On April 9, Beijing time, the NBA did not schedule games, we might as well take a look at the latest rankings in the West, the current situation can be summarized simply like this: the top of the list is turned into two people, the Clippers set an NBA record, the Suns and Pelicans compete for 6th, and the Lakers are in a dilemma.
First of all, the top three aspects of the West, the top of the list is basically the Timberwolves today, and tomorrow it will become the Nuggets, the two teams are sitting, the Thunder is also among them, but some time ago the Thunder suffered 3 consecutive defeats, and the winning rate has been opened by the Timberwolves and the Nuggets, there is a view that the Thunder is deliberately losing, because Alexander and Jalenway are absent continuously, the purpose is to avoid the Lakers (if they can enter the playoffs), the regular season Thunder was killed by the Lakers three times, if the playoffs meet the Thunder there is no chance of winning at all, of course, the third place in the West is likely to touch the Suns, the Thunder are all young people, lack of playoff experience, and there is a high probability that they will have to pay tuition this year。
The Nuggets are undoubtedly the strongest team in the league, and it is difficult for them to be defeated with a complete lineup, but the Nuggets' sudden ranking has also caused trouble to the Lakers, because if the Lakers can enter the playoffs, then they are most likely to be the 8th in the West, if the Nuggets finally rank first in the West, then the Lakers will be embarrassed, the Lakers will definitely want to take revenge on the Nuggets, but it is really not a good thing to meet in the first round, even if the Lakers can finally rank 7th, the probability of meeting the Nuggets is still not small, and now the Nuggets and the Timberwolves have exactly the same winning rate, in fact, the Lakers want to touch the Thunder the most, but unfortunately the Thunder ran 3rd。
Let's talk about the fourth-ranked Clippers, who set an NBA record not long ago, trailing by 20+ 14 times since the 18-19 seasonCompleted the reversal, the league has the most in the same period, at present, the first group of matchups in the Western playoffs has been determined, the Clippers ranking will not change again, and the Mavericks are also very stable in the West, the first round of collisions between the two sides is unavoidable, on superstar ability, the Clippers have Kajiao and Harden, the Mavericks have Eastern Europe, it can be said that they are on par, and there is not much gap in the strength of role players, the famous basketball commentator Su Qun predicted this group of matchups not long ago, and the answer given is that there is a high probability of grabbing the rhythm of seven, and the outcome is unpredictable.
The Suns and Pelicans are competing for sixth place in the West, and both sides are currently 46-32, both of which are 2.0 wins behind the Mavericks, which is why it was said that the Clippers and Mavericks will meet in the first round. The Suns played against the Pelicans not long ago, but the Suns lost the game, which is still the Pelicans without Ingram, in addition, the Suns and the Pelicans have only 4 games left, it is conceivable that the next competition between the two sides will only be more fierce, you must know that the 6th in the West can directly get the playoff spots, and the 7th is going to play the play-offs, Durant was interviewed some time ago, and he bluntly said that he definitely does not want to play the play-offs.
After that, the Kings and Lakers battled for No. 8 in the West, and the No. 8 play-off game has two lives compared to No. 9, which means more opportunities. The Lakers originally rose to 8th in the West, but after losing to the Timberwolves, they fell to 9th, 0.5 wins behind the Kings, and it should be noted that even if the two sides have the same final record, the Lakers will be ranked 9th, because they were killed by the Kings four times in the regular season. The Lakers are now also in a dilemma, worried about meeting the Nuggets in the first round, and at the same time afraid of meeting the Kings in the play-offs, Brother Thick Mei is deflated every time he faces Xiao Sa, which has almost become an unsolvable problem, of course, we still hope that the Lakers can rush to the 8th place.
With the Rockets losing to the Mavericks, the Warriors have completely locked in the play-offs, and now 1.5 wins behind the Lakers, the Warriors should not be able to improve the rankings, and will compete in the play-offs as the 10th in the West, the opponent is either the Lakers or the Kings, in contrast, the Warriors are definitely more willing to play the Kings, after all, Curry is the King's nemesis, if you meet the Lakers, the Warriors are more than lucky, the Warriors have been difficult to win the Lakers in the last two seasons, referring to last year's playoff encounter, the Warriors are not the opponent of the full lineup Lakers, the 10th play-off in the West has only one life, as long as you lose, you will be completely out, which shows that the pressure on the Warriors is not small.
To summarize the situation in the West: the top Timberwolves and Nuggets take turns, the Clippers will play the Mavericks in the first round, the Suns and Pelicans will fight for 6th, the Kings and Lakers will fight for 8th, and the Warriors playoff opponents will either be the Lakers or the Kings. Finally, predict where the West will stand after the play-offs: Timberwolves, Nuggets, Thunder, Clippers, Mavericks, Suns, Pelicans, and Lakers.