NBA latest rankings: Timberwolves help Warriors lie down to 6th place in the West Pacers lock up first-round home-court advantage

On April 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the results of today's five games were as follows: the Knicks lost to the Pistons 106-115, the Cavaliers lost to the Pacers 112-114, the Hawks beat the Nets 133-109, the Bucks beat the Pelicans 136-111, and the Timberwolves beat the Grizzlies 141-125.

Compared to yesterday, there has been a change in the Western Conference standings, with the Warriors, who did not play today, lying down to 6th in the West, while the Grizzlies fell to 7th in the West. The reason for this change is that the Timberwolves' win over the Grizzlies on the road puts the Warriors, Timberwolves and Grizzlies at 47-33. Comparing the head-to-head records of the three teams, the Warriors (6-2), Grizzlies (3-4), and Timberwolves (2-5), so the Warriors moved up to No. 6, the Grizzlies fell to No. 7, and the Timberwolves remained in No. 8. Perhaps, Curry should really hug Edwards.

In this intense game, Edwards scored 44 points and Morant scored 36 points. The Timberwolves shot 18-of-21 in the third quarter and scored 52 points, setting a single-quarter scoring record in team history. The situation in the West is still complicated, and the 4th-8th places have not locked up the playoffs, and the final two games will be related to their final standings. The Wild West, that's how intense it is.

The latest rankings of the West are as follows –

1. Thunder 66-14

2. Rockets 52-28

3. Lakers 49-31

4. Nuggets 48-32

5. Clippers 48-32

6. Warriors 47-33

7. Grizzlies 47-33

8. Timberwolves 47-33

9. Kings 39-41

10. Mavericks 38-42

11. Suns 35-45

12. The Trail Blazers are 35-45

13. Spurs 33-47

14. Pelicans 21-59

15. Jazz 17-63

Compared to yesterday, there is no change in the Eastern rankings. The Pacers' win over the Cavaliers sealed home-court advantage while keeping their hopes of finishing third as the Knicks lost to the Pistons today. While the top six teams in the East have been decided, the rankings for the Knicks, Pacers, Bucks and Pistons have not yet been finalized. The Bucks' final two games were against the Pistons. The Knicks have been in third place in the East for so long, and they could also fall to fourth in the end. The Pacers scored 100+ points in 107 consecutive home games, breaking the record set by the Spurs between the 1978-1981 season.

In terms of wildness, the east obviously cannot be compared with the west, but at least the suspense of this year has not been revealed in advance. With two game days remaining, the league did not have a set of playoff matchups finalized, and it did keep the suspense until the end.

The latest rankings of the East are as follows –

1. Cavaliers 63-17

2. Celtics 59-21

3. Knicks 50-30

4. Pacers 49-31

5. Bucks 46-34

6. The Pistons are 44-36

7. Magic 40-40

8. Hawks 38-42

9. Bulls 37-43

10. Heat 36-44

11. Raptors 30-50

12. Nets 26-54

13.76 24-56

14. Hornets 19-61

15. Wizards 17-63

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: No. 7 Grizzlies vs. No. 8 Timberwolves, No. 9 Kings vs. No. 10 Mavericks

Western Conference Playoffs First Round: No. 1 Thunder vs. No. 8 seed, No. 2 Rockets vs. No. 7 seed, No. 3 Lakers vs. No. 6 Warriors, No. 4 Nuggets vs. No. 5 Clippers

Eastern Conference play-in first round: No. 7 Magic vs. No. 8 Hawks, 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 Pistons, No. 4 Pacers vs. No. 5 Bucks