The NBA Western Conference rankings are released! The Thunder reached the top for the first time in 11 years, the Suns went straight to the playoffs, and the Lakers were 8 brave and 10
At the end of the NBA regular season, the last round of games in the West has all ended, and I have to say that these last few games have attracted much attention, after all, it has a decisive impact on the final ranking of the Western Conference standings. The NBA Western Conference rankings are released! The Thunder reached the top for the first time in 11 years, the Suns went straight to the playoffs, and the Lakers were 8 brave and 10.
Thunder vs. Mavericks, the Mavericks have previously confirmed that they will play the Clippers in the first round, and their ranking will not change, which also makes the team's leading stars in the past two games rest. The same is true of this game, the young Thunder took the initiative from the beginning, and in the first quarter of the game, the whole team opened more points, and they scored 39 points, and in the second quarter, they were crazy to output 43 points, and at the end of the half, the lead was extended to 43 points. They comfortably held on to the lead in the second half and eventually won at home. Alexander, Williams, Holmgren and other starters only played more than ten minutes, efficient output, while retaining their own state, and finally the whole team blossomed more points They won the game 135-86.
In addition, the Timberwolves vs. Suns and Nuggets vs. Grizzlies games have ended, which also makes the top three places in the standings final. The Timberwolves lost to the Suns in the game against the Suns, Edwards was in a slump, and the team ushered in the return of Towns, which also affected the team's cooperation on the court to a certain extent, with too many mistakes, coupled with the output of the Big Three opposite, Beal dreamed of returning to the top, and in the end they lost to the Suns. The Nuggets easily defeated the Grizzlies, and finally the young Thunder reached the top of the West again after 11 years, and the last time they topped the West was in the 12~13 season, whether this youth storm can make waves in the playoffs, let's wait and see. The top three rankings are also confirmed: Thunder, Nuggets, and Timberwolves.
Although the Suns defeated the Timberwolves, whether they can go straight to the playoffs depends on the matchup between the Lakers and the Pelicans. The Lakers are also bound to win this game, after all, beating their opponents will lock them up in 8th place in the standings, and have two games in the play-offs. At the beginning of the game, the Lakers were full of firepower, and the starters maintained efficient output in the first half, with four scoring double-doubles, and the starters all had efficient performances throughout the game. James even frantically output a big triple-double of 28 points, 11 rebounds and 17 assists in the whole game, and the thick eyebrows got 30 points and 11 rebounds inside, Russell, Hachimura, and Rivers were able to contribute, and in the end they easily defeated the Pelicans and won the game to lock up the 8th place in the West. It's just that for the Lakers, there is still a big question at present, that is, whether the withdrawal of thick eyebrows due to injury will have an impact on their next schedule, it is still unknown. Even if they beat the Pelicans in the playoffs and they face the Nuggets in the first round, where do you think the Lakers can go?
The Warriors had already had the idea of abandoning the game before this game, after all, the team wanted to overtake the two teams in front of them and it was unlikely to lose. Curry Green was absent in this game, Wiggins and Klay played efficiently, and the whole team blossomed more points to beat the Jazz and win the game. With the Kings comfortably beating the Trail Blazers and the Lakers beating the Pelicans, the Warriors remain in tenth place. They will face the Kings in the first round of the play-offs.
The final standings in the Western Conference standings are the No. 1 Thunder 57-25, the No. 2 Nuggets 50-25, the No. 3 Timberwolves 56-26, and the No. 4 Clippers 51-31. The Mavericks are 50-32 in fifth place, the Suns are 49-33 in sixth place, and the Pelicans are 49-33 in seventh place. The 8th-place Lakers are 47-35. 9th king, 10th warrior. I have to say that the first-round matchup in the West and the play-off position can be said to be full of highlights, so let's look forward to the arrival of the play-offs and the playoffs.