The NBA regular season competition has entered the middle and late stages, and the competition among the league's teams has become more and more fierce, and after the past round of the regular season, the ranking pattern has undergone some changes, and the Eastern champion Heat has finally stopped the decline in recent times, and after a wave of 7 consecutive defeats, the Heat has defeated the Kings and the Wizards to usher in two consecutive wins, maintaining a winning rate of more than 5 percent. The Clippers continued their high-flying streak and beat the Eastern Conference Pistons, going 7-1 in their last eight games. In this game with the Pistons, Master Wei dreamed of returning to the top, scoring 23 points and 9 assists on 10-of-13 shooting, and creating a milestone with high gold content, his regular season career total points exceeded 25,000 points, the fourth active player, only LeBron James, Kevin Durant and James Harden above him.
Speaking of Harden, Harden has been in a slight slump recently, Harden only scored 4 points on 10-of-10 shooting in this game, however, Harden's state is so poor, and the Clippers can easily win, which is a good thing, which shows that the Clippers have a lot of points, and everyone can stand up and work together as one. And the star Leonard's hand is still very stable, super efficient, this season's Clippers team, really hope to hit the championship, after defeating the Pistons, the Clippers are also stable in the third place in the West, eyeing the top two in the West. In several other games, the Suns lost to the Hawks, and Durant became the king of this game, I have to say that there are still big holes in the Suns' outside defense, and Beal has not shown his true level for the time being, and the overall performance after joining the Suns is relatively sluggish.
The Warriors beat the Grizzlies by 20 points, the Warriors have warmed up a little recently, Curry and Thompson's three-point shots are also back, and the most important thing is that Kuminga is really good as a young man, Kuminga has scored more than 20 points in the past 8 games, shooting 65% from the field, and 56% from three-point range, and the future of the Warriors seems to be counting on Kuminga. In addition, Whitmore, a rookie of the Rockets, also hit a career-high 25 points and 6 rebounds in the game against the Raptors, leading the team to a 29-point victory over the opponent, and the standard of this rookie is still very high, including the Warriors' Podzemski, who scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists in the same round, becoming the first rookie in the 21st century to score 12+ points and 14+ assists without mistakes. In addition, the Timberwolves were upset by the Magic, and the Thunder took the Hornets lightly under the leadership of Alexander.
Zion led the Pelicans to a quasi-final victory over the Spurs, and Mr. Yoo blasted a big triple-double of 27 points, 22 rebounds and 12 assists, leading the Nuggets to a complete blow over the Trail Blazers. The latest NBA rankings, the first place in the West changed hands again, with the Timberwolves losing, the Thunder won, the rankings of the two teams were exchanged again, and the Thunder rose to the first place in the West, both teams are currently 34-15, but the Thunder have a counterpoint advantage. The Clippers, third in the West, are 32-15 and are only one win away from the Thunder Timberwolves. The top eight in the West are, Thunder, Timberwolves, Clippers, Nuggets, Kings, Suns, Pelicans, and Mavericks. The Lakers are in 9th place in the West, and the Warriors are 12th in the West. In the East, the Celtics are still strong, with 37 wins and 12 losses, ranking first in the league, and the only team with a win rate of more than 7 percent. Top eight in the East, Celtics, Bucks, Knicks, Cavaliers, 76ers, Pacers, Heat and Magic.
The NBA also officially announced the new MVP list, Jokic and Alexander rose to the top two, Embiid dropped to third, and the fourth to 10th ranked are, Antetokounmpo, Tatum, Doncic, Sabonis Jr., Leonard, Durant and Booker. To be honest, Embiid basically missed this season's MVP, although he is still in third place on the list, because the league requires eligibility to participate in the awards, at least 65 regular season games in a single season, and if Embiid misses 4 more games, he will not meet the requirements and will not be selected for the awards. Embiid is currently suffering a serious knee injury and his return date is undecided, and considering that Embiid is likely to rest if he secures a playoff spot at the end of the season, he must miss these four games.
Finally, regarding the news off the court in league games, the Lakers have suffered another bad news, also affected by injuries, their key forward rotation player Vanderbilt, is expected to miss several weeks with a right foot injury, and Vanderbilt, who missed a lot of games due to a foot injury at the start of the season, according to ESPN, is still undergoing a broader ** consultation and may have surgery that will result in the loss of the season. In the Lakers' last eight games, Vanderbilt finished with 66He averaged 10 percent from the field on 0% shooting5 points, 54 rebounds and 2With three steals and a huge contribution on both ends of the floor, his absence will be a serious blow to the Lakers' impact on the top of the West. At present, the Lakers have a record of 25 wins and 25 losses, and the winning rate is just 5 percent, and it is still difficult to secure a playoff spot.
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