On April 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the two games played in the early morning directly staged two 20+ reversals, which was still very crazy. The Clippers reversed the Cavaliers by 26 points, the Rockets suffered a 22-point reversal by the Mavericks, James suddenly suffered an illness and will miss the game, the top ten in the West have also been released in advance, and the Warriors have locked the last spot.
The Clippers faced the Cavaliers, who played back-to-back games, and the opponents came up to play back-to-back, and then continued to have a hot hand, building a 21-point lead at halftime. In the second half, the difference was directly stretched to 26 points, but then the Clippers launched a counterattack, George led 4 benches to start chasing points frantically, and successfully caught up with the difference in the final quarter, and Tyronn Lue did not replace Harden and Zubac. In the end, George hit a quasi-killer jumper in the face of Mobley to help the team complete a 26-point comeback. George scored 39 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists in the game, and Harden was hidden in the final quarter, contributing 22 points and 5 assists in the third quarter.
The competition between the Rockets and the Mavericks, the Rockets were full of momentum, and soon took the initiative on the court, taking a lead of up to 22 points, but then Doncic and Irving led the team to counterattack, and the difference was close at halftime. In the second half, the Rockets were still able to take the initiative, but the Mavericks kept biting the score, and in the end, Smith Jr. missed two free throws, and Exum hit a three-pointer to equalize the three-pointer. In overtime, the Mavericks did not give the Rockets any more, and won the victory directly. Irving scored 48 points in the game, Doncic had 37 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds, and the Rockets still couldn't change the loss with seven double-doubles, and they finally missed the play-offs in advance.
The Lakers officially announced that James has developed flu-like symptoms and will miss the game against the Timberwolves.
The Lakers have been on a good late-season momentum and have returned to the eighth place in the West, and this back-to-back against the Timberwolves, but James suddenly fell ill, which is also a big loss for the team. If the Lakers lose the game, they will return to the ninth position again, and it will be up to Davis to withstand it this time.
With the Rockets suffering a tragic reversal, the top 10 in the West was also released ahead of schedule, and the Warriors successfully locked up the last spot. The current pattern of the West is still unclear, the Nuggets, Timberwolves and Thunder have locked up the top four positions, and the Clippers are also in the fourth place, but there will still be many variables in the ranking of the teams behind them, and it may not be determined until the last game, at least in the case of the matchup.