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The Clippers lost to the Suns 108-124, and Lue guided the move of the six main players to pit four teams, and while the Lakers and Warriors directly locked in to play in the play-offs, the fate of the Pelicans and Kings was even more bitter.
Lu coached the rotation of 6 main players
After winning over the Suns yesterday, the Clippers have locked the top five in the West, but they have not yet determined the final fourth or fifth spot, and because it is a back-to-back battle, the next two opponents are the Jazz and the Rockets, as long as the team wins a victory, with a 2-1 win-loss relationship against the Mavericks, the team can lock the fourth spot, so Lu Gui made important adjustments today: Leonard, George, Harden, Westbrook, Zubac and Powell 6 main picks, consequences:
Even though Hyland played a career battle with 37 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals, Boston also scored 23 points, and all five players on the team scored double-doubles, but the big three of Durant, Booker and Beal made a strong effort in the final quarter:
Durant led the team to a 24+9+3 reversal of the Clippers
Durant, 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the final quarter with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Booker scored 12 points and 2 assists in the final quarter with 37 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, Beal scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the final quarter with 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and the Big Three teamed up with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the final quarter, surpassing the 15 points of the Clippers team and completing the comeback in an instant to win the victory.
The Clippers are largely fine, but the impact is too great for the Suns and four other teams, as follows:
1. The Lakers and Warriors missed the top six in the West.
After the Suns win, the record came to 47-33, even if the two teams will hurt each other in the next game with the Pelicans, but because no matter who wins the two teams, it will reach 48 wins, so even if the Lakers and Warriors can end up with a complete win, they will lose one of the two teams in terms of victory, so they will miss the top six in the West and must play the play-offs.
The Lakers and Warriors missed out on sixth place in the West
Note that if the Clippers beat the Suns today, and then the Kings can beat the Pelicans, and then the Lakers and Warriors can both win against the Pelicans, theoretically, the Lakers and Warriors still have a chance to challenge the sixth place in the West and get out of the play-in tournament.
Second, the pelican is afraid that it will be replaced by the sun.
The Suns are 0.5 wins behind the Pelicans after this win, and if the Pelicans have a losing streak, they are likely to be pulled back into the play-in zone by the Suns, and their next schedule:
Tomorrow, the Pelicans will play the Kings first, then the Warriors back-to-back, and the Lakers in the final game, and the team will face two adversities in addition to the three playoff-caliber opponents:
1. Ingram is still out due to injury, and it is unknown whether he can return in time, so the team will have a slight decline in the last 10 games and 5 losses.
2. The Kings, Warriors and Lakers, all three teams are fighting for home-court advantage in the play-offs, especially in the 7th and 8th positions, and want to get two lives and home-court advantage, so every opponent will fight for the Pelicans.
The Pelicans' schedule for the next three games is too difficult
Then, the conceivable ending, the Pelicans are likely to find a win, and the Suns' two future opponents are the Kings and the Timberwolves, as long as they fight for a win, based on the team's 2-1 win-loss relationship against the Pelicans, the Suns will surpass the Pelicans to return to sixth in the West and completely out of the play-in area.
3. The fate of the king is even more bitter.
Compared with the Pelicans, the fate of the Kings may be more bitter, the next three games, the opponents are the Pelicans, the Suns and the Trail Blazers, the Pelicans and the Suns will be with them to the death, the big man Monk is still injured, whether he can return in time is unknown, and once they only win against the Trail Blazers, it is likely to end the regular season with a 46-36 record.
If the Lakers and Warriors end in a winning streak, the Lakers, Warriors and Pelicans are all 47-35 in the future, and the Kings will drop directly to 12th in the West, not only will they lose their lives, but they will also lose their home-court advantage in the play-offs.
From being the best in the West in the regular season to 12th in the West, the Kings' fate is even more bitter.
Without Munch, the king's firepower was badly damaged
At this point, look at the 6 main forces of Lu Coach today, while giving the Suns a victory, he has suffered the Lakers, Warriors, Pelicans and Kings four teams, no way, who let the Clippers basically lock in the fourth, not only has no half-gross relationship with the play-off teams, but even has the attitude of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, the Lakers, the Warriors and the Pelicans, etc., are fighting each other, and I sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman!