Team Rocket No. 22! At the end of the regular season, the play-offs and the playoffs arrived, the American media "bleacherreport" announced the final power list, in which the Los Angeles two heroes joined hands to reach the top five, the Clippers ranked 0, the Lakers ranked 0, the Warriors who fell to the play-offs ranked 0, and the Suns, who missed the playoffs, only ranked 0.
Highlight 1: The Clippers are fourth
The Clippers, who defeated the Warriors in the final game to secure a playoff spot, are fourth on the list, thanks to the team's strong offensive and defensive performance since the return of the small card.
Since the All-Star Xiaoka returned to full blood, the Clippers ranked first in the league in offensive efficiency during the same period, and at the same time improved their defensive efficiency to third in the league, during which Xiaoka averaged 5 points, 0.0 rebounds and 0.0 assists per game, and averaged 0.0 three-pointers per game with a 0.0% shooting rate.
What's more, Harden also improved his offensive efficiency significantly after the return of the small card and was named the best of the week in the final week, so the Clippers are only fifth in the West, but they are fourth in the power rankings.
Highlight 2: The Lakers are fifth
Compared to the Clippers, it's no surprise that the Lakers are fifth, as they ended the regular season in third place in the West.
The 40-year-old James will get more than a week off before the playoffs, which is bad news for any potential opponent, and at the same time that Doncic is starting to integrate into the team, and the Lakers have an unimaginable ceiling on the offensive end.
What's more, the Lakers will finally have home-court advantage in the first round, and the first round is still against Doncic's defeat to the Timberwolves last season, giving the Lakers more time to adjust and run-in.
Watch point three: Rockets No. 6
The young Rockets finished second in the West and should normally be fourth in the power rankings, or at least in the top five, but in the end, the Rockets finished sixth.
Obviously, the young Rockets are underrated due to obvious problems such as inexperience and lack of stars, but the American media still gave the dark horse the respect they deserved, ranking them in sixth place, after all, they won the second place in the West.
But it needs to be admitted that this Rockets team is difficult to be regarded as a reasonable championship team this season, and if they want to truly form a championship ability, the Rockets can only expect some magical things to happen in the playoffs, such as Jalen Green, Shen Jing and Amen continue to transform to complete self-proof in the playoffs, helping the Rockets solve positional battles and scoring problems at critical moments.
Watch point four: Warriors No. 9
After losing to the Clippers, the Warriors fell to 9th place in the West and need to compete for a playoff spot through the play-offs, so the ranking of 0 is obviously because the American media believes that this Warriors team has the ability to compete for the championship and can finally reach the playoffs and accomplish something.
It is not difficult to understand that the American media is so optimistic about the Warriors, Butler, Curry and Dream are all players who have proven themselves many times in the playoffs, and the Warriors have a proud record of 7 wins and 0 losses after Butler joined.
By that record, the current Warriors are actually a 55-win team, and ninth place is not overrated.
Aspect 5: Sun 22
The Suns, who have a Big Three but missed the playoffs, are about to fall apart, and the team has fired coach Budenholzer while planning to put Durant and Beal on the shelf again.
As a result, the Suns finished in 22th place, not even as high as the Trail Blazers, who also missed out on the playoffs, as they were competitive in the second half of the regular season.
The specific rankings are as follows
5-0: Thunder, Selts, Cavaliers, Clippers and Lakers;
10-0: Rockets, Timberwolves, Nuggets, Warriors and Knicks;
15-0: Pacers, Bucks, Grizzlies, Pistons and Magic;
20-0: Hawks, Heat, Kings, Bulls and Mavericks;
15-0名:開拓者、太陽、馬刺、猛龍和籃網;
76-0: Eagles, 0, Wizards, Hornets and Jazz.