On March 6, 2024, Beijing time, there will be 9 games in the NBA today, with the Nuggets, Suns, Mavericks, Pelicans and other teams participating.
Pelicans away against the Raptors, the Raptors lack Barnes, Poeltl and other big players, they are not Pelicans opponents, the Pelicans led by 14 points in the first quarter, led by 9 points in the second quarter, and led by 23 points at halftime, and the Pelicans continued to expand the point difference in the third quarter, leading by 30 points at the end of the third quarter, the suspense of the game has been lost, and finally the Pelicans defeated the Raptors 139-98. Pelicans player Murphy played an amazing efficiency, 11-of-17 (10-of-14 three-pointers) scored 34 points and 6 boards, plus/minus +44, and Quickley scored 17 points, 7 boards and 7 assists on 6-of-14 for the Raptors, and the Pelicans stabilized the fifth place in the West after beating the Raptors, although the Suns, who are sixth in the West, won today, they are still one win behind the Pelicans.
The Suns played away against the Nuggets, Booker was absent in this game, and the Nuggets played with all their staff, and the industry was optimistic that the Nuggets would win the game, because the Nuggets had been in good shape recently, but they didn't expect the Suns to perform well, suppressing the Nuggets for a long time, and once leading by 22 points, but the Suns still had a weak problem in the fourth quarter, and the Nuggets overtook by 3 points at the end of the fourth quarter, Nurkic also fouled 6 times and was sent off, but fortunately, Durant shot three points, Jokic missed the whistle, and the game entered overtime. In overtime, Durant and Beal teamed up to make a comeback, and the Suns eventually defeated the Nuggets 117-107. The Suns, who are without Booker, have created an NBA miracle by beating the Nuggets, who have won their last six consecutive games on the road.
Durant scored 35 points, 8 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks on 14-of-34 shooting, Allen scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists on 9-of-15 shooting (8-of-12 three-pointers), and became a wonder soldier, while Jokic scored 25 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists on 8-of-18 shooting for the Nuggets, and 7 turnovers and Murray scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists on 12-of-25 shooting. The Suns stabilized the sixth place in the West after the win, and they are one win ahead of the seventh-place Kings, and the Nuggets missed the Thunder after the loss, and continue to rank third in the West, 05 wins, 2 ahead of the fourth-place Clippers.
The Mavericks faced the Pacers at home, and in the first half of the game, the Mavericks relied on Doncic's efficient performance to bite the point difference, and fell behind by 4 points at halftime, but in the second half of the game, the Mavericks were unable to compete with the Pacers after Doncic's efficiency declined, and the point difference became wider and wider, and finally the Mavericks lost to the Pacers 120-137, and were swept by the opponent this season, losing to the Pacers by a total of 39 points in 2 games. Doncic had 39 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists on 15-of-30 shooting, Irving had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists on 8-of-19 shooting, and the Pacers' top scorer was Turner, who scored 20 points.
The Mavericks have lost five of their last six games since the loss, and although they are still ranked eighth in the West, the gap between them and the 5-7 places has widened, with the Pelicans in fifth three wins ahead of the Mavericks in eighth, the Suns in sixth two wins ahead of the Mavericks, and the Kings in seventh one win ahead of the Mavericks by one win. In addition, the Mavericks are only 0 ahead of the ninth-place Lakers5 wins, the Lakers have been soaring recently, they have a great hope of overtaking the Mavericks, and the Warriors, who are 10th in the West, are only 1 win behind the Mavericks, and the gap between 8 and 10 places is very small.
The Rockets faced the Spurs at home, Shen Jing played a monster performance, he scored 45 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals in 19 of 32, leading the Rockets to defeat the Spurs by 13 points, Wembanyama got 10 points, 11 boards, 3 assists, 7 blocks and 6 turnovers in 4 of 10, and lost to Shen Jing today. At the age of 21 years and 225 days, he became the youngest player in history to score 45 points, 15 rebounds and 5 steals, compared to the previous record of 45 points, 17 rebounds and 7 steals by Drew at 23 years and 121 days. The Rockets remain in 12th place in the West after the win, with little hope of making the playoffs, and the Spurs remain at the bottom of the West after the loss.
Here's how the entire West standings after today's game.