had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals, Murray 16 points, Sabonis 14 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, Barnes 12 points, and Monk 20 points and 4 assists.
Bull 117-127 Rockets
Dillon and Green combined for 19 points in the first quarter, the Rockets led by 14 points at 42-28, the Bulls pulled back a seven-point gap in the second quarter, Dillon was ejected in the third quarter, and the Rockets still won 37-33, and the Rockets extended the difference to double digits again in the final quarter, and finally they ushered in the longest seven-game winning streak of the season. After this game, the Rockets continued to rank 11th in the West with a record of 34 wins and 35 losses, 2.5 wins behind the 10th-place Warriors. Dillon contributed 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting, Green had 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Amen had 15 points and 8 boards, VanVleet had 9 points, 12 assists and 2 blocks, Smith had 5 points and 7 boards, Jeff Green had 14 points and 7 boards, Holiday had 15 points, and Landale had 17 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.
Jazz 97-113 Mavericks
The Jazz had a slight advantage of 27-26 in the first quarter, and the Mavericks led the Jazz by 11 points in the second half on a 27-15 run, and the Jazz were unable to narrow the margin to single digits in the second half, and the Mavericks finally won at home. After this game, the Jazz remained fourth from the bottom in the West with 29 wins and 41 losses, and the Mavericks rose to sixth in the West with 41 wins and 29 losses. For the Jazz, Markkanen had 21 points, George had 18 points and five assists, and Sexton had 20 points, four rebounds and five assists. For the Mavericks, Doncic had 34 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, Irving had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, and Gafford had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
Knicks 100-113 Nuggets
The two sides played evenly in the first half, the Nuggets led by 5 points at 61-56, the Nuggets limited the Knicks' scoring to 20 points in the third quarter, and the Nuggets led by 12 points at 88-76 before the start of the final quarter, and the Knicks once chased the score to 88-90 in the fourth quarter, but the Nuggets then closed the game with a wave of 23-12. After the win over the Knicks, the Nuggets remain in second place in the West with a 49-21 record. Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, Porter had 31 points and 8 boards, Murray had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and Gordon had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.
Hawks 115-128 Suns
In the first quarter, Murray of the Hawks scored 16 points, 3 assists and 2 steals to lead the team 37-30, Durant and O'Neal each scored 11 points in the second quarter, the Suns overtook the score 65-60 at halftime, and the Hawks won again 33-31 in the third quarter, and the Suns led the Hawks by 14 points after a wave in the final quarter, and finally the Suns won at home. After the win over the Hawks, the Suns moved up to seventh in the West with a 41-29 record. Booker had 30 points and 4 boards, Durant had 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks, Beal had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, Allen had 13 points, Gordon had 21 points and 5 assists, and O'Neal had 14 points and 5 boards.