The Lakers and Suns help each other, the Thunder lock up the first place, and the Warriors are a pity

On April 15, Beijing time, the final game of the NBA regular season started in the early morning. In the first seven games in the East, the Knicks moved up to second place in overtime, squeezing the Bucks to third against the nemesis Pacers, the 76ers and the Heat started from the play-offs, and the Cavaliers and Magic met in the first round. The West side is wonderful, the Suns narrowly defeated the Kings by 1 point before, pulled the Lakers, the Lakers entered the top eight, and today facing the Pelicans, a big win not only locked the eighth in the West, but also pushed the Suns to the sixth in the West! But Lakers fans don't want to open champagne at half time, there is a sharp problem in front of them. In addition, the Thunder once again topped the first place in the West after 11 years, and the Nuggets ranked second, which really stuck the Lakers directly.

The Lakers won, but they were faced with a multiple-choice question

The Lakers defeated the Pelicans 124-108, James set the tone with 8 assists in a single quarter in the first quarter, leading Reaves + Russell + thick eyebrows to bloom more, the Lakers have been boiling frogs in warm water in the first three quarters, leading by up to 32 points! In the fourth quarter, the Pelicans did not surrender until the last 2 minutes, but the thick eyebrows were injured and retired with 5 minutes left, and there was a problem with his waist! After the whole game, Davis had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, and James had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 17 assists, reaching 40,000 points + 11,000 rebounds +The milestone of 11,000 assists also became the oldest player in NBA history to send 10+ assists from a non-guard! After the Lakers locked up the eighth place in the West, they continued to challenge the Pelicans away in the play-offs.

If they lose, the Lakers will face the Kings and Warriors winners, but if they lose again, they will miss the playoffs! Ham said in an interview after the game that after the examination, the thick eyebrows suffered from hip and back spasms, and he is optimistic that he can play in the play-offs in two days. And thick eyebrows himself revealed in an interview that when he was fighting against Nance Jr. in the game, he was pushed, and then felt some discomfort in his back, but fortunately there was no big problem. At the same time, he is sure that he will definitely play in the play-offs!

The Suns managed to catch the last train to the playoffs

Facing the Timberwolves, the league's best defense, the Suns finally played the dominance that the Big Three should have! From the first quarter, Bealney burst out and shot without missing shots, scoring 16 points in a single quarter and leading the team to a huge lead of 22 points. In the second and third quarters, the Timberwolves narrowed the gap all the way and once chased to single digits! But at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Beal teamed up with Allen to play a wave of 24-11 climax, and directly played the game, and finally the Suns defeated the Timberwolves 125-106, and the two teams continued to play against each other in the playoffs. Beal finished with 36 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on 14-of-21 shooting, Booker had 23 points and 7 assists, and Durant had 15 points. The Timberwolves really had no one to rely on on on the offensive end, Edwards had 13 points and 6 rebounds, Towns had 10 points, and Gobert had 21 points and 7 rebounds. The Lakers and Warriors helped each other and got the results they wanted.

Other competitions

The Spurs beat the Pistons 123-95, the Nuggets beat the Grizzlies 126-111, Jokic had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Murray had 21 points and 6 rebounds. Warriors 123-116 Jazz, Klay 25 points, Wiggins 19 points, Curry and Green are out of action. Rockets 116-105 Clippers, Tyronn Lue and Hyland arranged a truce, so let Mann and Coffey lead the team to play, and finally the Clippers lost to the Rockets 105-116, Whitmore scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Jalen Green 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Mann 24 points and 6 rebounds, Coffey 18 points, Murray 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. The Kings beat the Trail Blazers 121-82.

The final ranking of the West is released

The Thunder are 57-25 and the No. 1 seed, the Nuggets are 57-25 and the No. 2 seed is not as good as the Thunder, the Timberwolves are 56-26 and the No. 3 seed, the Clippers are 51-31 and the No. 4 seed, the Mavericks are 50-32 and the No. 5 seed and the Suns are 49-33 and the No. 6 seed is the No. 6 seed. The Pelicans are seventh at 49-33, the Lakers are eighth at 47-35, and the Kings and Warriors are both 46-36. It's a shame for the Warriors, if they hadn't lost to the Pelicans before, they would have finished eighth now.

Western Conference Playoffs Matchup Situation

First of all, in the play-off period, because the 76ers ended up in seventh place in the East, the Western Conference play-offs were played first, at 7:30 a.m. on April 17, the Pelicans hosted the Lakers, and the winner got the seventh seed, and at 10 a.m., the Kings hosted the Warriors, and the winner and the Pelicans Lakers loser faced off to take the eighth seed. In addition, the Clippers vs Mavericks and the Timberwolves vs Suns are also confirmed.