{"id":324874,"date":"2023-04-04T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T09:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=324874"},"modified":"2023-04-04T11:29:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T09:29:00","slug":"nba-playoffs-western-conference-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nba-playoffs-western-conference-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Playoffs, Western Conference Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The drama is especially thick in the Western Conference as four teams sitting between fifth and eighth place in the standings all have 38 losses entering the final week of play. The No. 5 Clippers (41-38) and No. 6 Warriors (41-38) hold a half-game lead over the No. 7 Lakers (40-38) and No. 8 Pelicans (40-38).<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers (winners of six of their last seven games) and Pelicans (winners of seven of their last eight games) have both gotten hot at the right time as they have not only put themselves in a strong standing for the top two spots in the Play-In Tournament \u2014 they both have a two-game advantage in the loss column on No. 9 Minnesota and a three-game advantage over No. 10 OKC \u2013 but also are in position to challenge the Clippers and Warriors and rise out of the Play-In and into a guaranteed playoff berth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiebreaker Cheat Sheet:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>No. 5 LA Clippers (41-38)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Head-to-Head<\/strong>: 2-2 vs. Golden State; 3-0 vs. L.A. Lakers; 0-3 vs. New Orleans; 1-2 vs. Minnesota; 1-3 vs. OKC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Division Win%:<\/strong>\u00a07-7 (.500), 2 games left<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conference Win%:<\/strong>\u00a024-25 (.489), 3 games left<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remaining Schedule<\/strong>: Wednesday vs. L.A. Lakers; Saturday vs. Portland, Sunday at Phoenix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>No. 6 Golden State Warriors (41-38)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Head-to-Head<\/strong>: 2-2 vs LA Clippers; 1-3 vs. L.A. 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