On April 13, Beijing time (the penultimate game day of the regular season), 15 teams in the NBA West played 9 games, and today's game, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Grizzlies, the Spurs beat the Nuggets, the Thunder beat the Bucks, and the Mavericks lost to the Pistons......
Lakers 123-120 Grizzlies
In the final minute, the Grizzlies led the Lakers by one point at 118-117, and James scored six straight points to win a hard-fought victory. Grizzlies GG Jackson had 31 points and 3 steals, Pippen had 28 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, LaRavia had 28 points and 6 assists, and Goodwin had 23 points, 16 rebounds and 4 steals. For the Lakers, James had 37 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 8 turnovers, Davis had 36 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists, Hachimura had 14 points and 5 boards, Reaves had 13 points, and Russell had 4 points and 10 assists. After this game, the Grizzlies remained in the bottom third of the West with 27 wins and 54 losses, and the Lakers rose to eighth in the West with 46 wins and 35 losses.
Hawks 106-109 Timberwolves
Towns returned, and the Timberwolves led by as many as 17 points in the third quarter, and the Hawks overtook the score many times in the final quarter, and finally the Timberwolves narrowly beat their opponents at home. Gobert had 25 points, 19 rebounds and 5 blocks, Edwards had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists (8 points in the final quarter), Conley had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Towns had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, and Reed had 19 points. After winning the Hawks, the Timberwolves finished second in the West with a 56-25 record.
Bucks 107-125 Thunder
The Bucks, who were without Antetokounmpo and Lillard, did not cause much trouble for the Thunder, who led by as many as 29 points and eventually won at home. Alexander had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Holmgren had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Jalen Williams had 17 points and 5 assists, and Wiggins had 19 points. After the victory over the Bucks, the Thunder moved up to first place in the West with a 56-25 record.
Nuggets 120-121 Spurs
The Nuggets were killed by the Spurs when they led by up to 23 points, and the Nuggets had a chance to complete the last attack in the last 0.9 seconds, but unfortunately the service was wrong, and the Nuggets were finally defeated by the Spurs to complete a big reversal. Jokic had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists, Murray had 35 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Porter had 14 points and 3 boards, and Gordon had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. The Spurs Wembanyama had 34 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Mamukailashvili 21 points and 12 boards, Jones 14 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Collins 15 points and 6 boards, and Graham 11 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists (shooting quasi-shot). After this game, the Spurs rose to the bottom of the West with 21 wins and 60 losses, and the Nuggets fell to third in the West with 56 wins and 25 losses.
Pistons 107-89 Mavericks
Doncic and Irving were suspended, and none of the Mavericks' starting five scored in double figures, with Hardy on the bench scoring 25 points and 7 boards, and Prospin 16 points and 6 boards. After losing to the Pistons, the Mavericks remain in fifth place in the West with a 50-31 record.
鹈鹕114-109勇士
The Warriors led by 9 points 26-17 in the first quarter, and the Pelicans ended the first half with a 14-point lead of 62-48 after playing 45-22 in the second quarter, and the Warriors chased the score to 66-71 in the third quarter, but the Pelicans still led the Warriors by 13 points at 88-75 after playing 17-9, and the Warriors fell behind 106-109 at 1:24 in the final quarter. Curry had 33 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Thompson had 19 points and 6 boards, Tress had 10 points and 11 boards, Wiggins had 18 points and 4 boards, Green had 0 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists on 0 shots, and Paul and Moody had 9 points each. Pelicans Zion had 26 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals, McCollum had 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Murphy had 24 points and 8 boards. After this game, the Pelicans continued to rank sixth in the West with a record of 49-32, and the Warriors fell to tenth in the West with a 45-36 record.
Rocket 116-107 Trailblazers
VanVleet was suspended, Landale started, the Rockets trailed by as many as 8 points in the first quarter, the score was overtaken at 54-40 at halftime, the Rockets led by up to 20 points in the third quarter, and the Trail Blazers chased the score to 75-84 at the end of the third quarter, and the Rockets always maintained a double-digit lead in the final quarter, and finally won the away game. For the Trail Blazers, Henderson had 30 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, and Banton had 28 points and 10 rebounds. For the Rockets, Green had 26 points and 9 boards, Amen had 17 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists (6 frontcourt boards, a team-high total rebound and assist), Langdale had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Dillon had 9 points and 5 boards, Smith had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Whitmore had 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Holiday had 18 points, and Jeff Green had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. After this game, the Rockets continued to rank 11th in the West with a record of 40-41, and the Trail Blazers fell to the bottom of the West with a 21-60 record.
Jazz 110-109 Clippers
The Clippers led by 11 points 38-27 in the first quarter, the Jazz overtook the Clippers by 5 points after playing 26-10 in the second quarter, and the Clippers trailed by one point at halftime 60-61, and the two sides tied 25-25 in the third quarter, and the Jazz won tenaciously in the final quarter. The Clippers Zubac had 10 points and 2 boards, George 10 points, Harden 4 points and 5 assists (Harden, George, and Zubac did not play in the 2-4 quarter), Hyland had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Coffey had 16 points and 6 boards, and Theis had 14 points and 7 boards. For the Jazz, Juzan had 12 points, George 14, Lofton had 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and Tucker had 12 points and four assists. After this game, the Jazz continued to rank fourth from the bottom in the West with 31 wins and 50 losses, and the Clippers continued to rank fourth in the West with 51 wins and 30 losses.
Sun 108-107 Kings
The Kings trailed the Suns 31-32 with 6:52 in the second quarter, and then they ended the first half with a 9-point lead of 54-45 after a wave of 23-13, and the Suns won 33-31 in the third quarter, with 51 seconds left in the final quarter, the two sides tied 107-107, Nurkic made 1 of 2 free throws and the Suns led by 1 point, and the Kings made one last offensive error, and the Suns won thrillingly. For the Suns, Durant had 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Booker had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Beal had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Allen had 19 points, and Nurkic had 10 points and 10 boards. For the Kings, Sabonis had 25 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, Murray had 23 points and 7 boards, Ellis had 17 points, Fox had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, and Barnes had 12 points and 6 boards. After this game, the Suns remained seventh in the West with a 48-33 record, and the play-in season is likely to face the Lakers, with the Kings losing three in a row and ranking ninth in the West with a record of 45 wins and 36 losses.