The NBA regular season continues with a change in the landscape of the West this round, with the Timberwolves returning to the top spot, the Thunder chasing the top spot, and the Clippers winning four in a row without Harden and Kawhi Leonard. The Pelicans overtook the Suns and moved up to sixth. The Lakers lost to the Warriors, and the ninth position was attacked. Let's take a look at the latest rankings in the west:
The Timberwolves defeated the Wizards in this round, tied the record of the Nuggets, and the relationship between victory and defeat was in an advantage, and the ranking rose to the first place in the West. With three games remaining, there is no doubt that the Timberwolves' record will challenge the initiative for the Western Conference championship in the regular season. The Nuggets are second and the Thunder are third, one win behind the top two.
The Clippers beat the Suns by a big and won four in a row without Harden and Kawhi Leonard, and the Clippers got off to a perfect start in this game, leading the way and winning easily. Now the Clippers have locked up the area that goes straight to the playoffs, but whether they can rank fourth in the West and get home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs also needs to see if they can withstand the impact of the Mavericks, who are currently two wins ahead of the Mavericks.
The sixth place in the West has changed, the Suns lost this round, and the Pelicans won, so that the Pelicans overtook the Suns and rose to sixth in the West, both teams have 3 games left, if the Pelicans keep winning all the next games, they will go straight to the playoffs, but their schedule is terrifying, and they will face the Kings, Warriors and Lakers next, multiple competitors, so the Suns still have hope of the top six.
The Lakers ended the battle, and this game was a good opportunity for the Lakers to completely get rid of the Warriors, but they still lost the game. In this game, Brother Thick Mei was absent, and James led the team to play single-core, although he played well with illness, but he still did not withstand the impact of the Warriors. As a result, the Lakers' record came to 45-35, ranking ninth in the West, and the Warriors were 44-35, approaching the Lakers, with only a 0.5-win gap between the two teams.
The eliminated teams in the West have all been born: Rockets, Jazz, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers and Spurs, and their remaining games are more about training players and hoping for future rises.