Today, the NBA has arranged 15 games, and all 30 teams from the East and West have played, and the division time is the same. In the end, in the final game of the regular season, among several high-profile matches, the Lakers slaughtered the Pelicans 124-108 away, the Warriors narrowly defeated the Jazz 123-116 at home, the Suns beat the Timberwolves 125-106 away, the Nuggets beat the Grizzlies 126-111 away, and the Thunder slaughtered the Mavericks 135-86 at home.
After today's game, the Western Conference ranking has been decided, the Thunder are ranked first in the West, the Nuggets are second in the West, the Forest West is third, the Clippers are fourth in the West, the P West is fifth, the Suns are sixth in the West, the Pelicans are seventh in the West, the Lakers are eighth in the West, the Kings are ninth in the West, and the Warriors are tenth in the West. ............ Turen vs. Lakers, Kings vs. Warriors, is about to start.
First, the Thunder defeated the Mavericks with a score of 135-86, with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, ranking first in the West. Facing one of the Pelicans, Lakers, Kings, and Warriors in the first round, the young Thunder has the possibility of being blacked out.
The Timberwolves lost to the Suns 106-125 today, with a 56-26 record and third place in the West. They will face the Suns again in the first round, and when Downs returns, it is unclear who will die.
The Nuggets beat the Grizzlies 126-117 today. The team is playing with an easy-handed record, with a 57-25 record, second in the West, and a potential playoff game against the Lakers. Last year's 4-0 defeat of the Lakers in the Western Conference finals also has a certain relationship with James's physical fitness, and this year he faces the physically energetic Lao Zhan, as well as the Lakers, whose forward strength and three-point shooting ability have been greatly strengthened. Whether the Nuggets can successfully defeat the Lakers and advance to the second round is also a big question mark.
Two, the Suns defeated the Timberwolves 125-106 to earn this crucial victory. With a 49-33 record, the Pelicans are in sixth place in the West. Avoid playing play-offs.
Timberwolves Gobert had 21 points and seven rebounds, Edwards had 13 points and six rebounds, Conley had 17 points and four rebounds, Towns had 10 points and six rebounds in Game 2, and Reed had 10 points and four rebounds.
In this game, the Suns Beal scored 36 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Booker scored 23 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, even if Durant only scored 15 points, the Suns still showed strong offensive firepower, facing the Timberwolves in the playoffs, this matchup is the strongest spear and shield matchup, it will be very exciting.
Third, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans 124-108, with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses, ranking eighth in the West. The last opponent in this door is the Pelicans, who are 49-33 and seventh-from-bottom.
In today's game, James and Brother Thick Eyebrows played a furious offensive and defensive performance. James had a triple-double of 28 points, 11 rebounds and 17 assists, and Davis called for wind and rain on the inside, cutting down 30 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, completely breaking Zion. Zion, who was opposite him, only made 4 of 13 shots today, only scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and the Lakers are still far better than the Pelicans at the superstar level.
The Lakers role players also played well in this game, with Rivers shooting 8-of-12 and contributing 20 points. Russell had 19 points and Hachimura had 11 points and seven rebounds.
The Lakers are about to face the Pelicans in the playoffs and have a strong psychological advantage. The Lakers have beaten their opponents three times in four games this season, including this pivotal battle. At the same time, the Lakers are free to choose their playoff opponents, and if they beat the Pelicans, they will be in seventh place in the West, and although they face the Nuggets in the first round, they are not completely out of the question. In the first round, when James was full of energy, there was still hope to fight the Nuggets. After all, the Lakers' goal is not to make the playoffs, his ultimate goal is to challenge for a championship. Since sooner or later we are going to meet the Nuggets, it is better to meet the desperate fight earlier.
Of course, if the Lakers don't want to run into the Nuggets too early, they can also choose to finish eighth in the West and face the young Thunder in the first round. The Lakers played the Pelicans in the playoffs and could directly play the bench, lose to the Pelicans, and then go all out to win the winner of the Warriors and Kings, and finally ranked 8th, and the Thunder in the first round did have a better chance of winning.
Fourth, the Kings are ranked ninth in the West with a record of 46 wins and 36 losses, and the Warriors are ranked tenth in the West with the same record.
Today, the Warriors defeated the Jazz 123-116 and still failed to complete the comeback against the Kings. After all, the Kings also defeated the Trail Blazers 121-82, and the two sides will once again play out a decisive situation in the play-offs.
In the meeting between the two teams last year, the Warriors won after a 7-game tiebreaker, and Curry scored 50 points, which was impressive. For these two teams, the nature of the tie-break 7 battle and the play-off battle are the same, I don't know if the Warriors have the confidence to eliminate the Kings this year, after all, the Warriors have won 0 in the play-offs in the past 5 years.