New changes in the Western rankings: the Thunder fell to third, the Lakers approached the Kings, and the Rockets chased the Warriors with 10 consecutive wins!
On March 28th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, there are more NBA games today, most of the strong teams in the west have ushered in the game, and now every team in the west that has a chance to enter the playoffs is trying their best to win, this is not today, the top two in the west have lost, and they are all lost to competitors in the same region, after today's game, I thought that the ranking of the west would gradually become clearer, but now it looks more chaotic! Next, let's take a look at the new changes in the western ranking after today's game.
The Thunder fell to third
The Thunder sat at home to welcome the challenge of the Rockets, Alexander missed the game, although Giddey and Jay Wei played very well, but the opponent's Jalen Green was too incomprehensible, he led the team into overtime, in overtime Green sent 5 points and 3 assists to lead the team to defeat the Thunder 134-126. Green finished with 37 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, and their record improved to 37-35 after the win.
Although the Rockets, who have won 10 in a row, are still ranked 11th in the West, they were not pulled away by the Warriors, and today the Warriors also won, and now the Rockets are still one win behind the Warriors, and they have a chance to catch up with their opponents in the future. On the Thunder side, Jay Wei scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, Giddey scored 31 points and 7 rebounds, and after the loss, the Thunder's record came to 50-22, and the Timberwolves won today, so the two teams had the same record, but the two teams suffered a loss in the head-to-head record, so the Thunder fell to third and the Timberwolves rose to second.
The Sun is back in seventh
The Nuggets ushered in the challenge of the Suns at home, Murray was still absent in this game, Jokic was also a little alone in the face of the opponent's three cores, and finally the Nuggets lost to the opponent 97-104, Jokic scored a quasi-triple-double of 22 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, and Gordon and Porter Jr. both scored 18 points. After the loss, the Nuggets had a 51-22 record, and although they are still in first place in the West, they are only half a win ahead of the Thunder and Timberwolves.
On the side of the Suns, Durant scored 30 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks, Booker got 17 points and 5 rebounds, Beal scored 10 points and 7 assists, and after the win, the Suns' record came to 43-30, and they also surpassed the Kings to seventh in the West, half a win ahead of the Kings, and now the Suns are only half a win behind the sixth Mavericks, and the rankings between these three teams will change in a game!
The Lakers are in hot pursuit of the Kings
The Suns visited Memphis to challenge the Grizzlies, although the thick eyebrows were absent, but James played, relying on more blossoms, the Lakers maintained a two-point lead in the second half, and finally they also defeated the opponent 136-124, the Grizzlies side Bane scored 26 points, 16 assists and 4 rebounds, Jaren Jackson got 17 points and 9 rebounds, and after the loss, the Grizzlies' record came to 24-49, still the third from the bottom in the West.
James scored a triple-double of 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, Hachimura got 32 points and 10 rebounds, Reaves scored 13 points and 11 assists, Russell scored 23 points, and after the win, the Lakers also won 5 consecutive wins, their record came to 41-23, and now they are only 1.5 wins behind the Kings, and only 2 wins behind the sixth-ranked Mavericks.
The Timberwolves and Clippers won
The Timberwolves sat at home to meet the challenge of the weak Pistons, Edwards did not play this game, relying on the play of McDaniels and Reed, they defeated the Pistons 106-91, Edwards only got 9 points and 5 assists, Gobert scored 11 points and 14 rebounds, after the win, the Timberwolves record is 50-22, and now they are only half a win away from the first place in the West, and the team is expected to return to the first place in the division.
The Clippers challenged the 76ers again, and finally relied on Leonard's 2+1 and two key blocks at critical moments, and finally the Clippers narrowly defeated the opponent 108-107, Leonard scored 17 points and 9 rebounds, Harden got 16 points and 14 assists, and the Clippers' record after the win came to 45-27, and the team is now one win away from the fifth-place Pelicans, while they are now five wins behind the third-place Thunder.
The Warriors win
The Warriors challenged the Magic, although Dream was ejected in the first three minutes, but Curry scored five key points in the final quarter to help the team narrowly defeat the opponent 101-93, Curry got 17 points and 10 assists, Wiggins scored 23 points and 6 rebounds, Klay got 15 points and 2 assists, and after the win, their record came to 38-34, and now they are one win ahead of the Rockets, and the team is still 2.5 wins behind the ninth-place Lakers.
After today's game, the new ranking of the West is: the Nuggets are still in first place, but they are only half a win ahead of the second Timberwolves and the third Thunder, the third Thunder is five wins ahead of the fourth Clippers, six wins ahead of the fifth Pelicans, the Pelicans are one win ahead of the sixth Mavericks, the Mavericks are half a win ahead of the seventh Suns, the Suns are half a win ahead of the Kings, the Kings are 1.5 wins ahead of the ninth Lakers, and the Lakers are 2.5 wins ahead of the Warriors.
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