Legend Raiders

Chapter 732 Western Ranking
this season.

The Thunder have had some really good games back and forth, led by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.

Although they were not as eye-catching as last season, if anyone dares to underestimate them, then this pair of twin stars will definitely make him pay the price.

They are ranked second in the West, and their final record also shows their state.

And the team behind the Thunder is naturally the Clippers, which can be said to be very strong in this game.

Since they successfully renewed their contract with Paul, the entire team has given off an aggressive and amazing feeling.

With the cooperation and performance of Paul, Griffin and Jordan, they have already branded the "city of lobbing" on the city of Los Angeles.

Their game is very pleasing to the eye, and it can be said that it is one of the most beautiful teams in the league.

The Big Three of the Clippers can even be said to have reached the pinnacle of life!

of course.

Being able to rank in this noun actually explains some problems.

Their defense is not as strong as it appears on the books, and in some tough battles, their performance is not satisfactory.

But since they finally ranked third, it still shows that their strength is strong enough.

If the strength is not as good as that of the Warriors that year, I am afraid the record will be quite ugly.

Besides, Doug Rivers is not a display, anyway, someone else is the coach of the championship team.

And after talking about the Clippers, then we have to talk about the Rockets.

If you just look at their record this season, it is indeed not as amazing as last season.

But considering Qin Tao's departure, the Rockets' performance this season can also be regarded as their stable performance this season.

After all, they can be regarded as a team that has come out of reconstruction. After winning Howard this season, they can win the fourth place in the Western Conference. For them and the fans, it is also a good result.

They finally ranked fourth in the Western Conference with a record of 54 wins and 28 losses.

And from the records of the four teams in the West, it can be seen that it is no wonder that many teams complain about wanting to go to the East.

Because the Rockets, ranked fourth, can compete with the top Pacers in the East, which shows how big the gap between the East and the West is.

But this does not prevent the East from finally competing for the championship, and a bad record does not fully represent anything.

But simply talking about the Rockets, this season is not as easy as it seems on the outside.

Because since Howard entered the Rockets, it seems that he has not developed in the direction the team and the outside world hoped. On the contrary, some discordant voices in the team have been frequently exposed.

of course.

As I said just now, only the game can test everything.

After talking about the Rockets ranked fourth, the Trail Blazers, who are closely behind them, also have to talk about it.

Speaking of the past, the Blazers and the Rockets were absolutely in love with each other.

If Yao Ming's era was with the Jazz, then at the end of Yao Ming's period, the Blazers had the deepest grievances with the Rockets.

nowadays.

Even if they lost familiar faces such as the Yellow Mamba Brandon Roy and the former team starter Joel Przybila, with the rise of Damian Lillard, Batum , Matthews and others' growth, of course, with LaMarcus Aldridge sitting in charge, now this Trail Blazers is still not a good bone to chew.

nowadays.

One of the Rockets and the Blazers is ranked fourth, and the other is ranked fifth by a small margin. After the start of the playoffs, there must be another series of grievances.

Behind the Trail Blazers is the Warriors who started to rise this season and just made the playoffs by virtue of their strength.

Honestly.

At the beginning of the season, their performance was really amazing.

But as the season progressed and players suffered from injuries, this caused the Warriors to have some minor injuries in the second half.

Fortunately, they still stabilized their record, and finally ranked sixth in the Western Conference with a record of 51 wins and 31 losses!
And the No.7 team can be said to be another familiar face.

Relying on years of accumulation, as well as their accomplishments in the draft and the trading market, the Grizzlies have entered the 10-year period and have gradually become regulars in the Western Conference playoffs.

Such a state and a steadily rising ranking, placed on the previous Grizzlies, is something that I dare not even think about.

What kind of team was the Grizzlies at the time?
It may not be an exaggeration to describe it as a super bad team!

But now it is different.

With the rise of Marc Gasol, the growth of Mike Conley, the help of other role players, and the defense that Dave Jogor brought to the Grizzlies, this team has gradually moved closer to the iron.

but.

Growth comes at a cost.

Dave Jogol had to leave temporarily due to his own problems. After letting ** Bickerstaff come to act as an agent to coach, the Grizzlies obviously showed some dissatisfaction.

Bickerstaff's coaching experience is not very sufficient, at least compared with his father, and the experience of never being a coach made him not lead the team further.

But the final result was not bad. They at least made it to the playoffs and ranked seventh in the Western Conference.

And the Mavericks, the last place in the West, really struggled to get on the last train of the last playoffs.

If the competition in the East is fierce, then the competition in the West only exists in the No.8 competition.

And there is a question that has to be said.

Because the teams in the west are generally much stronger than the teams in the east, this makes the fifteen teams in this region very polarized in the playoffs.

This has resulted in six teams that simply do not qualify for the playoffs.

The battle for eighth in the West eventually fell to the Mavericks and the Suns.

On the day when all the games in the regular season ended, they also had the final result.

With a difficult victory, the Mavericks finally overwhelmed the Suns by only one game and entered the playoffs.

have to say.

The experience of the Mavericks in recent years is really embarrassing.

No one could have imagined that the once champion team would fall completely in an unusually short period of time.

This year, even entering the playoffs is a difficult thing, and at the same time, I have to feel sorry for the operation of the Mavericks.

If Mark Cuban is more generous and Nelson Jr. is more stable, maybe even if the Mavericks don't get the second trophy, they are at least one of the strong teams in the Western Conference.

Now it has suddenly become like this. To be honest, Cuban has poured out bitterness in the face of the media, and Nelson's words are really a bit of nonsense for the team.

If either Cuban or Nelson decided to give the original championship team a contract, I am afraid it will not be a bit fragmented in one season.

Cuban's love for basketball is quite touching, and his friendship with Nowitzki is also enviable.
But you can't always go for one person, can you?

Face and emotion cards are fine if you use them a few times, but if one is played like this and double-faces others, who would want to play with the Mavericks?
so.

Sometimes talking about feelings with you in the NBA is really a deep comparison.

And that's how it ranks in the West.

The result of the playoffs is the same as that of the Eastern Conference.

No.1 Spurs and Mavericks, No.2 Thunder and Grizzlies, No.3 Clippers and Warriors, Rockets and Trail Blazers.

The rankings of the East and West are out, and the playoffs will kick off in one day!

(End of this chapter)