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Below is a complete snapshot of the place issues stand within the Western Conference playoff and play-in races coming into play on Tuesday (no video games Monday). This put up will likely be up to date all through the rest of the common season or till all seeds are clinched.
Reminder on how the play-in event works: No. 7 performs No. 8 and No. 9 performs No. 10. The winner of the 7-8 sport will get the No. 7 seed, whereas the loser performs the winner of the 9-10 sport for the No. 8 seed.
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NOTE: Our SportsLine mannequin, developed by predictive knowledge engineer Stephen Oh, simulates the whole season 10,000 occasions to supply essentially the most unbiased and exact projections possible.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
🔒Clinched top-two seedRemaining schedule: at Rockets, at Suns, at Jazz, vs. Kings Current first-round matchup: TBD
Tiebreaker vs. Memphis: Nuggets have clinched🔒Clinched top-three seedRemaining schedule: vs. Blazers, at Pelicans, at Bucks, at ThunderCurrent first-round matchup: vs. Lakers-Pelicans play-in winner
Tiebreaker vs. Denver: Nuggets have clinchedTiebreaker vs. Sacramento: Kings at the moment personal through convention file🔒Clinched top-four seedRemaining schedule: at Pelicans, at Mavericks, vs. Warriors, at NuggetsCurrent first-round matchup: vs. Warriors
Tiebreaker vs. Denver: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Memphis: Kings at the moment personal through convention win share Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Kings personal through division chiefRemaining schedule: vs. Spurs, vs. Nuggets, at Lakers, at ClippersCurrent first-round matchup: vs. Clippers
Tiebreaker vs. Sacramento: Kings personal through division chief
Tiebreaker vs. Golden State: Suns clinched Tiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Suns clinchedTiebreaker vs. Clippers: Suns lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Lakers: Suns lead 2-1 with one to play
5. Los Angeles Clippers (41-38)
Remaining schedule: vs. Lakers, vs. Blazers, at SunsCurrent first-round matchup: at Suns
Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Golden State: Clippers lead through division win shareTiebreaker vs. Minnesota: Wolves clinched Tiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Pelicans clinchedTiebreaker vs. Lakers: Clippers clinchedTiebreaker vs. Oklahoma City: Thunder clinched
6. Golden State Warriors (41-38)
Remaining schedule: vs. Thunder, at Kings, at BlazersCurrent first-round matchup: at Kings
Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns have clinched Tiebreaker vs. Minnesota: Wolves at the moment lead through convention win shareTiebreaker vs. Clippers: Clippers lead through division win shareTiebreaker vs. Oklahoma City: Warriors lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Lakers: Lakers clinchedTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Warriors lead through convention win share
PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT
7. Los Angeles Lakers (40-38)
Remaining schedule: at Jazz, at Clippers, vs. Suns, vs. JazzCurrent first-round matchup: vs. Pelicans (play-in)
Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Clippers: Clippers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Golden State: Lakers clinchedTiebreaker vs. Minnesota: Wolves clinchedTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Lakers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Jazz lead 2-0 with two to playTiebreaker vs. Oklahoma City: Lakers clinchedTiebreaker vs. Dallas: Mavericks clinched
8. New Orleans Pelicans (40-38)
Remaining schedule: vs. Kings, vs. Grizzlies, vs. Knicks, at TimberwolvesCurrent first-round matchup: at Lakers (play-in)
Tiebreaker vs. Golden State: Warriors lead through convention win shareTiebreaker vs. Minnesota: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Dallas: Pelicans at the moment personal through division fileTiebreaker vs. Utah: Jazz clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Lakers: Lakers clinchedTiebreaker vs. Clippers: Pelicans clinchedTiebreaker vs. Oklahoma City: Pelicans clinched
9. Minnesota Timberwolves (39-40)
Remaining schedule: at Nets, at Spurs, vs. PelicansCurrent first-round matchup: vs. Thunder (play-in)
Tiebreaker vs. Golden State: Wolves at the moment lead through convention win share
Tiebreaker vs. Dallas: Wolves clinched Tiebreaker vs. Clippers: Wolves clinchedTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Tied 1-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Wolves at the moment personal through division fileTiebreaker vs. Lakers: Wolves clinchedTiebreaker vs. Oklahoma City: Wolves clinchedRemaining schedule: at Warriors, at Jazz, vs. GrizzliesCurrent first-round matchup: at Timberwolves (play-in)
Tiebreaker vs. Warriors: Warriors lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Dallas: Thunder clinchedTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Pelicans clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Thunder lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Lakers: Lakers clinchedTiebreaker vs. Minnesota: Wolves clinchedTiebreaker vs. Clippers: Thunder clinched
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
11. Dallas Mavericks (37-42)
Remaining schedule: vs. Kings, vs. Bulls, vs. SpursTiebreaker vs. Oklahoma City: Thunder clinchedTiebreaker vs. Minnesota: Wolves clinched Tiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Pelicans at the moment personal through division file
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Mavericks clinchedTiebreaker vs. Lakers: Mavericks clinched
12. Utah Jazz (36-42)
Remaining schedule: vs. Lakers, vs. Thunder, vs. Nuggets, at LakersTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Jazz clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Lakers: Jazz lead 2-0 with two to playTiebreaker vs. Oklahoma City: Thunder lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Dallas: Mavericks clinched
