On March 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the results of today's seven games were as follows: the Cavaliers lost to the Pistons 122-133, the Clippers defeated the Nets 132-100, the Hornets lost to the Raptors 97-108, the Knicks defeated the Bucks 116-107, the Suns lost to the Timberwolves 109-124, the Warriors defeated the Pelicans 111-95, and the Nuggets beat the Jazz 129-93. Let's take a look at the latest league rankings.
Compared to yesterday, there is no change in the order of the Western Conference rankings, and the competition for 6th-8th places is very fierce. The battle for No. 6 between the Clippers, Warriors and Timberwolves has heated up, after all, everyone wants to go straight to the playoffs, not to go through the play-in torment. All three teams won today.
The Clippers defeated the Nets by a big score, winning by 32 points, Leonard 31 points and 6 rebounds, Zubac 21 points and 12 rebounds, Harden 17 points and 6 assists, and the Clippers won easily in the third quarter.
The Warriors and Timberwolves also won by double-digit margins. The Warriors won the Pelicans by 16 points, Curry returned with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and Butler had 18 points and 10 rebounds.
The Timberwolves swept the Suns, counting last year's playoffs, and have won eight consecutive games against the Suns. Randle had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, Gobert had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and many violent dunks penetrated the Suns' interior, and Huazi also scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
In contrast, the Suns are in a miserable situation, they are in 11th place in the West, and after suffering two consecutive losses, they are already 1 win away from the Mavericks in 10th place in the West.
The Nuggets remain in third place in the West after their victory over the Jazz, and they still have hope of catching up with the Rockets. Jokic finished with 27 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, hitting a three-pointer from beyond halftime. Wei Shao unlocked the steal and assist milestones, and the steals have surpassed Kobe Bryant, and the assists have surpassed the big O.
The latest rankings of the West are as follows –
1. Thunder 61-12
2. Rockets 48-26
3. Nuggets 47-28
4. Lakers 44-29
5. Grizzlies 44-29
6. The Clippers are 42-31
7. Warriors 42-31
8. Timberwolves 42-32
9. Kings 36-37
10. Mavericks 36-38
11. Suns 35-39
12. The Trail Blazers are 32-42
13. Spurs 31-41
14. Pelicans 20-54
15. Jazz 16-59
Compared to yesterday, the ranking order of the east has not changed. The Cavaliers lost to the Pistons, still leading the Green Army by 4.5 wins, and with only eight games left, the first place in the East is still very secure. The Pistons strengthened their position in fifth place in the East with this victory, 1.5 wins ahead of the Bucks in sixth place. Now it looks like they and the fourth-place Pacers are likely to meet in the first round of the playoffs.
After the Knicks' victory over the Bucks, they continued to consolidate the third position in the East, three wins ahead of the Pacers, and they also have a clear advantage, and they may face today's opponent Bucks in the first round.
The latest rankings of the East are as follows –
1. Cavaliers 59-15
2. Celtics 54-19
3. Knicks 46-27
4. Pacers 43-30
5. The Pistons are 42-32
6 Bucks 40-33
7. Hawks 35-38
8. Magic 35-39
9. Bulls 33-40
10. Heat 32-41
11. Raptors 27-47
12.76 23-50
13. Nets 23-51
14. Hornets 18-55
15. Wizards 16-57
The NBA's official website updates the playoff matchups by daily rankings, and if the playoffs start today, the matchups are as follows-
Western Conference playoff first round: 7th Warriors vs. 8th Timberwolves, 9th Kings vs. 10th Mavericks
Western Conference Playoffs First Round: No. 1 Thunder vs. No. 8 seed, No. 2 Rockets vs. No. 7 seed, No. 3 Nuggets vs. No. 6 Clippers, No. 4 Lakers vs. No. 5 Grizzlies
Eastern Conference play-in first round: No. 7 Hawks vs. No. 8 Magic, No. 9 Bulls vs. No. 10 Heat
Eastern Conference Playoffs First Round: No. 1 Cavaliers vs. No. 8 seed, No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 seed, No. 3 Knicks vs. No. 6 Bucks, No. 4 Pacers vs. No. 5 Pistons