The latest pattern a few days ago!The Lakers hit the top eight, the Rockets lost 4 in a row, and the Warriors missed the top ten
On April 6, the NBA regular season continued, the pattern of the Western Conference playoffs changed a lot, the Kings lost in a row, and the Lakers saw the hope of hitting the top eight. The Rockets suffered 4 consecutive defeats, and the Warriors' 6-game winning streak was ended by the Mavericks, so that the play-off pattern in the West changed greatly, and the Rockets' loss made the Kings and Lakers lock up the top ten, and the Warriors temporarily missed the play-off seats in advance because of the loss.
The first is that the Kings lost the game again and suffered two consecutive defeats, so that their record is the same as that of the Lakers, but the relationship between victory and defeat is in an advantage, so they are still ranked eighth in the West, but the next Lakers see the hope of hitting the top eight. The Kings' losing streak, especially in the regular season sprint, left them with little hope of breaking into the top six in the West and making it straight to the playoffs.
The Lakers are currently ranked ninth in the West, the same record as the Kings, and if they want to beat their opponents in the rankings, they will have to continue their winning streak in the next games. For the Lakers, there is little hope of hitting the top six, and the most realistic thing is to finish 7-8, so that there is room for error in the play-offs.
The Rockets' loss allowed the Kings Lakers to lock up the top ten, and the Warriors have not yet determined the top ten rankings. At present, the Warriors' record is 42-35, the Rockets are 38-39, and the Warriors are 4 wins ahead of the Rockets, and at the same time they are at a disadvantage in terms of comparative records, which means that if the Rockets want to advance to the play-offs in the next game, they must lose all of the Warriors and win all of the Rockets.
Therefore, the current pattern of the Western Conference play-offs, a wave of 4 consecutive defeats after the Rockets' 11-game winning streak is very discouraged, allowing the Kings, Lakers and other teams to lock in the top ten, as for the Warriors, as long as they win one game next, they can determine at least to participate in the play-offs, looking forward to their next performance.