The Western Conference playoff race is a gorgeous mess proper now. Every evening seeds change everywhere. The Lakers received on Tuesday and dropped within the standings. All you are able to do is keep up to date with present seeds, matchups, tiebreaker situations, and projections every morning. We’ve obtained you lined.
Below is a complete snapshot of the place issues stand within the Western Conference playoff and play-in races coming into play on Wednesday. This publish will replace day by day 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 instances to provide essentially the most unbiased and exact projections conceivable.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
The Nuggets have misplaced 4 straight and their once-firm grip on the highest seed is beginning to loosen. With 13 video games to play, the Nuggets lead the No. 2 Grizzlies by an efficient 4 video games with the tiebreaker secured, they usually lead the No. 3 Kings by 4 within the loss column with one matchup remaining. So it is not doom and gloom. But it is going within the flawed path.
Projected seed: 1Current first-round matchup: TBDTiebreaker vs. Memphis: Denver has clinchedTiebreaker vs. Sacramento: Season collection tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Denver leads season collection 2-0 with two to play
Memphis leads the No. 3 Kings by one within the loss column.
Projected seed: 2Current first-round matchup: vs. Timberwolves-Thunder play-in winnerTiebreaker vs. Denver: Nuggets have clinchedTiebreaker vs. Sacramento: Kings at present personal by way of convention reportTiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Grizzlies personal by way of division chief
3. Sacramento Kings (40-27)
Sacramento has an out of doors shot at catching Denver for the highest seed. They path the Nuggets by 4 within the loss column with 15 video games to play. One of these is head-to-head with the Nuggets, which can even resolve the season tiebreaker.
Projected seed: 3Current first-round matchup: vs. ClippersTiebreaker vs. Denver: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Memphis: Kings at present personal by way of convention win proportion Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Golden State: Warriors lead 2-1 with one to play
4. Phoenix Suns (37-32)
The Suns misplaced to Milwaukee on Tuesday and at the moment are only one sport up within the loss column on the No. 5 Warriors and No. 6 Clippers.
Projected seed: 4Current first-round matchup: vs. WarriorsTiebreaker vs. Memphis: Grizzlies personal by way of division chiefTiebreaker vs. Sacramento: Phoenix leads 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Golden State: Suns have clinched Tiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Suns lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Dallas: Suns at present personal by way of convention win proportionTiebreaker vs. Clippers: Suns lead 2-1 with one to play
5. Golden State Warriors (36-33)
The Warriors path the No. 4 Suns by an affective two video games as Phoenix has clinched the tiebreaker. Golden State is tied with the No. 6 Clippers with one head-to-head matchup remaining.
Projected seed: 6Current first-round matchup: at SunsTiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns have clinched Tiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Warriors lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Dallas: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Clippers: Warriors lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Pelicans lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Warriors clinched
6. Los Angeles Clippers (36-33)
The Clippers are tied within the loss column with the No. 5 Warriors with one matchup remaining. They path the No. 4 Suns by only one, with one head-to-head matchup remaining.
Projected seed: 5Current first-round matchup: at KingsTiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Golden State: Warriors lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Wolves clinched Tiebreaker vs. Dallas: Mavericks at present personal by way of convention reportTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Pelicans lead 1-0 with two to play
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Jazz clinchedTiebreaker vs. Lakers: Clippers clinched
Play-In Tournament
7. Minnesota Timberwolves (35-34)
Minnesota defeated Atlanta on Monday and is one sport up within the loss column on the 8-10 seeds.
Projected seed: 9Current first-round matchup: vs. Thunder (Play-in)Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Golden State: Warriors lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Dallas: Wolves clinched Tiebreaker vs. Clippers: Wolves clinchedTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Tied 1-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Wolves at present personal by way of division reportTiebreaker vs. Lakers: Wolves clinched
8. Oklahoma City Thunder (34-35)
The Thunder sit in a three-way tie with the No. 9 Mavericks and No. 10 Lakers. In tiebreaker situations that embody greater than two groups, the nod, so as, goes to the group with one of the best win proportion in all head-to-head matchups among the many groups concerned.
Projected seed: LotteryCurrent first-round matchup: at Timberwolves (Play-in)Tiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Pelicans clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: OKC leads 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Lakers: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Portland: OKC clinched
9. Dallas Mavericks (34-35)
See No. 8 Thunder part for a three-way tie breakdown.
Projected seed: 7Current first-round matchup: vs. Lakers (Play-in)Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns owns by way of convention win proportionTiebreaker vs. Golden State: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Wolves clinched Tiebreaker vs. Clippers: Dallas at present owns by way of convention reportTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Dallas leads 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Dallas leads 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Lakers: Dallas leads 2-1 with one to play
10. Los Angeles Lakers (34-35)
See No. 8 Thunder part for a three-way tie breakdown.
Projected seed: 8Current first-round matchup: at Mavericks (Play-in)Tiebreaker vs. Clippers: Clippers clinchedTiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Wolves clinchedTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Lakers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Jazz lead 2-0 with two to playTiebreaker vs. OKC: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Portland: Blazers at present personal by way of convention win proportion
Outside Looking In
11. Utah Jazz (33-36)
Utah misplaced a decent one in Miami on Monday and sits one loss out of a play-in spot.
Projected seed: LotteryTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Jazz Clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Lakers: Jazz lead 2-0 with two to playTiebreaker vs. OKC: Thunder lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Portland: Blazers lead 2-1 with one to play
12. New Orleans Pelicans (33-36)
SportsLine projections nonetheless have the Pelicans slipping into the play-in.
Projected seed: 10Tiebreaker vs. Golden State: Pelicans lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Dallas: Mavericks lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Utah: Jazz clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Lakers: Lakers clinchedTiebreaker vs. OKC: Pelicans clinchedTiebreaker vs. Portland: Pelicans clinched
The Blazers are fading, having misplaced seven of their final 10.
Projected seed: LotteryTiebreaker vs. Utah: Blazers lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Lakers: Blazers at present personal by way of convention win proportionTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Pelicans clinchedTiebreaker vs. OKC: Thunder clinched
