On March 25, Beijing time, there were 6 teams in the NBA West that played 5 games, including: Pelicans away to challenge the Pistons, Clippers to host the 76ers, Thunder to challenge the Bucks, Timberwolves to host the Warriors and Lakers to host the Pacers......
Pelicans 114-101 pistons
In the first quarter, the Pelicans shot 12 of 19, shooting 63%, while the Pistons only shot 4 of 19, and the Pelicans led the Pistons by 19 points 29-10 after the first quarter. After the victory over the Pistons, the Pelicans remained fifth in the West with a record of 44 wins and 27 losses, just 0.5 wins behind the fourth-place Clippers and two wins ahead of the Suns behind them. Tin finished with 36 points, seven rebounds and six assists on 13-of-14 shooting, McCollum had 23 points and seven assists, Varland had 13 points and six boards, and Marshall had 14 points and eight boards.
76ers 121-107 Clippers
In the first quarter, the visitors shot 17 of 25, shooting 68%, 6 of 8 three-pointers, the Clippers shot 11 of 22 in the first quarter, 3 of 8 three-pointers, the Clippers fell behind by 12 points at 29-41 in a single quarter, and the Clippers recovered a total of 7 points in the second and third quarters, and played more than 5 minutes in the fourth quarter, the 76ers completed a wave of 20-4 attacks, and the Clippers trailed by 21 points at 87-108. After losing to the 76ers, the Clippers remain in fourth place in the West with a 44-26 record, but they are only 0.5 wins ahead of the Pelicans, and if the Clippers lose again tomorrow's back-to-back Pacers, they will be overtaken by the Pelicans. Leonard had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, George had 18 points and 3 boards, Zubac had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks, Harden had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists, and Powell had 20 points.
Thunder 93-118 Bucks
In the first half, the Thunder trailed the Bucks by 1 point 47-48, it is worth mentioning that after two quarters, only one person on the Thunder bench scored 3 points, and the Bucks bench contributed a total of 20 points, and the third quarter played to 5 minutes and 52 seconds, the Bucks completed a wave of 18-2 attacks, the Thunder fell behind by 17 points at 49-66 at this time, and the Bucks expanded the difference to 25 points shortly after the start of the final quarter, and then the Thunder failed to create a miracle and finally lost away. After the loss to the Bucks, the Thunder have a 49-21 record and are overtaken by the Nuggets (50-21) to drop to second place in the West, and they are currently 0.5 wins ahead of third-place Timberwolves. Alexander had 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, Jalen Williams had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Giddey had 19 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, Holmgren had only 6 points and 4 boards on 1-of-10 shooting, and Dort had 7 points and 3 boards.
Warriors 110-114 Timberwolves
The Timberwolves made 8 mistakes in the first quarter, the Warriors led 27-18, Edwards and Reed contributed a total of 23 points in the second quarter, the Timberwolves recovered 1 point 28-27, the Warriors Curry scored 11 points in this quarter, Wiggins scored 9 points, the Warriors made 15 free throws in the first half, the Timberwolves only 5 times, the Timberwolves beat the Warriors by 5 points 32-27 in the third quarter, before the start of the final quarter, the Warriors only led by 3 points at 81-78, and played 5 minutes in the final quarter, the Timberwolves completed a wave of 19-8 offensive to overtake the score to 97-89, and two and a half minutes before the end, the Warriors chased the score to 106-107, and the Timberwolves scored 4 points in a row to expand the difference againAfter that, Curry scored 4 points to narrow the gap to 1 point, Edwards hit 2 free throws, Thompson missed a three-point shot, and Edwards made free throws to seal the win. After this game, the Warriors suffered two consecutive defeats, with a record of 36 wins and 34 losses to continue to rank tenth in the West, but they only have one win left ahead of the Rockets, and they will be overtaken by the Rockets if they are a little careless, and the Timberwolves continue to rank third in the West with a record of 49 wins and 22 losses, only 0.5 wins behind the second-place Thunder. Curry had 31 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Kuminga had 14 points and 3 boards, Wiggins had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, Green had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Thompson had 16 points and 3 boards, Paul had 7 points and 6 assists, and Payton had 2 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Timberwolves Edwards 23 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, Gobert 17 points and 12 boards, Reed 20 points and 12 boards, Conley 14 points, 7 assists and 4 steals, and Lee Kyle 10 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
Pacers 145-150 Lakers
The Lakers trailed the Pacers by 6 points 30-36 in the first quarter, and in the next 24 minutes, the Lakers played an 86-63 offensive attack, and at the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Pacers by 17 points 116-99, and the Pacers narrowed the gap to 4 points in the middle of the final quarter, and then in the next 5 minutes, James and Davis scored a total of 13 points, the Lakers led 142-134, and in the last minute, the Lakers made 8 of 10 free throws to seal the victory. After this game, the Lakers continued to rank ninth in the West with a record of 39 wins and 32 losses, 2.5 wins ahead of the Warriors and 2.5 wins behind the Mavericks. Davis had 36 points and 16 boards, James had 26 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, Dinwiddie had 26 points and 5 assists starting for Russell, Reaves had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, and Prince had 14 points.