The Nuggets reached the top, the Clippers dropped 5th, 3 teams grabbed the top 6, and the Warriors could be out of the playoffs
The Nuggets reached the top, the Clippers dropped 5th, 3 teams grabbed the top 6, and the Warriors could be out of the playoffs
The NBA has played more than 70 rounds so far, and there are still more than a dozen rounds left to announce that they are all over, and the final rankings and playoff seats are about to be announced, so the teams have also begun the sprint stage, resulting in continuous upsets, and there are many teams that have sprung up, and the rankings have changed dramatically, especially in the West, where the fierce competition has made the rankings chaotic!
The situation in the West is extremely chaotic right now, and in general: the Nuggets are at the top, the Clippers are down to 5th, the 3rd team is rushing to grab the top 6, and the Warriors are in the play-offs or out!
Nuggets to the top!
This season's competition for the first place in the West is quite fierce, the Thunder, Timberwolves, Nuggets, and even the Clippers have won the first position, but so far, the Nuggets have fought their way out of the encirclement and climbed to the first place in the West.
Whether it is the Timberwolves or the Thunder, their performances have declined recently, and the Nuggets also seized the opportunity to win a wave of four consecutive wins to reach No. 1 with a 51-21 record.
As the defending champions, their heritage and strength are beyond doubt, absolutely the top in the league, especially in terms of stability, they are better than the Thunder and the Timberwolves, plus they still have Jokic in charge, the team is definitely the best candidate for No. 1 in the West.
Of course, the gap between the Thunder and the Timberwolves behind the Nuggets is not big! The Thunder has the same record as the Nuggets, with 2 games behind, while the Timberwolves are 1.5 games behind the Nuggets, and there is still a lot of suspense about the ownership of the No. 1 place in the West, but in general, the Nuggets are likely to be the highest.
The Clippers dropped to 5th!
The Clippers have always had a chance to compete for No. 1, although the ranking has declined, but they have also firmly held the No. 4, but the team's recent performance has been too bad, with only a 3-6 record in the last 9 games, which made their record slip to 44-27, and was caught up by the Pelicans, and the Pelicans have a win-loss advantage over the Clippers, so they overtook the Clippers to get 4th in one fell swoop, and the second Clippers fell to 5th!
The Clippers fell to 5th, purely to blame, their recent performance is really poor, both offensive and defensive ends have a significant decline, especially in the process of the game, it is easy to play can not find the rhythm, the opponent has been turned over many times, the team's defensive quality has plummeted, even Harden has to admit that they are now experiencing huge problems.
Losing fourth place in the West is not particularly bad for the Clippers, but the team is now only 2 games ahead of the Kings in 6th place and only 2.5 games ahead of the Suns in 8th place.
3 teams rush to the top 6!
After the Clippers, the competition between the 6-8 places is even more fierce! The 6th Kings are 42-29, the 7th Mavericks are 42-29, and the 8th Suns are 42-30, and the win-loss difference between the three teams is only 0.5 games.
From the perspective of the performance of the three teams, the performance of the Kings is more stable, but the team lacks absolute superstars and the ceiling is not high, while the ceiling of the Suns and Mavericks is very high, but the stability is insufficient, which also makes the possibility of the three teams finishing 6th about the same.
No. 6 is very important for the three teams, not only to directly enter the playoffs, but also to represent the possibility of meeting the Timberwolves in the first round, which is undoubtedly an easier matchup, and there is a good chance to reach the second round, so the competition between the three teams will become more exciting.
Warriors or fall out of the play-offs!
The Warriors, as a Western giant, performed very poorly this season after introducing Paul, only achieving a 36-34 record, while the Rockets behind them were unstoppable, winning 9 consecutive victories, with a record of 36-35, leaving only 0.5 games away from the Warriors, which could squeeze the Warriors out of the 10th position at any time.
Can the Warriors hold on to No. 10? This is very difficult, because their state is really not good, the team loses more and wins less, and seriously lacks competitiveness, and the Warriors' schedule behind them is also more difficult! In contrast, the Rockets are in amazing shape, and the team's morale is even higher, and the probability of overtaking the Warriors to get 10th is very high, and they even have the opportunity to get a higher ranking.
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