The NBA game continues, and several playoff-level teams in the West are also playing one after another. The Clippers lost 107-121 to the 76ers, and their strength was once again questioned. The Pelicans beat the Pistons 114-101, just 0.5 wins away from the Clippers. The Thunder lost to the Bucks 93:118, and the Thunder were still too tender. The Warriors lost 110:114 to the Timberwolves and were about to be overtaken by the Rockets, and the Rockets saw hope of squeezing out the Warriors. Here's a look at today's latest Western Conference results and rankings:
First, the Thunder defeated the Bucks 93:118, with a record of 49-21, giving up the first position in the West to the Nuggets, and the Nuggets overtook the Thunder with a 50-21 record and ranked first in the West.
The Bucks led by Lillard and Brother Alphabet are also strong as the second in the East, and in the face of the young Thunder team, Brother Alphabet still taught the Thunder a good lesson this time. Brother Alphabet performed well in this game, shooting 13 of 18 from the field, cutting 30 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists, which became the key to defeating the Thunder.
Even though Lillard didn't play well from the outside, finishing with just 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on 4-of-12 shooting, Middleton became his right-hand man. He recorded a triple-double of 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the game, and became the hero of the victory.
Alexander, as the boss of the Thunder, did not play well today, did not live up to his average, only 5 of 12 shots from the field, only 12 points and 3 rebounds, and his average of 31 points per game was far from the reason for the loss. In the confrontation with Brother Alphabet, Atalanta is still the underdog. Giddey contributed 19 points, 9 rebounds and 80 assists, Williams scored 18 points, and Holm Green had a sluggish performance today, shooting only 1 of 10 from the field, 0 of 5 from three-point range, and only 6 points and 4 rebounds, unable to help the Thunder win.
After today's game, the Bucks also provided the Kuhn team with a strategy on how to beat the Thunder, relying on a strong interior attack to defeat the Thunder, and the Lakers have Davis, a powerful weapon inside, which is the key to the Lakers defeating the Thunder in the playoffs.
Second, the Clippers lost to the 76ers 107:121, with a record of 44 wins and 26 losses, ranking fourth in the West, but only 0.5 battlefields away from the Pelicans 44-27 in the West, the 76ers visited the Los Angeles duo, lost to the Lakers yesterday, but got a big win at the Clippers' home court today, which shows that the Clippers and the Lakers are still far behind.
Today, Xiaoka played averagely, shooting 7 of 16 from the field, cutting 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. George's offensive performance was not good, and there were a lot of mistakes, and the three mistakes in the final quarter were directly taken away by the 76ers on a counterattack, which became the key to losing. George played 34 minutes in this game, shooting 7 of 15, including 4 of 8 three-pointers, scoring 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 5 turnovers, and the plus/minus of -18 was also the lowest in the game.
Zubac finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and two assists on 5-of-9 shooting. Harden shot 5-of-13 from the field, but made 0-of-6 from three-point range, and had a poor performance, scoring only 12 points, 4 rebounds, and 14 assists. Even if Powell scored 24 points on 7-of-11 shooting off the bench, it didn't help.
The 76ers' Maxey performed well, playing 44 minutes, shooting 9-of-17 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point range, 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, and 24 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, with a plus/minus of +15. In the second half, Maxey was the hero of the team, scoring 19 points to help the team withstand the Clippers' counterattack and seal the victory directly. Seeing that the little brother is so good, Harden doesn't know how to feel.
Harris shot 11-of-16 from the field and went on a big kill inside, chipped in 24 10 rebounds. Off the bench, Payne shot 8-of-15 and made five three-pointers to finish with 23 points, five rebounds and three assists. Overall. The Clippers' loss in this game is still due to the lack of interior defense and outside attack, and after losing this game, the Clippers feel like they can't play a tough game. After the All-Star break, the Clippers had a record of 1-8 against teams with a winning rate of more than 50%, which was quite stretched. At the same time, after losing this game, with the Pelicans winning, the Clippers are not guaranteed to be fourth in the West.
Third, the Pelicans defeated the Pistons 114-101 today, with a record of 44-27, ranking fifth in the West, but only 0.5 wins away from the Clippers' fourth place in the West. The Clippers are expected to be overtaken by the Pelicans and drop out of the top four in the West.
Although the Pelicans, who were fifth in the West in this game, were absent due to injury, Zion, the interior big man, was outstanding, shooting 13 of 14 from the field, cutting 36 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, and the plus/minus of +18 was also the highest in the game, and the team became the absolute hero of the win. Zion became the second player in NBA history in the past 50 years to score at least 35+5+5 in a single game and shoot at least 90% from the field, second only to Jokic. Zion's 18.7 points per game on the inside this season is the league's highest this season and the highest of any player in the NBA in the past 25 years.
Madeham had 23 points, two rebounds and seven assists on 9-of-18 shooting from the field, Varland contributed 13 points and six rebounds, and Marshall off the bench contributed 14 points. With the Pistons out injured, Wiseman chipped in 15 points and 11 rebounds, Metu had 17 points and Ivy had 16 points.
Fourth, the Warriors lost to the Timberwolves 110: 114, and the record came to 36-34, only one win away from the Rockets' 35-35 loss, and at the same time, this is also the second time in the history of the Timberwolves to sweep the Warriors.
Curry performed well in this game, shooting 9-of-21 from the field, 5-of-11 from three-point range, and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line, scoring 31 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. However, Curry suffered a "mileage tragedy" today, and his career three-point score broke through the 3700 mark today, but the team lost.
Starting Wiggins had 15 points and four rebounds, Ku Mingjia had 14 points, three rebounds and two assists on 6-of-11 shooting, Green had 12 points and eight rebounds, and Thompson had 16 points.
However, after the Timberwolves were absent from Towns, Edwards took on the responsibility of outside offense and defense, and in this game, Edwards played 38 minutes, shooting 7 of 18, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and 5 of 8 free throws, scoring 23 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Become a pioneer of resistance. Li De also played a crucial role inside, shooting 7 of 14 in the whole process, scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks, Reed continued the habit of exploding as soon as the Warriors hit him.
Gobert shot 7-of-10 from the field and also contributed 17 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists. Strong interior lethality is an important guarantee for the Timberwolves to win, Conley is also getting stronger, with 14 points and 7 assists, Lee Kyle on the bench contributed 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Walker scored 11 points, the Timberwolves are still strong after the fall of Towns, and are currently in third place in the West with a 49-22 record.