Top 10 teams, excluding the New York Knicks and LA Clippers (Week 14)
With their continued success, the LA Clippers and New York Knicks are getting close to the top spots in the West and the East, respectively. The Minnesota Timberwolves and OKC Thunder are tied for the best record in the Western Conference, with the LA Clippers trailing them by just one game. With one more victory, the fourth-place Knicks in the East can defeat the Philadelphia 76ers.
In light of this, let’s examine the NBA’s Top-10 teams for Week 14, which includes the LA Clippers and Knicks.
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Top 10 teams, excluding the New York Knicks and LA Clippers (Week 14)
Despite being third in the East (29–15), the 76ers are still having trouble when Joel Embiid isn’t playing. They have lost their last two games and won six of their previous ten.
Although they are tied for first place in the West with the Oklahoma City Thunder (32–14), the Minnesota Timberwolves have not played well lately. They are in danger of falling to fourth place, having won six of their previous ten games, as they are now one game behind the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers.
With Doc Rivers here, they’ve stepped into a new era. With a 32-14 record, they trail the NBA’s best team, the Boston Celtics, by three games (35-11).
The Thunder were defeated by the Detroit Pistons (104-120) despite having a chance to defeat the Timberwolves and ascend to the top. With a 6-40 record, the Pistons own the worst record in the league.
Even so, they are tied with Minnesota after winning seven of their previous ten games. On Monday, the two championship contenders will square off in Oklahoma City.
The four teams vying for the Western title (32–15) include the defending champions. They have joined the LA Clippers, Timberwolves, and Thunder in the title chase after winning seven of their previous ten games.
Even though the LA Clippers decimated them at TD Garden (111-95), the Boston Celtics (35-11) stayed on top of the East and have maintained their three-game gap from the Bucks.
After winning their last three games, the Pacers (27-20) have recently found their form again and are still in the hunt for a spot in the East’s top four. While they wait for superstar guard Tyrese Haliburton to return from injury, the Pacers could contend for the championship with the addition of Pascal Siakam.
In their last ten games, they have only suffered one loss. Although their eight-game winning streak came to an end recently, they are now ranked fifth in the East (27-16).
The Knicks have won their last six games and are currently enjoying some excellent basketball play. With 29 victories and 17 defeats, they are fourth in the East. The Knicks, who are dealing with the absence of star big man Julius Randle due to a shoulder injury, will try to keep up their momentum.
After a dismal beginning, the Clippers are now a title contender. They are just one win away from atop the Western Conference and have only dropped four of their previous 26 games (30-14).
After a dismal beginning, the Clippers are now a title contender. They are just one win away from atop the Western Conference and have only dropped four of their previous 26 games (30-14).
The LA Clippers, who play well on both ends, have won eight of their previous ten games and five in a row.
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