On April 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ended all the games in the penultimate round, let's take a look at the latest changes in the Western standings!
The latest standings in the West
The Wild West is not blown out, the first place in the West has not yet been determined, the Thunder, Timberwolves and Nuggets have a chance to compete for the top spot, and the ranking of the play-off area has not been determined, the Pelicans, Suns, Lakers, Kings, and Warriors are still fighting for the card position! The top three only the Nuggets lost today, they lost to the Spurs by 120-121 with a difference of 1 point, and lost this game, the Nuggets' record was tied by the Thunder and the Timberwolves. The Thunder ushered in Alexander's comeback, won four straight games, and temporarily moved up to the first place, and only needed a final round win over the Mavericks to lock up the first place.
The Nuggets upset loss to the Spurs
The No. 4 Clippers and No. 5 Mavericks have been carefree, both teams have confirmed their rankings and will meet in the first round, so they have used a rotation lineup in recent games, the Clippers lost to the Jazz 109-110 today, and the Mavericks also lost to the Pistons with a score of 89-107. The Clippers and Mavericks have a lot of stars, the Clippers' Kajiao Harvey, the Mavericks' Eastern European combination, and expect them to perform in the playoffs.
The Clippers are firmly in fourth place
The 6th position is the Pelicans and Suns competition, the Pelicans defeated the Warriors 114-109 today, ushered in a four-game winning streak, held the initiative in the 6th place, and only need to beat the Lakers in the last round to lock up the top six. The Warriors are in 10th place and theoretically have a chance to break into the top eight, but it's too hard to expect the Kings and Lakers to lose at the same time. With Nurkic's free throw, the Suns narrowly defeated the Kings 108-107 to usher in a two-game winning streak, retaining their hopes of hitting sixth place, and defeating the Timberwolves in the final round, while the Pelicans lost to the Lakers, the Suns can avoid playing the play-in tournament.
The Lakers want to hold on to No. 8
The Lakers narrowly defeated the Grizzlies 123-120 today, plus the Kings and Warriors lost, the Lakers rose to the 8th position and entered the top eight, compared to the 9th and 10th teams, the Lakers only need to beat the Pelicans in the final round to lock the 8th position, if they lose, plus the Kings or Warriors win, the Lakers' ranking will drop to 9th or 10th.