On April 8, Beijing time, the NBA league arranged a total of 13 games, of which the Western team participated in 9 games, the specific situation is as follows: the Rockets lost to the Mavericks 136-147, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Cavaliers 120-118, the Trail Blazers lost to the Celtics 107-124, the Thunder narrowly defeated the Hornets 121-118, the Pelicans defeated the Suns 113-105, the Spurs defeated the 76ers 126-133, the Kings beat the Nets 107-77, the Warriors beat the Jazz 118-110, and the Timberwolves beat the Lakers 127-117。 As a result, the pattern of the Wild West is chaotic again, which can be summarized simply: the Timberwolves are back at the top, the top 5 have been decided, the 6th is fragrant, the Lakers have fallen to 9th, and the Warriors have no way out.
In the Timberwolves vs Lakers game, Lao Zhan hung up the exemption card due to injury, and the thick eyebrows retired halfway, the Lakers collapsed instantly, and the Timberwolves built a huge lead of 20 points in one go, even if the Lakers set off a wave of counterattacks, they were still difficult to recover the defeat, and the Timberwolves had the last laugh 127-117. In the Thunder vs Hornets game, SGA continued to be sidelined, and the Thunder trio scored 20+ and refused a 14-point comeback, and they finally narrowly defeated their opponents 121-118. As a result, the Timberwolves have a 54-24 record, tying the Nuggets and returning to No. 1 with a head-to-head record advantage, while the Nuggets are second in the West, only one win ahead of the Thunder (53-25), who are third in the West.
The Thunder, Nuggets, and Timberwolves are firmly in the top 3, followed by the Clippers and Mavericks! In the Clippers VS Cavaliers game, the small card continued to be absent, and the Clippers started unfavorably, once trailing by as many as 26 points, but they then completed self-redemption, relying on George's magical play of 23 points in the final quarter to complete a 26-point reversal, narrowly defeating the Cavaliers 120-118; In the Mavericks VS Rockets game, the Rockets once led by as many as 22 points at the beginning, and the Eastern European combination then stepped up to take over the game, and the two teamed up to score 85 points and led the team to complete a big reversal through overtime, and the Mavericks had the last laugh 147-136。 As a result, the Clippers have a 50-28 record, which is firmly in fourth place in the West, two wins ahead of the Mavericks (48-30) in fifth place.
With 4 games left in the regular season, the top 5 in the West have been decided, and the 6th place is naturally a sweet spot. The 6th Suns in the West and the 7th Pelicans in the West ushered in a key card battle, in this game, the Pelicans raised the intensity of the confrontation to the playoff level, Zion and CJ combined for 60 points + 14 rebounds + 12 assists + 5 blocks, leading the team to a difficult victory, the Suns Big Three KD, Booker and Beal scored 81 points. As a result, the Suns and Pelicans both have a record of 46-32, and the Suns temporarily rank 6th in the West by virtue of their head-to-head record advantage, and the Pelicans are in 7th place. It is worth mentioning that the remaining four opponents of the Suns are the Clippers (2 times), the Kings and the Timberwolves, which are super difficult, and the remaining four opponents of the Pelicans are the Trail Blazers, Kings, Warriors and Pelicans, which are slightly less difficult, and the battle for the sixth place is destined to be bloody.
The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch behind, and while the sun and pelicans compete for 6th, they can't ignore the king behind them. In the game between the Kings and the Nets, the Nets had no desire, and the Kings hit hard, and Sa and Fox teamed up to score 39 points + 25 rebounds + 12 assists + 2 steals + 2 blocks, creating a 30-point tragedy. With the Kings defeated by the Timberwolves, the Kings went 45-33 to overtake the Lakers (45-33) to return to 8th place in the West, and the Lakers fell to 9th place in the West again. The Pelicans and Kings won one after another, but the Lakers did not go well, losing their wives and losing their soldiers, Lao Zhan was injured, and his thick eyebrows hurt his big eyes, which invisibly affected their prospects for improving their rankings.
The Lakers still have ideas for moving up the rankings, while the Warriors have no way back, they can only wait and see what happens, waiting for the play-in opponents to appear. The Warriors have already secured a play-in spot, but are 1.5 wins behind the Lakers, who are ninth in the West, and will struggle for home-court advantage in the play-offs. In the Warriors VS Jazz game, Curry and Wiggins both hung up their exemption cards in the name of injury, and the Warriors relied on Tang Shen and Kuminga to score 53 points to defeat their opponents, and they had the dual intention of taking turns to prepare for the play-offs and practice. For the Warriors, no matter who they face in the first round of the play-offs, they will have to rise to the occasion, and only by winning two games in a row will they have a chance to catch the last train of the playoffs. Fans, what do you think about this?