The NBA regular season is coming to an end, but the Wild West rankings are still in suspense, and after the end of 8 games in the East and West on March 24, the suspense of the Western Conference rankings resumes: the Nuggets gave up strategically, but narrowly beat the Trail Blazers by 3 points and tied for the top spot with the Thunder again; the Suns are happy to mention 3 consecutive wins and stick to the play-off zone; the Kings narrowly beat the Magic by 2 points and drew the Mavericks again; the Rockets have won 8 consecutive games and rekindled the hope of promotion, while the Warriors are in danger.
1. No. 1-8 in the Western Conference rankings: Today, the Nuggets gave up strategically, Jokic and Murray were absent, but narrowly beat the Trail Blazers 114-111, Gordon cut 22+12+5, Jackson 23 points and 5 assists, after the game, the Nuggets and the Thunder had the same win difference, ranking first in the West, and the one-armed Timberwolves were 1.5 wins behind them, ranking third in the West. The Clippers and Pelicans are ranked 4th-5th in the West and are likely to meet in the first round of the playoffs. Today, the Suns defeated the Spurs 131-106, Booker cut 32+7+9, Durant 25+4+4, Beal 13 points and 12 assists, and the Suns recorded 42-29 after the game, keeping the last spot in the playoff zone. Today, the Kings narrowly defeated the Magic 109-107, Sabonis cut a quasi-triple-double 21+14+8, Murray 22 points and 7 rebounds, Ellis 19+5+6, Fox 31 points and 8 rebounds, Magic Banchero got 22+7+5, Anthony 16+7+6, Isaac 28 points and 7 rebounds; after the game, the Kings tied the Mavericks' record, both 41-29, ranking 7-8 in the West, and the card battle was extremely fierce.
2. 9th-15th in the Western Conference Rankings: The Lakers currently have a 38-32 record, 11.5 games behind the top of the double list, and rank 9th in the West. The Warriors are 1.5 games behind the Lakers and temporarily occupy the last spot in the play-in zone. Today, the Rockets beat the Jazz 147-119, Green cut 41 + 4 + 4, VanVleet 34 + 3 + 7, Big Green 21 points, Jazz Sexton 20 points and 8 assists, Collins 25 points and 6 rebounds; after the game, the Rockets won the most 8 consecutive wins in the West, only 1.5 wins away from the play-off Warriors, and there are 12 games left in the season, the Rockets still have hope of qualifying, and the Jazz are 7 wins away from the play-off area, and they are basically out. The Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, and Spurs are in the bottom three in the West, with the Trail Blazers losing to the Nuggets 111-114 and the Spurs losing to the Suns 106-131.
In the Western rankings, the Thunder and the Nuggets are indistinguishable, and it is impossible to see who will be the final leader; Suns, Kings, Mavericks 3 teams are competing for the rankings extremely fiercely, and there is a high probability that only 1 team can directly advance to the playoffs; it is worth mentioning that the Rockets have won 8 consecutive wins, only 1.5 wins behind the Warriors, and whether they can squeeze out the Warriors to advance to the play-off zone has become the topic of most concern for fans.