The Nuggets regained No. 1 spot, the Clippers disrupted the game, the Suns escaped, and the Huyong was saddened
The Suns beat the Clippers 124-108, the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 116-107, the Thunder beat the Spurs 127-89, and the Mavericks doused the Heat 111-92. It is no exaggeration to say that the current situation in the West is really not the most chaotic but more chaotic, and it is completely one day at a time!
The Nuggets won the battle with the Timberwolves for the top spot, which allowed them to regain the first place in the West, and the Clippers Big Four were all absent from the Suns, which allowed the Suns who were desperate to win to escape, and at the same time, it also made the top ten in the West and the second half of the region into a mess! It made the Lakers and Warriors sad, because the Clippers released water to let the Suns win, which directly made the Lakers and Warriors completely lose the last chance to hit the top six in the West! Obviously, the Clippers played the role of spoilers in the West.
The 55-24 Nuggets vs. the 55-24 Timberwolves can be said to have whetted the appetite of fans! In this battle for the top of the list, the Denver Nuggets perfectly interpret what a championship team is. Although the Timberwolves are full of impact and Edwards is vigorous, they are all younger brothers in front of Jokic!
In this game, Jokic blasted 41 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, beating Edwards with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. As long as the Nuggets want to be number one, they will be nine out of ten!
The Nuggets and Timberwolves fought hard to win the top spot, but instead let the third Thunder get a little clear! 38 points defeated the Spurs to win three consecutive victories, and the Thunder regained the top spot. In the case of locking the top three, they can attack or defend well!
The next step is to focus on "criticizing" the fourth Clippers, who beat the Suns yesterday and let all the four main players miss in back-to-back games, which is undoubtedly to give the victory to the Suns! And the direct consequence of their approach is to completely disrupt the pattern of the top 10 and the second half of the region. With the Suns' away win over the Clippers to complete their revenge, this directly made the ninth Lakers and the tenth warriors sad, because from this moment on, the Lakers and Warriors completely lost the last hope of hitting the top six in the West!
Of course, the reason why the Clippers dare to release the Suns is mainly because they have locked the playoffs and the Pacific Division championship in advance, and why not sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight without worries! With the Mavericks' big victory over the Heat, the league's first group of playoff matchups was born, and the Clippers will lock the first-round opponent as the Mavericks!
Despite losing to the Suns today, the Clippers still have the initiative, and they only need one more win to have home-court advantage over the Mavericks. It is worth mentioning that in the past two playoff meetings between the two teams, the Clippers have been promoted, which can be called the Mavericks' bitter master! Therefore, this is probably also the confidence and capital of the Clippers to be a spoiler.
Of course, in addition to making the Lakers and Warriors sad, the Pelicans also have a hard time! After this battle, the Suns will narrow the gap behind the sixth Pelicans to 0.5 wins, and the escaped Suns will remain a threat to the Pelicans in sixth place. The Eighth Kings are on the verge of storm, 0.5 wins ahead of the ninth-place Lakers and 10th Warriors by 1 win, and their playoff opponents will only be determined after the final game. Attached is a screenshot of the latest ranking of the western region, as follows;