On March 4, 2024, Beijing time, there are 8 games in the NBA today, and many Western teams are involved.
The Warriors played against the Celtics away, the Warriors have been in good shape recently, winning 11 of the last 13 games, I thought they would play with the Celtics, but I didn't expect the Celtics to collapse the Warriors in the first quarter, 44-22 won 22 points in a single quarter, and the Celtics won another 22 points in the second quarter, and the Celtics led by 44 points at halftime, the game has been spent, and several core players of the Warriors no longer played in the second half, and finally the Celtics beat the Warriors 140-88. The Warriors lost by 52 points, setting a record for the team's most loss of the season, as well as Curry's career largest loss.
Tatum had 27 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists on 9-of-13 shooting, Brown had 29 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 11-of-19 shooting, Curry had 4 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists on 2-of-13 shooting, and Kuminga had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 2-of-9 shooting. The Warriors are still in ninth place in the West after the loss, but the win margin has been tied by the Lakers, who are 10th in the West.
The Mavericks played against the 76ers at home, I thought the Mavericks could win the game steadily, because the 76ers did not have Embiid, and their combat power was obviously inferior to the Mavericks, but they didn't expect the Mavericks to dig a pit in the first quarter, falling behind by 10 points, and the Mavericks recovered 5 points in the second quarter, but the Mavericks lost 9 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, and fell behind by 14 points in the third quarter, and the Mavericks rose up to chase points in the fourth quarter, and recovered 10 points in a single quarter but fell short, and finally the Mavericks lost 116-120 to the remnants of the 76ers.
Doncic had 38 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists on 14-of-27 shooting, Irving had 28 points, five rebounds and four assists on 10-of-20 shooting, Harris had 28 points and five boards on 11-of-19 shooting, and Maxey had 24 points, two rebounds and three assists on 8-of-15 shooting. The Mavericks remain in eighth place in the West after the loss, and they are 1 ahead of the ninth-place WarriorsWith 5 wins, the Mavericks have lost 4 of their last 5 games, and their prospects are not good.
The Spurs played at home against the Pacers, the Spurs played an excellent performance, suppressed the Pacers all over the court, and finally won 117-105, Wembanyama played monster statistics, he scored 31 points, 12 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal and 6 blocks on 11-of-17 (3-of-4 three-pointers), becoming the youngest player in NBA history to 30 points, 10 boards, 5 assists and 5 blocks. Haliburton finished with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists on 4-of-16 shooting. The Spurs continued to sit in the bottom of the West after the win.
The Clippers played away against the Timberwolves, Wei Shao was absent due to a broken palm, and the Timberwolves took the lead, leading the Clippers 16-2 at the beginning, and then expanded the difference to 16 points, leading by 12 points in the first quarter, and the Clippers were strong in the second quarter, winning 15 points in a single quarter and exceeding 3 points. In the third quarter, the Timberwolves won by 4 points in a single quarter, the Timberwolves led by 1 point in the third quarter, and the Clippers won by 2 points in the fourth quarter, and the Clippers narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 89-88.
It was a miracle that the Clippers could win against the Timberwolves in this game, because Harden only scored 4 points on 0-of-10 shooting, George only scored 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting, but fortunately, Leonard was too stable, he scored 32 points and 5 boards on 12-of-26, Powell scored 24 points and 3 boards on 9-of-13 (6-of-8 three-pointers) and became a wonder soldier, Edwards scored 27 points and 5 boards on 9-of-20 shooting, and Towns scored 18 points, 9 boards and 8 assists on 7-of-18 shooting. After the Clippers win, they continued to rank fourth in the West, 2 wins behind the third-place Nuggets, the Timberwolves lost the first place in the West after losing, they fell to second in the West, and the record was tied by the Nuggets, the Thunder who won today became the first in the West, they are 0 ahead of the Timberwolves and the Nuggets5 wins.
The Thunder played away against the Suns, the Suns were back-to-back and Booker was absent, but they didn't expect the Suns to take the lead, leading the Thunder by 13 points at the beginning, but then the Suns fell into a scoring drought, and the Thunder overtook the score, once leading by 24 points, but a dramatic scene happened, and then the Suns played a strong performance, and then overtook by 6 points, and then the Suns fell into a slump, and the Thunder came back, and finally the Thunder defeated the Suns 118-110.
Alexander had 35 points, 8 boards, 9 assists and 3 steals on 15-of-27 shooting, Beal had 31 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists on 10-of-14 shooting, but had 7 turnovers, Durant was sluggish, 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 5-of-16 shooting, and 5 turnovers, Nurkic exploded, scoring 14 points, 31 rebounds and 4 assists on 7-of-16 shooting, with career records and league records this season. The Thunder topped the West after the win, and the Suns were overtaken by the Kings after the loss, with the Kings becoming sixth and the Suns seventh, but the difference in wins between the two teams was the same.
The Warriors, Mavericks, and Suns all lost today, allowing the Lakers to reap the benefits, although the Lakers are ranked 10th in the West, but the gap with the above teams has narrowed, and the Lakers and Warriors have the same win difference, 1 behind the Mavericks5 wins, 2 behind the Suns5 wins, the Suns have a difficult schedule in the future, the Mavericks have a bad record recently, the Lakers and the Warriors have to play each other twice, and the Lakers hope to improve the ranking and rush to the top eight in the West.
Here's how all the Western Conference teams standings after today's game.