NBA Western Rankings Released! The Mavericks are seventh, the Grizzlies are on a three-game winning streak, and the Lakers are on a 132 131 win against the RaptorsOn January 10, in the NBA regular season, the latest rankings of Western teams are as follows: the Lakers narrowly defeated the Raptors 132-131, ushering in two consecutive wins; Without Morant, the Grizzlies defeated the Mavericks 120-103 and ushered in a three-game winning streak; The Kings beat the Pistons 131-110; The Timberwolves beat the Magic 113-92; The Trail Blazers lost 84-112 to the Knicks. The two teams were evenly matched in this game, with many draws, especially in the final quarter.
The referee's blowing penalty also caused a lot of heated discussions. The Lakers made 23 free throws in the final quarter, while the Raptors only made 13 in the game. With 25 seconds left in the game, Barnes hit a three-pointer, but then Barrett was whistled for a covering foul and the tie-breaking three-pointer was disallowed.
Bushy was then fouled, but his free throw missed. Although Schroder and Siakam hit back-to-back three-pointers, they ultimately lost 131-132. Bushy Brow had 41 points and 11 rebounds. The Lakers and Raptors game became the last game of the day.
He made 13 of 17 shots, including two three-pointers and 14 free throws, scoring 41 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and diching out six assists.
Lao Zhan made 8 of 17 shots and 4 of 6 free throws, contributing 22 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists. Wood scored 14 points, Reddish 13 and Reaves, Russell and Prince each scored 11.
The Lakers have won two in a row, and their win rate has risen to 50%, continuing to suppress the Jazz and Warriors, and are currently in 11th place in the West. The Raptors are in 11th place in the East, with four players scoring more than 20 points today, but none of them were able to lead the team to victory, with Barnes scoring 26 points and six assists, Sika scoring 25 points and Barrett contributing 23 points and 10 rebounds. Raptors coach Rajakovic said after the game that he was very angry and bluntly said that tonight's game was too unfair. The Lakers have won two straight games to hold on to the top 10 spots.
Let's take a look at how other Western Conference teams are performing. The Grizzlies, without Morant, beat the Mavericks 120-103 on the road to make it three wins in a row. Bane made 11 of 27 shots for a team-high 32 points and nine rebounds, while Smart contributed 23 points and four rebounds.
The Mavericks failed to break into the top six and finished in seventh place with a 22-16 record. Doncic continued to recover from injury, playing in 21 games and hitting nine of them, contributing 31 points, six rebounds and six assists, while Irving had 33 points and eight rebounds.
The four teams currently in the Western Conference play-offs are the Mavericks are ranked 7th, the Suns are ranked 8th, the Rockets are ranked 9th, and the Lakers are ranked 10th. The difference between the Rockets and Suns is only 05 wins, while the 11th-ranked Jazz and 12th-ranked Warriors are 1 win behind the Lakers.
In their most recent game, the Timberwolves managed to hold on to their top spot with a 113-92 victory over the Magic. Although Edwards was out of form, he was made up for by performances from Towns and Gobert, who scored 28 points and Gobert contributed 21 points and 12 rebounds.
The Kings trailed by 18 points in the first quarter against the Pistons, but eventually won 131-110 to hold on to their top-five spots. Sabonis put in another impressive performance, scoring a triple-double of 37 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.