On March 5, 2024, Beijing time, there are 7 games in the NBA today, and many Western teams are involved.
Clippers away against the Bucks, although the Clippers are back-to-back, but the Bucks lack Brother Alphabet, Middleton, on paper the Clippers have the advantage, the Clippers have been suppressing the Bucks in the first three quarters, once leading by 15 points, leading by 8 points in the third quarter, the Bucks broke out in the fourth quarter, more blossoms, Portis was unstoppable in a single quarter to cut 14 points, the Bucks won the Clippers in a single quarter by 15 points to complete the reversal, and finally the Bucks defeated the Clippers 113-106.
Lillard had 41 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on 12-of-22 shooting, Portis had 28 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists on 12-of-18 shooting, Harden had 29 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists on 9-of-16 shooting, George had 29 points and 5 boards on 10-of-17 shooting, Leonard had 16 points, 4 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals on 6-of-19 shooting, and the Clippers continued to rank fourth in the West after losing, 2 behind the third-place Nuggets5 wins, 3 ahead of the fifth-placed Pelicans5 wins.
The Lakers faced the Thunder at home, the Thunder was back-to-back, the first quarter of the game Thunder took the lead, leading by 12 points at the beginning, but then the Lakers played a strong performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, the Thunder was difficult to break through and score, and could only shoot three points outside, but the three points were not accurate, the Lakers quickly overtook the score after continuous counterattacks, and the Thunder became a side chasing points, but whenever the Thunder chased the score, the Lakers immediately played a wave of scoring tides to open up the point difference, and the point difference became bigger and bigger, and the score difference came to 25 points in the fourth quarter, and the suspense was lost, and the Thunder narrowed the score difference after removing the main forceIn the end, the Lakers defeated the Thunder 116-104.
The Lakers have won 3 times in 4 games against the Thunder this season, which can be called the number one bitter master of the Thunder, the Thunder this season in the face of the Nuggets, Celtics, Timberwolves, and Clippers are not left behind, but they are helpless in the face of the Lakers, the only game they win against the Lakers is back-to-back and lack of multiple players, and the Lakers' performance against the Thunder is an NBA miracle.
James had 19 points, 11 boards and 8 assists on 7-of-14 shooting, Bush Eyebrow had 24 points, 12 boards, 4 assists and 3 blocks on 7-of-12 shooting, Russell had 26 points, 6 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals, and only Alexander scored 20+ points on 5-of-13 shooting, with 20 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks on 5-of-13. After the Lakers won the game, they overtook the Warriors to become ninth in the West, and the Warriors became 10th, and the Lakers led the Warriors by 05 wins. The Lakers are currently only one win behind the Mavericks, who are eighth in the West, and the Lakers' hopes of rushing to the top eight have been raised.
After the Thunder lost, the ranking fell from first to second in the West, and the record was also tied by the Nuggets in third place in the West, the Clippers and Thunder lost today, which is a great gift for the Nuggets, the Nuggets are third in the West, and there is a huge hope of rushing to the first place in the West, and the Nuggets' strategy this season is to adopt follow-up tactics, and they may determine the most ideal position in the last few games of the regular season.
The Timberwolves played well against the Trail Blazers at home today, and the Trail Blazers played well, dragging the game to the end before losing 114-119, Gobert scored 25 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks on 9-of-10 shooting, and Simmons scored 34 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists on 13-of-26 shooting. The Trail Blazers continued to finish second to last in the West after the loss. The Timberwolves regained first place in the West after the win, and they are 05 wins.
The Kings hosted the Bulls, and the Kings led by 14 points in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter, the Bulls won by 18 points in a single quarter to complete the reversal, and finally the Bulls defeated the Kings 113-109, White scored 37 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists on 14-of-19 shooting, DeRozan scored 33 points and 4 assists on 10-of-12 shooting, and Sabonis scored 18 points, 21 rebounds and 4 assists on 7-of-19 shooting. The Kings are still seventh in the West after the loss, 0 ahead of the Mavericks in eighth5 wins.
In addition, the Jazz and the Grizzlies also played today, the Jazz defeated the Wizards 127-115, Clarkson scored 38 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists on 13-of-26 shooting, and the Jazz continued to rank 11th in the West after the win, five wins behind the 10th-ranked Warriors. The Jazz should not be able to make it to the play-in zone. The Grizzlies beat the Nets 106-102, and Kennard finished with 25 points, two rebounds and seven assists on 8-of-11 shooting. The Grizzlies remained in the bottom three of the West after the win.
Here's how the entire Western Conference standings after today's game.