The NBA regular season continues to go on, and the trade deadline is getting closer, with many teams on the move. As the schedule deepens, the pattern in the Western Conference standings has become more and more intense, and the Clippers are also expected to further impact the top of the Western Conference standings with their strong performance, with three teams competing for the 5th place in the standings. The latest NBA Western Conference rankings: The Clippers rush to the top, the Suns are unstable, and the Lakers are hit again.
The 11th and 15th places in the standings are the Rockets, Warriors, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers and Spurs. These teams have remained the same as they were not long ago, and the last three teams are basically hopeless. The Warriors seem to have sounded the horn of the Northern Expedition, winning the last two games, and the growth of the team's young player Kuminga is even more obvious, scoring 20+ points in 8 consecutive games, and averaging 25 per game in 8 games6 points, and the true shooting percentage is as high as 708% second youngest, second only to Zion before it.
The current state of the Warriors in the game can be said to be a world of difference compared to some time ago, and the current Warriors have shown signs of getting back on track, and it will be interesting to see if they can sound the horn of the Northern Expedition next. One thing to say, if they can keep it that way, then there is no need for them to trade anymore. The Rockets are still in 11th place in the Western Conference standings, and they are also expected to break into the top 10 even further, after all, the Jazz in front of them have suffered a wave of three consecutive losses, and the gap between the Rockets is getting smaller and smaller.
The 5 10th place in the standings are the Kings, Suns, Pelicans, Mavericks, Lakers, Jazz. After the Lakers beat the Celtics, the team's win rate returned to 50%, and they are still in 9th place in the Western Conference standings, but for the Lakers, Vanderbilt, who is getting better, has suffered another injury. According to the disclosure, he is currently considering whether it is necessary to undergo season reimbursement surgery, which is a heavy blow for Vanderbilt and the Lakers. After all, he is an important part of the Lakers.
The difference in the number of wins and losses between the Kings in 5th place, the Suns in 6th place, and the Pelicans in 7th place is very small, and the Pelicans behind them have won a wave of two consecutive wins, which has tied the Suns. One thing to say, the current problem of the Suns is very obvious, the team's big three have never played the performance expected by the outside world, especially Beal, the number of games in the slump is still a lot, and the team will be revealed to complete the further improvement of the lineup before the trade deadline, but this is still very difficult for the current Suns. The next three teams are bound to be more intense, as at this point in the schedule, teams are fighting for a potential playoff opponent for the final regular season standings.
The four places in the standings are the Thunder, Timberwolves, Clippers and Nuggets. The difference in the number of wins and losses between these four teams is also very small, but they are the teams in Pot 1, after all, they are as many as five wins ahead of the Kings in fifth place. The Clippers have won another wave of consecutive victories during this period, and the team's record has reached 32-15, just one win away from the Thunder at the top of the table. The next step is to see which team can rush to the top of the standings, of course, for them will definitely calculate the difficulty of the next schedule and consider the playoffs, do you think the Clippers will choose to continue the winning streak to hit the top spot?
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