The NBA regular season on November 2 has all ended, and the landscape of the West has changed a lot, and the Mavericks have become the only team to maintain a winning squad. The defending champion Nuggets lost to the Timberwolves and suffered their first defeat of the season. In the Los Angeles derby, the Lakers defeated the Clippers in overtime. Let's take a look at the latest NBA Western Conference rankings:
The Mavericks are currently on a four-game winning streak and are the only team in the West to keep them on a winning streak, and they beat the Bulls under Doncic's leadership this round, Doncic scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, and Williams scored 25 points. The Mavericks collapsed last season and didn't even qualify for the play-offs, and now that they're off to an almost perfect start to the new season, it's clear that the whole team is ready.
The Nuggets suffered their first defeat of the season, facing the Timberwolves, they lost 89-110, Jokic scored 25 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, and Li Kaier, a player of the Chinese men's basketball team, scored 9 points. The Nuggets had won three in a row before, but now they are facing the Timberwolves, suffering defeat and falling in the rankings. Despite the loss, the Nuggets are still one of the strongest teams in the West, and many people are optimistic about having a chance of defending the NBA championship.
Lakers vs. Clippers, the Los Angeles derby is very concerned, in the first quarter, Leonard scored a career-high 18 points in a single quarter, and the Clippers once led the Lakers by 19 points, and it seems that there is a great hope of winning. However, under the leadership of James, the Lakers broke out strongly, and through the outbreak of the second half and overtime, the Lakers staged a big comeback and defeated the Clippers. It is worth mentioning that before this game, the Lakers suffered an 11-game losing streak against the Clippers, and the last time they won was in the park stage in 2020, and now the Lakers have ended an 11-game losing streak against the Clippers.
The Warriors won 4 in a row, after losing to the Suns in the first game, the Warriors won a wave of 4 consecutive wins, faced the King again, and the Warriors won again, the hero of this game was Klay, who hit a jumper with 0.2 seconds left in the final quarter, killing the King, helping the Warriors continue to maintain the winning streak, proving themselves, and also sweeping away the haze brought by the previous doubts from the outside world.
The Rockets and Grizzlies are at the bottom of the rankings, and although the Rockets have brought in Dillon and others this season, they have only won one game and performed sluggishly. The Grizzlies are at the bottom of the standings, which has a lot to do with the absence of Morant, the core of the team, and these two teams need to work hard.