On March 7, 2024, Beijing time, there are 8 games in the NBA today, and Western teams such as the Lakers, Warriors, Clippers, and Thunder are involved. Let's take a look.
The Clippers played against the Rockets away, although the Rockets were back-to-back, but the Rockets took the lead, completely suppressed the Clippers in the first half, once led by 20 points, and the Rockets led by 13 points at halftime, and in the second half of the game, the Clippers triumvirate joined forces, and they recovered 7 points in the third quarter, and the Clippers beat the Rockets in the fourth quarter, winning by 12 points in a single quarter, and finally the Clippers defeated the Rockets 122-116 and completed the big reversal.
Leonard had 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists on 11-of-18 shooting, Harden had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists on 6-of-13 shooting, George had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists on 7-of-15 shooting, and the Rockets had a triple-double of 23 points, 19 rebounds and 14 assists on 10-of-19 shooting, and the Clippers continued to rank fourth in the West after winning, 1 behind the third-place Nuggets5 wins, 3 ahead of the fifth-placed Pelicans5 wins. The Rockets remain in 12th place in the West after the loss, and their playoff hopes are slim.
The Thunder played away against the Trail Blazers, and the Trail Blazers played well and blossomed more, so although the Thunder led but the point difference was not big, and finally the Thunder defeated the Trail Blazers 128-120. Alexander had 37 points, three rebounds and five assists on 13-of-23 shooting, Jalen had 31 points, four rebounds and three assists on 9-of-17 shooting, and Simmons had 29 points, three rebounds and five assists on 10-of-19 shooting for the Trail Blazers. After the win, the Thunder continued to rank second in the West, but tied the Timberwolves, who were first in the West, and one win ahead of the Nuggets, who were third in the West. The competition for first place in the West is fierce.
The Lakers host the Kings, the Lakers have been strong recently, and beat the Thunder in the last game, the industry is optimistic about the Lakers, the Lakers played a strong performance after the game started, and soon took a 19-point lead, from the scene, the Kings have a tendency to collapse, but Monk changed the trend of the game after he came on the court, he scored consecutive points to interrupt the Lakers' momentum, Fox also turned on the scoring mode, and the Kings narrowed the gap to 9 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter of the game, the Lakers opened the game to expand the difference to 12 points, but then the king played an amazing performance, three points, breakthroughs hit like a tide, the Lakers were stunned, the king won the Lakers 44-20 in a single quarter by 24 points, and at halftime the game exceeded 15 points, winning 24 points in a single quarter to set a record for the Kings to win points in a single quarter this season. After the start of the second half, the Kings continued to play strongly, expanding the difference to more than 20 points many times, although the Lakers did not give up the game, the Kings maintained a double-digit lead, and finally the Kings defeated the Lakers 130-120 to complete the big comeback.
Fox scored 44 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on 19-of-32 shooting, Sabonis scored a big triple-double of 16 points, 20 boards and 12 assists on 7-of-13 shooting, Monk scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists on 10-of-19 shooting, James scored 31 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists on 10-of-16 for the Lakers, and Hachimura scored 29 points and 2 boards on 13-of-17 shooting.
The Kings secured seventh place in the West after the win, and they are 1. ahead of the Mavericks in eighth5 wins. 0With five wins, the Kings' hopes of finishing in the top six have been boosted by a difficult schedule for the Suns. After the Lakers lost, the ranking was overtaken by the Warriors who won today, the Warriors hosted the Bucks, the Warriors took the lead, took an 8-point lead in the first quarter, and the Warriors were even stronger in the second quarter, winning by 12 points in a single quarter, leading by 20 points at halftime, and the Bucks recovered 8 points in the third quarter, but the Bucks collapsed in the fourth quarter, and the Warriors won by 23 points in a single quarter, and finally the Warriors beat the Bucks 125-90.
Curry had 29 points, eight rebounds and five assists on 10-of-18 shooting, Kuminga had 20 points, four rebounds and two assists on 9-of-14 shooting, the Bucks had 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists on 8-of-15 shooting, and Lillard had 20 points, one board and six assists on 7-of-16 shooting. After the Warriors won the game, they overtook the Lakers in the rankings, and the Warriors became ninth in the West, and the Lakers fell to 10th in the West, and the Warriors led the Lakers by 0With 5 wins, the Warriors' follow-up schedule is much easier than the Lakers, and the Warriors have a great hope of beating the Lakers in the rankings. Not only that, but the gap between the Warriors and the Mavericks is only 0Five games later, the Warriors' hopes of finishing in the top eight have been raised.
In addition to the above games, the Grizzlies and Jazz also had games, the Grizzlies defeated the 76ers 115-109, and the Grizzlies continued to rank 13th in the West after the win, and the Jazz lost to the Bulls 117-119, and the Jazz still ranked 11th in the West after the loss, with a gap of 5 to the Lakers in 10thWith 5 wins, they are powerless to threaten the Lakers.
Here's how the entire West standings after today's game.