On April 10, Beijing time, the NBA arranged a total of 14 regular season matchups, all of which have been over, including 9 games involving Western teams, all of which are blockbuster matchups, the results are Mavericks 130-104 Hornets, Spurs 102-87 Grizzlies, Rockets 118-106 Magic, Timberwolves 130-121 Wizards, Kings 112-105 Thunder, Nuggets 111-95 Jazz, Clippers 105-92 Suns, Lakers 120-134 Warriors, Pelicans 110-100 Trail Blazers.
As a result, the latest ranking and situation of the western region are as follows:
Playoff qualifiers (1-6): Timberwolves, Nuggets, Thunder, Clippers, Mavericks, Pelicans
Play-in qualifiers (7-10): Suns, Kings, Lakers, Warriors
11-15: Rockets, Jazz, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Spurs
The Mavericks beat the Hornets by 26 points on the road. Doncic scored 21 points in the first quarter to lead the Hornets by 18 points in the first quarter, and then led the Mavericks to extend the advantage to 27 points in the second half. Although the Hornets narrowed the gap to 11 points in the first half of the final quarter, Doncic and Irving scored consecutive points at critical moments, leading the team to regain a 20-point advantage and finally swept the Hornets 130-104 to win four consecutive wins, with a record of 49-30, continuing to rank 5th in the West, 2 wins behind the 4th-place Clippers, 2 wins ahead of the Pelicans behind them, and with the remaining 3 regular season games, the Mavericks have locked the playoff spots in advance.
The Spurs beat the Grizzlies by 15 points on the road. The Spurs trailed by as many as 14 points in the first quarter, but in the second quarter Wembanyama led a multi-point team offensive counterattack, and extended the advantage to more than 20 points in the second half, and finally the Spurs defeated the Grizzlies for the first time in the 102-87 season and refused to be swept and won their 20th win of the season, with a record of 20-59 and continued to rank first from the bottom of the West, while the Grizzlies came to 27-52 and continued to rank third from the bottom of the West.
The Rockets beat the Magic by 12 points at home. The Rockets took a 19-point lead at the most, and they held off the Magic's last-minute comeback to chase points, and ended a five-game losing streak with a 118-106 win over the Magic, their first game win since missing the play-in tournament, and their record came to 39-40 and remained in 11th place in the West, five wins behind the 10th-place Warriors and 10 wins ahead of the Jazz behind them.
The Thunder beat the Kings by 7 points on the road. Alexander came back to score 40 points, led the Thunder to complete a 20-point comeback, and finally defeated the Kings 112-105 to win two consecutive wins, and the record came to 54-25, continuing to rank third in the West, one win behind the second-place Nuggets, and three wins ahead of the Clippers behind them. The Kings have a record of 45-34, continuing to lead the Lakers by 0.5 games and ranking 8th in the West.
The Timberwolves beat the Wizards by 19 points at home. With the Wizards trailing by as many as 21 points, Edwards stepped up and led the Timberwolves to a 130-121 130-121 victory over the Wizards with a 51+6+7 blast, sweeping the opponent to win two consecutive victories this season. The Timberwolves became the first team in the West to win 55, with a record of 55 wins and 24 losses, the same as the Nuggets, and continued to rank first in the West due to the win-loss relationship against the Nuggets.
The Nuggets beat the Jazz by 16 points on the road. The Nuggets built a 17-point lead in the first quarter, and the Jazz fought back to narrow the gap to six points at the start of the final quarter. Jokic led the team to regain a double-digit lead, and finally the Nuggets defeated the Jazz 111-95 to earn their 55th win of the season, and tied the record of the Timberwolves, who are No. 1 in the West, because of the head-to-head disadvantage, they continue to rank second in the West, one win ahead of the Thunder in No. 3 in the West. The Jazz suffered a 13-game losing streak and moved to 29-50 and remain in fourth place in the West.
The Clippers beat the Suns by 13 points away, and in the absence of Leonard and Harden, Wei Shao ushered in a triple-double after 450 days, leading the Clippers to lead the Suns 37-10 in the first quarter, and led by 37 points at the most. The Suns fought back frantically in the second half to chase the difference of 7 points in the middle of the final quarter, and the Clippers reextended their double-digit lead, and finally the Clippers won 4 consecutive wins by killing the Suns three times, with a record of 51 wins and 28 losses, continuing to rank 4th in the West, 3 wins behind the 3rd place Thunder, leading the Mavericks by as many as 2 wins, and the remaining 3 games unless the Clippers all lost, and the Mavericks all won, otherwise the Clippers' fourth place in the West has been stabilized. At the same time, the Clippers also locked up the playoffs + Pacific Division championship with this victory. On the other hand, the Suns suffered two consecutive defeats, with a record of 46 wins and 33 losses, falling out of the top six in the West, one win behind the Pelicans in sixth place, and one win ahead of the Kings in eighth place.
The Pelicans beat the Trail Blazers 110-100. With the win, the Pelicans moved to 47-32, surpassing the Suns (46-33) to move up to sixth in the Western Conference, temporarily escaping the play-in tournament but still two wins behind the Mavericks, who are fifth in the West.
The Lakers lost to the Warriors by 14 points at home, thick eyebrows were out due to injury, and James contributed 33 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists alone. The Lakers trailed by 11 points in the first half and did not succeed in the second half, losing 120-134 to the Warriors and suffering two straight defeats. The Warriors' Thompson scored 27 points, Curry had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, and made all 6 three-pointers from three-point range, and Green had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. After this game, the Warriors 44-35 remain in 10th place in the West, and the Lakers 45-35 continue to rank 9th in the West, but the Warriors are only 0.5 wins behind the Lakers. With this victory, the Warriors' head-to-head record against the Lakers this season has changed to 3-1. If the two teams end up with the same regular season record, the Warriors will be ahead of the Lakers.
The next three regular season games are the following three main highlights for Western teams:
1. Who can finish first in the West? The Timberwolves, Nuggets and Thunder will compete for the first place in the West, and the three teams are currently only one win apart, and in the remaining three games, everything is possible.
2. Who can get the last one straight to the playoffs? Now, the Suns, Kings, Pelicans, and Lakers all have the ability and qualification to compete for the sixth place in the West, and there are only two wins between them at most.
3. What can the Warriors and Lakers finally rank first? Although the Lakers lost today and the Warriors won, there was no two-team win among the Suns, Pelicans and Kings, so the Lakers have not theoretically lost the opportunity to go straight to the playoffs, and the Warriors also have the possibility of impacting the top half of the play-offs. Whether the two traffic brigades can reach the seventh or eighth position is also a big suspense.
A total of 8 games are scheduled for the NBA tomorrow, including 2 games involving Western teams, specifically the Grizzlies vs Cavaliers, Mavericks vs Heat, Spurs vs Thunder, Timberwolves vs Nuggets, Suns vs Clippers, focusing on the results of the Mavericks, Thunder, Timberwolves, Nuggets, Suns, and Clippers. After tomorrow's game, the Western Conference standings and situation will continue to change!