On March 25, Beijing time, the pattern of the West changed again, when the Thunder lost the first place in the West after the Bucks, and the gap between them and the Pelicans was only 0.5 games after the Clippers defeated Philadelphia, and the most tragic was the Warriors, who were sandwiched back and forth by the Lakers/Rockets.
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Let's talk about the first pot first, the Thunder swallowed the 21st loss of the season after losing to the Bucks 93-118, because the Nuggets won one more game, the Nuggets rose to first place in the West, and the Thunder fell to second in the West; the Timberwolves won a winning streak after reversing the Warriors, but they are still 0.5 games away from the Thunder, and 1 win away from the Nuggets.
In fact, there are only two teams in the second gear, the Clippers and the Pelicans, because the Suns have been pulled away from the Pelicans by 2 wins, the Pelicans won 44-27 and are 0.5 games behind the Clippers, the Clippers lost to Philadelphia, but the Pelicans beat the Pistons, and the Pelicans are about to enter the top half of the West.
The third pot is sixth in the West - eighth in the West: Suns, Kings, Mavericks, these three teams did not play on this day, the Suns are 42-29, the Kings and the Mavericks are both 41-29, the difference between the three teams is only 0.5 games, it is obvious that they all want to enter the top six without playing the play-offs, and the competition is very fierce.
The fourth gear is ninth-11th, the Lakers are 39-32, the Warriors are 36-34, the Rockets are 35-35, the Lakers have won three consecutive wins after reversing the Pacers and the Warriors have opened a 2.5-win gap, and the Warriors have been reversed by the Timberwolves to swallow a losing streak, and the Rockets have won eight consecutive wins, and the Rockets are only 1 win away from the Warriors.
The five-game Warriors could drop out of the play-in tournament in two days, as their next game is on the road (Heat) and the Rockets play the Trail Blazers at home.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream