The Rockets are out, the Lakers have suffered heavy losses, and the Clippers' first-round opponent is about to come out

Sports Xiao Liu

2024-04-08 12:58Published in Jiangsu

On April 8th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Western rankings changed again, the Rockets suffered a 22-point reversal by the Mavericks, and they were out of the tournament ahead of schedule and officially missed the play-offs; the Timberwolves defeated the Lakers to return to the first place in the West, while the Lakers fell to ninth in the West; the Warriors beat the Jazz lightly, and still retained the possibility of rushing up; the Clippers and the Mavericks both won, and the first round of the playoffs has a high probability of being staged.

The Rockets are out, the Lakers have suffered heavy losses, and the Clippers' first-round opponent is about to come out

The Rockets failed to withstand after winning 11 consecutive victories, suffering a wave of 4 consecutive defeats, this time challenging the Mavericks, once leading by 22 points, but finally suffered a reversal in overtime, losing 136-147 to the Mavericks, 5 consecutive defeats and missing the play-offs in advance. In this way, the last chance of the Rockets was gone, and this time they dropped the chain at a critical moment, and Doncic and Irving were full of firepower, scoring 85 points together and leading the team to complete a big reversal.

The Timberwolves defeated the Lakers 127-117 on the road and returned to the first place in the West. At present, the Timberwolves and Nuggets are both 54-24, but they are at the top of the list with their mutual records, and the competition between the two teams is still very fierce, and the Thunder behind them still have a chance to disrupt the situation. I really didn't expect that the first position in the West would not be determined until the last minute, and such a fierce situation also made the league very happy, and there was no need to worry about too many rotations.

The Lakers lost the game and regained ninth place in the West. This time, the Lakers suffered a series of heavy losses, James missed the game due to illness, and Davis was hit in the eye in the second quarter and retired early. Before the Lakers lost, the Pelicans and Kings in front of them both won the game, which also made them stop the pursuit, and the Warriors behind them also won the game, which also made the direct dialogue between the two teams extremely important in the next game.

The Warriors chose to rest Curry in the face of the poor Jazz this time, while Klay Thompson ushered in a burst and hit six three-pointers to score 32 points to help the team win easily. Although they have locked up the top 10 in the West, the Warriors still have the idea of rushing upward, and with the Lakers losing the game, they also see an opportunity to get a lot of attention in the next direct conversation.

The Clippers defeated the Cavaliers by 26 points at home, won three in a row, and continued to sit in fourth place in the West. Now the Clippers' position is still very stable, 2 wins ahead of the Mavericks behind them, and with 4 games left, it is unlikely that they will want to fall. And the Mavericks behind him are also 2 wins ahead of the sixth-place Suns, so the first matchup that may be determined in the Western Conference playoffs is the Clippers and the Mavericks, if they meet, it will be Leonard + George + Harden vs. Doncic + Irving, which is also star-studded.

The latest rankings in the West are: Timberwolves, Nuggets, Thunder, Clippers, Mavericks, Suns, Pelicans, Kings, Lakers, Warriors, Rockets, Jazz, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Spurs.

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