On February 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the results of today's seven games were as follows: the Celtics defeated the Raptors 111-101, the Cavaliers beat the Magic 122-82, the Bucks lost to the Rockets 97-100, the Suns lost to the Grizzlies 148-151 in overtime, the Pelicans defeated the Spurs 109-103, the Warriors beat the Hornets 128-92, and the Lakers defeated the Mavericks 107-99. Let's take a look at the latest NBA rankings, first look at the West -
Compared to yesterday, the western region has changed its ranking in three ways. First, the Grizzlies overtook the Nuggets and returned to the second place in the West, and the Nuggets, who did not play today, fell to third. The Grizzlies narrowly beat the Suns in overtime to make it three wins this season. The Suns scored 20+ points and couldn't win. Morant had 29 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, and the Grizzlies' record was the same as the Nuggets, with 38 wins and 20 losses, and the two teams had a 1-1 record in the meeting this season, but because the Grizzlies ranked first in the Southwest Division and the Nuggets ranked second in the Northwest Division, the Grizzlies ranked high.
Second, the Warriors beat the Hornets lightly, while the Mavericks lost to the Lakers, the Warriors rose to 8th in the West, and the Mavericks fell to 9th in the West. The Warriors beat the Hornets by 36 points, and because the gap widened early, Curry only played 23 minutes, scoring 15 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and Butler only played 18 minutes. The Warriors had seven players in double figures, and the win was quite easy. It was also a brotherly derby for Curry, who scored 14 points from his younger brother Seth Curry.
The Mavericks lost to the Lakers away, Irving scored 35 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Klay scored 22 points and 8 rebounds, and on the Lakers side, Doncic got the first triple-double of his Lakers career, contributing 19 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, James 27 points and 12 rebounds, Reaves 20 points and 5 assists. With this victory, the Lakers consolidated the fourth place in the West, and the Rockets, who also won, continued to rank fifth.
The third change in the Western Conference standings is that the Trail Blazers move up to 12th in the West and the Spurs drop to 13th. In today's game, the Spurs lost to the Pelicans, leaving the Trail Blazers up one spot. After Wemban's season reimbursement, Spurs won 1-3. Paul had 12 points and 10 assists in this game, and he surpassed Crawford in 1,327 career appearances (1,327 games) to rank 19th all-time, and Paul is second only to James in terms of appearances among active players.
The latest rankings of the West are as follows –
1. Thunder 46-11
2. Grizzlies are 38-20
3. Nuggets 38-20
4. Lakers 35-21
5. Rockets 36-22
6. The Clippers are 31-26
7. Timberwolves 32-27
8. Warriors 31-27
9. The Mavericks are 31-28
10. Kings 29-28
11. Suns 27-31
12. The Trail Blazers are 25-33
13. Spurs 24-32
14. Pelicans 15-43
15. Jazz 14-43
Compared to yesterday, there has only been one change in the eastern rankings. The Pacers returned to No. 4 in the East, and the Bucks dropped to No. 5. The Pacers didn't play today, and the Bucks lost to the Rockets, leading to that standings change. Brother Antetokounmpo had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Lillard scored 22 points, and the Bucks still had a chance to tie in the final moments, but Lillard missed a three-point shot and failed to help the team drag into overtime.
The top two teams in the East, the Cavaliers and the Celtics, continue to win, with the Cavaliers on an eight-game winning streak and the Celtics on a six-game winning streak. The Cavaliers' next opponent is the Greens, which is the best Eastern Conference litmus test for Mitchell and his teammates. In the previous three meetings this season, the Green Army won 2 and lost 1.
The latest rankings of the East are as follows –
1. Cavaliers 48-10
2. Celtics 42-16
3. Knicks 37-20
4. Pacers 32-24
5. Bucks 32-25
6. The Pistons are 32-26
7. Magic 29-31
8. Hawks 27-31
9. Heat 26-30
10. Bulls 23-35
11. Nets 21-36
12.76 20-37
13. Raptors 18-40
14. Hornets 14-43
15. Wizards 10-47