On December 31, Beijing time, the NBA arranged a total of 6 games, of which the Western team participated in 3 games, the specific situation is: Jazz defeated the Heat, the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves, and the Mavericks beat the Warriors.
First of all, the top three aspects in the West, the order is still the Timberwolves, Thunder and Nuggets, the Timberwolves' top position is irreplaceable, the rankings of the Thunder and Nuggets are often reversed, and on the whole, we find that the Nuggets in 3rd place are 2nd ahead of the Clippers in 4th5 wins, this gap does not seem to be big, in fact it is difficult to chase, that is to say, the top three in the West have left the teams behind, it is difficult for you to imagine who will fall behind in the future, the possibility of the Timberwolves is extremely low, the Thunder has a good momentum recently, and the Nuggets are the defending champions, so it is really difficult for the teams behind to rush into the top three, maybe the top three in the West have been set, and the only difference is who can finally rank 2nd between the Thunder and the Nuggets.
The Clippers at No. 4, the Kings at No. 5, the Mavericks at No. 6, and the Pelicans at No. 7 are four teams that compete fiercely, with the Clippers leading the Pelicans by 1With just five wins, the standings of the four teams change almost every day. On the Clippers' side, according to the latest reports, Leonard has not yet had a specific time to return, which is a challenge for the Clippers, and it is not easy to hold on to the 4th position in the West, unless Harden can continue to explode in the next games and hold on until Leonard returns.
After the previous game with the Grizzlies, Harden was also interviewed, and the beard said: "We didn't expect the team to be successful immediately, it's far from what we need, this and the past few games, when a player like Leonard is out, you need me to score, I need to do more," it can be seen that Harden is ready to fire all cylinders.
Later, the 8th Suns, the 9th Lakers, the 10th Rockets, and the 11th Warriors, the competition among these four teams is also quite fierce, and the Suns have ushered in Beal's comeback, the Big Three have reunited, and have won 2 consecutive victories. Durant didn't score much during this time, but he often doubled up in assists, and the Grim Reaper was in charge of the organization, and the advantage of this was that he could save physical strength.
The Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 106-108, the whole game, the Lakers once led by double digits in the first quarter, but unfortunately after Russell came on the court at the end, the Lakers' defense collapsed, resulting in being overtaken by the Timberwolves. After this battle, the Lakers fell from 8th to 9th in the West, and they were only 0 ahead of the Rockets5 wins, the Lakers are now in a bit of a dilemma, they can't move forward to improve their rankings, but they will not be overtaken by the Rockets and Warriors behind them, and they have been in the 8th or 9th position for a long time, in fact, in the long run, it is almost impossible for the Lakers to directly enter the playoffs, because it is difficult for you to imagine who will fall behind in the top 6, and the Lakers will most likely play the play-offs.
The Rockets and Warriors are stuck in a big brawl mode, according to the regulations, the 10th place in the West can play the play-offs, but the 11th place cannot, so the Rockets and the Warriors need to compete for the final play-off spots, unless both teams can improve the rankings, but the Rockets have been in bad momentum recently, the rankings have been falling all the way, and there is a tendency to be beaten back to their original shape, counting on the future to raise the rankings?It's too difficult. The Warriors are losing consecutive games, Curry has been inconsistent recently, losing to the Mavericks today, Curry is 9 of 25, Klay is 1 of 11, the Splash Brothers are too iron to watch, so the Warriors are quite dangerous, just imagine, if the Rockets finally hold the 10th position in the West, then the Warriors will have to miss the play-offs.
Even the famous basketball commentator Su Qun couldn't stand it, and after the game with the Mavericks, Mr. Su Qun said that the Warriors must have a big trade, otherwise this season will be like this, and the Warriors will not trade, which is equivalent to wasting Paul's time. It's easy to understand that only a trade can save the Warriors, and it has been previously reported that the Warriors are trading Wiggins. Finally, let's take a look at the final standings in the West, the Timberwolves, Nuggets, Thunder, Clippers, Kings, Mavericks, Lakers, and Suns.