On April 15, Beijing time, the NBA regular season officially ended today, and the top 10 in the West have been determined. The Thunder won 5 consecutive wins, won the regular season championship with 57 wins and 25 losses, and will face the 8th place in the West in the first round, which is likely to be the Warriors, so there may be a black eight miracle in the West, in fact, no matter which team the Thunder plays in the top 10 in the West, they are not sure that they will be able to advance steadily. The Nuggets are ranked 2nd, 7th in the West, and the opponent is likely to be the Lakers, and they are going to meet again, I don't know how the Lakers players feel in their hearts. The Timberwolves vs. the Suns and the Clippers vs. the Mavericks have been finalized, and all four teams have the strength to reach the semifinals, but the Suns and Mavericks may be more favored. The Pelicans and Lakers play the play-offs, the Warriors and the Kings play each other, and who will win the last two playoff spots is also the biggest suspense in the next few days.
Judging by today's game, the Suns are the biggest winners and really make the playoffs. The Suns overtook the Pelicans in 6th place in the West, directly entered the playoffs, and defeated the Timberwolves 125-106.
The Suns entered the top 6 in the West, and the Lakers must be thanked, James led the team to defeat the Pelicans, otherwise the Suns could only rank 7th. However, even if the Lakers assist the Suns, the Suns players will not be grateful, which is realistic, and the Suns do not see the Lakers as potential playoff opponents at all.
Suns Booker cheered for the Lakers before, hoping that the Lakers could beat the Pelicans, and in an interview with reporters today, Booker was very direct and turned his face and didn't recognize people, "I don't care about them (Lakers) now." Booker is in a good mood, with a smile on his face, the team may complete a great achievement when it enters the playoffs, except for the Nuggets, no team in the West has an overwhelming advantage in the face of the Suns, and it can be seen through Booker's interview that although the Lakers are also likely to enter the playoffs, the Suns do not regard the Lakers as a potential imaginary enemy at all.
But I have to admit that the Lakers should not be ignored, this giant team, although inconsistent, can compete with any team when playing at the highest level. Facing the playoff-level team Pelicans, the Lakers defeated their opponents 124-108 and established a huge lead early, James slashed 28 points, 11 rebounds, 17 assists and 5 steals, and Brother Thick Mei 30 points and 11 rebounds, even if the defending champion Nuggets faced such a Laker, there is no certainty of winning. However, Bushy Eyebrow's injury is a concern, and he left the field early today to return to the dressing room, suffering back spasms and should be available for the play-offs.
If the Lakers beat the Pelicans in the play-offs, they will participate in the playoffs as the 7th in the West, and they will play against the Nuggets in the 2nd place in the West.