4 wins in a row! 7 wins in a row! The pattern in the West has quietly changed, the Clippers have encountered a strong opponent in the first round, and the Lakers are unclear
The NBA regular season is the end of another game day, and after this game day, the pattern of the standings has changed again, especially for the West, where the play-off position is in suspense. For a long time in the past, the difference in the number of wins and losses between the teams in the West has not changed much, and the Lakers and Warriors, as traditional powerhouses, have been hovering between the play-offs, and the Rockets behind them have gradually approached the gap between the winners and losses with the Warriors after winning a wave of consecutive wins, but this pattern has changed in the early days. 4 wins in a row! 7 wins in a row! The pattern in the West has quietly changed, the Clippers have encountered a strong opponent in the first round, and the Lakers are unclear.
The first is that the Warriors have previously won a wave of 4 consecutive wins, and the record has reached 40-34 and ranks 10th in the standings, which can be regarded as temporarily stabilizing their ranking in the standings and opening up the winning gap of the team behind them. The Rockets behind them are currently two wins behind after losing the last game, and it will be more difficult for the Rockets to hit the play-offs in the next schedule, after all, their next schedule will not be easy, and they will have to face the Rockets, Heat, Mavericks, Magic, Clippers and other teams. That's a positive for the Warriors, and for the next head-to-head matchup between the two teams, it's crucial. Of course, the Warriors' follow-up schedule is not easy, even if they can occupy the play-off position, in the subsequent play-off competition, whether they can advance to the playoffs depends on their performance.
This will be one of the reasons why the play-offs are more interesting, and although the Lakers in front of them are 1.5 wins ahead of the Warriors, they are only 1.5 wins behind the 8th-place Kings, which means that if the Lakers can't break into the top 8 in the future, then they will play a do-or-die battle in the play-offs. For the Lakers, where they can ultimately occupy the rankings depends not only on their own record, but also on potential first-round opponents. The best words are to rush into the top eight, after all, the top eight is equivalent to two play-off opportunities, of course, which opponent they can meet in the first round, it depends on themselves and the ranking changes of the top teams in the standings, after all, among the top three teams for the Lakers, they are most willing to face the Thunder, and the other two teams Nuggets and Timberwolves are still relatively difficult for them.
Another change is that with the Mavericks winning a wave of 7 consecutive wins, the team beat the Pelicans to rank 5th in the standings, and the previous play-off position has now risen to 5th in the standings, which brings a lot of uncertainty to the follow-up pattern, on the one hand, he is currently one win ahead of the sixth Sun, which means that the 7th, 8th, and 9th 3 teams can occupy a more advantageous position in the play-off position next, and it depends on their performance. The Pelicans are in sixth place after two straight losses, and the Suns are currently only one win behind them, and whether the Suns can seize the opportunity to compete for a straight playoff spot is also one of the suspense.
On the other hand, the Mavericks are likely to continue to hold on to the fifth place in the standings in terms of the current situation and momentum, and the Clippers in front of them are two wins ahead of the fifth place after a wave of three consecutive wins, and there is a high probability that this position will be after the end of the regular season, so the first-round matchup between Pig Man and the Clippers will be quite good. In the past period, Doncic has played an efficient performance, and his season-to-season statistics have also come to 34 points, 9.9 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 1.5 steals.
The above situation is based on the current standings and records of each team, and the final situation depends on the ranking of each team and the play-offs after the end of the regular season, and who can advance after the final competition.