Big changes in the West! The Clippers moved up to the top of the standings, the Timberwolves suffered an upset loss, and the Suns were sixth
On February 7, Beijing time, with the losses of Minnesota and the Thunder, the Clippers have climbed to the top of the Eastern Conference. Ever thought that the Clippers, who started the season with six straight losses and three wins and seven losses, would be at the top of the Western Conference today? There is no doubt that the Clippers were the biggest winners in this trade, signing Harden to give them another boost to their potential, and they are now the best team in the East.
Minnesota unexpectedly lost to the underpowered Bulls. In this game, the Bulls lined up with Drummond and Vucevic in the twin, while they only played against Minnesota Twin Towers Downtons and Gobert. Vucevic had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Zhuang Shen is in stark contrast to Gobert, who scored 12 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.
After overtime, the Bulls played a game against the Timberwolves, and DeRozan scored eight points to win the game 129-123.
In the end, the Thunder lost to the Jazz 124-117. Alexander had 28 points and seven assists, Jalen Williams had 26 and five rebounds and five assists, and Holmgren had 22 eight rebounds, three blocks and three blocks, but still couldn't win the game. The Jazz's Markkanen had 33 points and 11 rebounds.
Both Minnesota and the Thunder gave the Clippers a big gift and catapulted the Clippers to Eastern Conference championships. Although Zubac is out due to injury, Plumlee and Teus can still be the core of the team, so the Clippers are strong right now. In addition, the Clippers are in good shape with four players, rotating to play the No. 4 spot. The addition of Harden has made the pressure on the Peppers a lot less, because they can complete the record at the same time, so their work will be relatively easy, and they can reduce some unnecessary consumption and reduce some unnecessary injuries. Today's Clippers have more championships.
In the West, the Thunder are No. 2, the Timberwolves are No. 3, and the Nuggets are No. 4. You know, the number of wins between the top four in the East is the same, especially the Thunder, Timberwolves and Nuggets 35-16 and 34-15 respectively. In the Final Four of the West, it was a very brutal match.
The Suns outscored the Bucks 114-106 to go 30-21 and put them in sixth place in the East. Kings 29-20, 5th in the West, Pelicans 29-21, 7th in the West.
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Bucks 119-107 to put up a 28-23 run and move in eighth place in the West. The Lakers are still in ninth place in the East with a 27-25 record. The Jazz finished 10th in the Western Conference with a 26-26 record.
With the transfer deadline approaching, will the Lakers consider changing players? Russell is back in the starting lineup, so will the Lakers replace Dejounte Murray with him? For the current Lakers, winning the championship is a very difficult thing to do, and Murray's rotation to make the team recalibrate is also a risk.