On March 9, the NBA regular season played six games, and the Nets beat the Hornets to end a four-game losing streak and return to the top eight. The Warriors defeated the Hornets to end a 5-game losing streak. The Suns narrowly beat the Magic, the Bucks beat the Thunder, the Cavaliers beat the Pacers, and the Grizzlies continue to finish second in the West. Next, let's take a look at the latest rankings of the NBA's East and West:
The Suns refused to lose consecutively;
The Suns beat the Magic by 3 points, a game the Suns won in a thrilling match, and the Magic had a chance to draw, but Wagner Jr.'s shot was blocked by Bridges. Without Booker and Paul, Ayton single-handedly played, cutting a large double-double stat of 21 points and 19 boards, and performed strongly. In this way, the Sun refused to lose consecutively, continued to rank first in the West, and the record was also the best in the league. Now that the Suns have eight points ahead of the second-placed Grizzlies with 17 regular-season games left, the hope of winning the regular season title is great.
The Warriors ended a 5-game losing streak;
The Warriors played against the Clippers today, it was their back-to-back battle, but yesterday Curry and Clay were on the hook, so the Splash Brothers stayed up for the game against the Clippers. The Warriors performed better, Poole felt good, Wiggins cut two doubles, Klay and Curry felt relatively average, only 1 of 6 from three-pointers, but the team as a whole was better, Klay had 20 points and 5 boards, Wiggins 14 points and 11 boards, Poole 20 points, and the Warriors managed to win. In this way, the Warriors ended a 5-game losing streak and swept away the decline. But because the Grizzlies also won today, Cole's team can only continue to rank third in the West.
Pelicans drop the chain;
The Pelicans had a chance to surpass the Lakers, and they were not far from the ninth-place Lakers. Facing the Grizzlies today, they regrettably lost the game, so the team suffered two consecutive defeats and continued to rank tenth in the West, while being narrowed by the Blazers with only 1.5 wins. The Pelicans need to work harder to keep their place in the playoffs.
Bucks 5 straight wins;
Bucks today with a 27-point advantage to beat the Thunder, this game Alphabet Brother and others performed very strongly, the overall strength of the team is significantly higher than the opponent, and finally won a big win, the last 5 games, the Bucks have all won. At present, the Bucks are 3 wins away from the Heat at the top of the list, as the defending champion, the Bucks through the offseason reinforcement, the thickness of the lineup is stronger, although this season has encountered great challenges in the regular season, such as a fiasco to the Heat and other teams, but the Bucks are still the biggest favorite candidate to win the championship.
Eastern Top Six Clear;
Today the Cavaliers won, so the top six in the East have gradually become clear, the top of the table is the Heat, followed by the 76ers and the Bucks, Bulls Celtics and Cavaliers the gap is not large. They have a big advantage over the seventh-place Raptors, the Raptors this wave of 3 consecutive losses is very bad, they did not seize the opportunity, now behind the sixth Cavaliers 3.5 wins, want to overtake, need to break out as soon as possible.
The Nets ended a four-game losing streak;
The Nets played against the Hornets today, which was their direct rival, Irving scored 50 points in a frenzy, and Drummond also bombed a large double-double, so even if Durant did not break out, the team managed to win, leading by 26 points in the first half and 20 assists in the half, and the team played more reasonably. Crucially, after beating major rivals the Hornets, the Nets ended a four-game losing streak while returning to the top eight in the East. The Nets' next opponent is the 76ers, and Durant and Irving will play against Harden.