Monday, April 15, Beijing time, is the last game day of the regular season of the NBA2023-24 season, except for the Rockets, Jazz, Grizzlies, Spurs and Trail Blazers, 8 of the remaining top 10 teams have not been determined.
Group 1: The Thunder, Timberwolves and Nuggets have exactly the same record, all 56-25, and after tomorrow's game, anyone is likely to be ranked first in the West (is it possible, everyone is picking opponents, so ...... ）。
Group 2: The Clippers and the Mavericks, ranked fourth and fifth, are currently the only confirmed group of playoff matchups, the Clippers are 51-30, the Mavericks are 50-31, and the two sides may have the same record after tomorrow's game, because the Clippers are 2-1 against the Mavericks this season, even if the two sides have the same record in the end, the Clippers also have the first-round home-court advantage, so there is a high probability that the two sides will take turns to rest the main players tomorrow. It is worth mentioning that the Mavericks have been eliminated by the Clippers twice in the past three years, and Doncic has played 13 of the 28 playoff games in his career against the Clippers.
Group 3: The sixth-ranked Pelicans are one win ahead of the Suns, but if they lose to the Lakers tomorrow and the Suns win against the Timberwolves, then the Suns will rise to sixth, and the Pelicans will fall to the play-in zone.
The Lakers are currently in eighth place, but they are not stable, if they lose tomorrow and the Kings and Warriors win again, then the Lakers, Kings and Warriors will have the same record of 46 wins and 36 losses, and the Lakers will fall to the bottom half of the play-in zone (only one life for ninth and tenth place, and two lives for seventh and eighth), so that the Warriors will move up to the top half of the play-in zone.
Interestingly, in order to prevent some teams from playing tricks, the NBA has set tomorrow's games for all teams in the West at 3:30 a.m., so if you want to get a better position, everyone will try their best to win tomorrow! except for the Clippers and Mavericks.