The NBA regular season has been played so far, and there is still 1 round left to end, but even so, there are still many rankings hanging in the balance, especially in the highly competitive West, where multiple positions still need to be played in the most round to be determined, and the rankings are really messy!
In general, the current ranking situation in the West can be summarized as: 3 teams grab the 1st, the Clippers lock the 4th, the Suns sit 7 and look at the 6th, and the Lakers rise 2 places in a row.
It's really hard to say, because the Thunder, Timberwolves, and Nuggets are in 1-3 places in the West, and all three teams have a record of 56 wins and 25 losses.
The Thunder's last opponent is the Mavericks, and the Mavericks have locked the 5th position in the West, and the team has begun to prepare for the playoffs. Nuggets ranked No. 1!
The opponent of the Timberwolves in the last round is the Suns, this game is not easy to play, because the Suns are still competing for the 6th position, so they must go all out, and it is not easy for the Timberwolves to gnaw this hard bone!
Therefore, the top 3 rankings in the West are likely to be Thunder 1, Nuggets 2, Timberwolves 3, of course, if the Timberwolves win the Suns, they will be ranked 2nd!
The Clippers lock in No. 4!
Because the Mavericks voluntarily gave up the last two games and lost directly to the Pistons in the penultimate game, the Clippers led the Mavericks by one point, relying on the advantage of winning and losing against the Mavericks, no matter what the result of the final round was, the team locked the fourth position in the West, and their opponent in the first round will also be the Mavericks.
The Clippers and the Mavericks are old rivals, the two teams met twice before the playoffs, and this time they met again, and it was also the third meeting in 5 years! The first two times, the Clippers finally won the victory, and this meeting, the Clippers have the big 4 of Xiaoka, George, Harden, and Wei Shao, and the Mavericks also have the dual core of Irving and Doncic, and the competition for the two teams must be very fierce.
Judging from the record and strength of the 2 teams, the Clippers obviously still have a slight advantage, but the Clippers also have their own problems, that is, Harden's own state is not very good, Xiaoka is still injured, and it is uncertain when the first round will be played, which also causes a lot of suspense in this round of the series, and it can only be said that the 2 teams have a chance to win the series.
The sun sits 7 and looks at 6!
The Suns are now ranked 7th with 48 wins and 33 losses, and the Pelicans are 6th with 49 wins and 32 losses, with the two teams separating each other by one win, and the Suns have a better relationship with the Pelicans, and the team still has a chance to climb to 6th place and avoid the play-offs.
Who will win the fifth place between the Pelicans and the Suns? The Suns' opponent in the final round is the Timberwolves, and the Pelicans' opponent is the Lakers, and the suspense of the two games is very great.
The Suns are not easy to play against the Timberwolves, although the Timberwolves are unlikely to win the first place, but the team can lock the second position in the West by winning the Suns!
The Lakers are now ranked 8th, but the team is only 1 game ahead of the Kings and Warriors, and if they lose, they will likely drop to 10th, so they will do their best for the playoffs.
Who will win the sixth place between the Suns and the Pelicans? It's hard to say, it can only depend on their own efforts and choices.
The Lakers rose 2 places in a row!
The Lakers defeated the Grizzlies in a crucial battle, while the Warriors lost to the Pelicans and the Kings lost to the Suns, and as a result, the Lakers surpassed the Warriors and Kings and rose to 8th place in the West.
The Lakers are ranked 8th, but the team's advantage is not big, only 1 game ahead of the Kings and Warriors, if they can win the Pelicans in the last game, they can lock the 8th position, but if they lose, how can they fall to 10th, then the team's situation is very bad, so the team's last game is not to be lost, and the importance is even higher than the play-offs.
The King's opponent in the last round is the Trail Blazers, the Warriors are the Jazz, and the 2 teams have a great chance of winning, but they all have to look at the face of the Lakers, and the final ranking of the 3 teams is likely to be the Lakers 8, the Kings 9, and the Warriors 10, and at that time, the Warriors are likely not to make the playoffs.
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