On February 26, 2024, Beijing time, there are 11 games in the NBA today, and many Western teams are involved, and there has been a huge change in the Western rankings after the game, and the rankings of the 3-8 places have been reversed, let's take a look.
The Warriors are in good form against the Nuggets on the road, the Warriors have won 8 of their last 9 games, and they are aiming to beat the Nuggets today, because the Nuggets have become the Warriors' bitter hosts, winning 9 of the last 10 meetings, and the Nuggets have beaten the Warriors in the last 6 meetings, so the Warriors are very hopeful to end this embarrassment at home. In the first quarter of the game, the Warriors attacked sharply, Klay was in an amazing state, scored 16 points in a single quarter, helping the Warriors take the lead, and in the second quarter, the Warriors opened to expand the point difference, once leading by 16 points, just when everyone thought that this game belonged to the Warriors, the Nuggets played a terrifying offensive at the end of the second quarter to tie the point difference, and in the second half of the game, the Nuggets quickly overtook the score, and the Warriors became a point chaser, but the Nuggets' advantage became bigger and bigger, and finally the Nuggets defeated the Warriors 119-103 and completed the reversal victory.
After this game, the Nuggets won 7 consecutive games against the Warriors, winning 10 games in the last 11 meetings, the Nuggets can suppress the Warriors to this extent, which can be called an NBA miracle, Jokic played a monster performance in this game, he scored 32 points, 16 boards, 16 assists and 4 steals in 13 of 24, Murray scored 27 points, 4 boards and 3 assists in 9 of 16, Curry got 20 points, 1 board and 4 assists in 6 of 19, and Klay scored 23 points and 2 boards in 7 of 15.
The Nuggets' defeat of the Warriors today not only brought their ranking to third in the West, but also gave the Lakers a big gift, why do you say that? Because the Lakers lost earlier today, they were overtaken by the Warriors after the loss, and the Lakers became 10th in the West, and the Warriors became ninth, but with the Nuggets beating the Warriors, the Lakers returned to ninth in the West, and the Warriors became 10th. The Nuggets didn't release the Warriors today, allowing the Lakers to retain ninth place in the West.
Who did the Lakers lose to? The answer is the Suns, the Suns host the Lakers, the Suns are missing Beal and Gordon, although the Lakers are also missing Vanderbilt, Vincent, Reddish, Wood, but on the whole, the Suns' combat power is more damaged, because the Suns have one less giant, so the industry thinks the Lakers can win this game, but the game process was unexpected, the Suns played a terrifying offensive in the first quarter of the game, more blossoms, and soon took the lead, leading by 20 points at one point and 17 points at the end of the first quarter. In the following game, the Lakers worked hard to chase the score and chased the difference to within 5 points many times, but whenever the difference approached the Suns, they immediately opened up the difference, and finally the Suns defeated the Lakers 123-113.
In this game, the Lakers did a good job of defending Durant and Booker, Durant scored 22 points, 5 boards and 7 assists on 7-of-20, Booker scored 21 points, 3 boards and 9 assists on 8-of-18, but Nurkic, O'Neal, and Allen broke out together, Nurkic scored 18 points, 22 boards and 7 assists on 7-of-12, O'Neal scored 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists on 7-of-12 (6-of-10 three-pointers), and Allen scored 24 points and 2 boards on 7-of-18 (6-of-12 three-pointers), and their outburst allowed the Suns to win the game. For the Lakers, James had 28 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists on 12-of-19 shooting, Bush Eyebrow had 22 points, 14 boards, 3 steals and 2 blocks on 11-of-17 shooting, and Russell had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists on 8-of-14 shooting.
This game was crucial for the Suns, who were eighth in the West and the Lakers were ninth, with the Lakers trailing the Suns by 2With 5 wins, if the Lakers beat the Suns, then the Lakers' hopes of overtaking the Suns will be greatly increased, because the Suns have a difficult schedule ahead. Fortunately, the Suns won the card battle, and the Suns not only led the Lakers by 3 in the number of wins after winning5 games, and the ranking has also soared, because the Mavericks and Pelicans both lost today, and the Suns overtook them in one fell swoop. For the Lakers, although they lost today, the Mavericks, Pelicans, and Warriors all lost, and the Lakers not only kept ninth in the West, but also the gap with the Mavericks and Pelicans did not widen, which is a blessing.
The Mavericks played away against the Pacers today, the Mavericks are currently winning 7 in a row, and their strength has improved significantly after the big trade, I thought they could continue the winning streak, but I didn't expect the Pacers to play an excellent performance, they beat the Mavericks 133-111. Doncic had 33 points, six rebounds and six assists on 10-of-21 shooting, Irving had 29 points, six rebounds and two assists on 10-of-22 shooting, Turner had 33 points and eight boards on 10-of-15 shooting for the Pacers, and Haliburton had 17 points and 10 assists. The Mavericks plummeted in the rankings after the loss, dropping from sixth in the West to eighth in the West.
The Pelicans hosted the Bulls today, thinking that the Pelicans would be able to win this game, after all, the Bulls' hard power is limited, but they did not expect the Bulls to play well, and they defeated the Pelicans 114-106. Ingram had 22 points, 3 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals and 9 turnovers on 7-of-16 shooting, Zion had 19 points, 8 boards and 11 assists on 9-of-15 shooting, Vucevic had 22 points, 13 boards and 3 assists on 10-of-19 shooting for the Bulls, and DeRozan had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists on 6-of-13 shooting. After the loss, the Pelicans dropped from fifth in the West to seventh in the West.
The Rockets hosted the Thunder, the Rockets suppressed the Thunder in the first half and took a 5-point lead, and the Thunder was strong in the second half**, the Rockets were not opponents, the Thunder won the Rockets by 18 points in the second half, and finally the Thunder defeated the Rockets 123-110. Alexander had 36 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals on 13-of-23 shooting, Chet had 29 points, 8 boards, 7 assists and 3 blocks on 11-of-16 shooting, Smith had 20 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists on 6-of-15 shooting for the Rockets, and Shin Jing had 19 points and 12 boards on 6-of-12 shooting. After the win, the Thunder continued to rank second in the West, but tied the record with the Timberwolves, who were first in the West. The Rockets continued to rank 12th in the West after the loss.
The Clippers hosted the Kings, George was absent, and the Clippers suppressed the Kings in the first quarter and took a three-point lead, but in the next three quarters of the game, the Kings had a clear advantage, and they quickly overtook the score and suppressed the Clippers, and finally the Kings defeated the Clippers 123-107. Fox had 33 points, 6 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals on 12-of-22 shooting, Sabonis had 17 points, 15 boards, 12 assists and 3 steals on 7-of-17 shooting, Leonard had 20 points, 8 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals on 7-of-18 shooting for the Clippers, and Harden had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists on 4-of-13 shooting.
After the Clippers lost, the ranking was overtaken by the Nuggets, the Nuggets became third in the West, the Clippers became fourth, the Clippers were one win behind the Nuggets, and the Kings soared in the rankings after winning, from seventh in the West to fifth in the West, but the difference between the Kings, Suns, and Pelicans is the same, and the Western Conference ranking may change subsequently.
In addition, the Trail Blazers lost to the Hornets 80-93 today, and the Jazz defeated the Spurs 128-109, but these two games have no impact on the Western rankings, the Trail Blazers continue to rank second to last in the West, the Spurs continue to be at the bottom, and the Jazz continue to rank 11th in the West, they are 3 wins behind the 10th Warriors, and it is difficult to catch up with the Warriors.
Here's how the Western Conference standings after today's game.