In the NBA regular season that ended today, the Suns lost to the remnants of the Clippers at home, which was a real surprise. Although Harden and Leonard were missing, the Clippers once led the Suns by 37 points, although the Suns later launched a counterattack, but this game gave people the feeling that the Clippers were the side that needed to win more, and the Suns had no fighting spirit.
The impact of the Suns' loss to the remnants of the Clippers is that the Pelicans return to No. 6, and the Suns drop to No. 7, entering the play-in zone with the Lakers, Kings, and Warriors.
As a result, many people watched the excitement - the Lakers, Suns, and Warriors, the three teams with the largest flow in the West and the most stars, played the play-offs together, which should be very exciting, and it was a winner-or-loser, which may be able to compete with the tension of the NCAA playoffs.
The current situation, if there is no super-miracle, the Lakers and the Warriors have determined to play the play-offs, the only suspense is the Suns, the Suns' schedule is already difficult, even if the league does not intervene, it is likely to drop the 7th play-off, but in the current situation, the Suns, Lakers, and Warriors play the play-offs together, which should be what the league wants to see the most, and if the Suns are too tenacious in the future, it is not excluded that the league will report the 7th place under the Sun.
In the first half, the Nuggets, Timberwolves, and Thunder are still unspending, but when the situation in the second half is decided, then the next Nuggets may lose to the Timberwolves, and then lose to the Spurs, and take the initiative to fall to No. 3, so that the ranking in the West is-
Timberwolves, Thunder, Nuggets, Clippers, Mavericks, Pelicans, Suns/Lakers/Warriors/Kings.
The play-off regional standings are yet to be determined, but the Suns are likely to be in the top half, and the Suns' opponent is likely to be the Lakers.
Hate is the Suns vs Lakers, Warriors vs Kings, is it not very exciting and worth looking forward to.
Then the losers of the Suns and Lakers will play the Warriors again, whether it is James VS Warriors or Durant VS Warriors, it is also very interesting.
Of the 3 play-offs, 2 of them were earth-shattering matchups, and one was a winner, Xiao Hua didn't laugh on the national road.
What is more worth looking forward to is the first round -
Timberwolves/Thunder, against the Suns/Lakers/Warriors, with a young team on one side and an old team on the other, according to past practice, it is possible that there will be a black 7 or a black 8, which is also what the league wants to see.
The Nuggets were sent to a safe No. 3 place, and there won't be much of a surprise against the Pelicans. And the third matchup between the Clippers and the Mavericks is also very interesting.
This will be followed by the second round of the winners, and the difference in strength will not be large.
On the whole, the playoffs in the West, starting from the play-offs, are full of highlights and high-energy throughout.
The Nuggets are the defending champions, the Lakers, Suns, Warriors, and Clippers are the traffic teams, except for the play-offs, try not to let them meet in the first round, otherwise there will be a lot less to watch. So whether to send the Suns into the play-offs is the most perfect answer at the moment, if the Suns stay in the 6th, even if the Black 6 miracle is staged, it is not as shocking and interesting as the Black 7 and Black 8.
Not only that, but the Heat, the most unstable in the East, and the 76ers, who have returned from Embiid, are also ranked 7th and 8th. The Celtics and Bucks don't know if they'll be a little worried.