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The Clippers withstood a 50-point barrage from Stephen Curry on Wednesday to defeat the Warriors and leap into the West’s No. 5 Seed. Golden State fell to No. 6.
The Lakers did not play Anthony Davis on a back-to-back and it value them a loss to the Rockets, leaving L.A. tied within the loss column with No. 11 Utah and No. 12 New Orleans.
Below is a complete snapshot of the place issues stand within the Western Conference playoff and play-in races getting into play on Thursday. 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 match 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 information engineer Stephen Oh, simulates your complete season 10,000 occasions to supply essentially the most unbiased and exact projections conceivable.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
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 playProjected 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 playProjected 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
4. Phoenix Suns (37-32)
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. Los Angeles Clippers (37-33)
Projected seed: 5Current first-round matchup: at KingsTiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns lead 2-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Golden State: Clippers lead by way of division win proportionTiebreaker 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
6. Golden State Warriors (36-34)
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: Clippers lead by way of division win proportionTiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Pelicans lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Warriors clinched
Play-In Tournament
7. Minnesota Timberwolves (35-35)
Projected seed: 8Current first-round matchup: vs. Mavericks (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. Dallas Mavericks (35-35)
Projected seed: 9Current first-round matchup: at Timberwolves (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 playProjected seed: 10Current first-round matchup: vs. Lakers (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
10. Los Angeles Lakers (34-36)
Projected seed: 7Current first-round matchup: at Thunder (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)
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)
Projected seed: LotteryTiebreaker 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 clinchedProjected 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
