Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
And it all comes down to the Phoenix game. Win and the Jazz clinch a spot. Lose and Phoenix has the edge by virtue of owning the tiebreaker. And Phoenix and Utah likely win their remaining games (Utah vs. Portland and Phoenix at home against a SA team likely resting key players).
Here are the conference standings as of 4/23 of the teams having a shot at the playoffs:
[TABLE="class: data"]
[TR="class: title"]
[TD="colspan: 11"]Western Conference
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: label"]
[TD]Team
[/TD]
[TD]W
[/TD]
[TD]L
[/TD]
[TD]Pct.
[/TD]
[TD]GB
[/TD]
[TD]Home
[/TD]
[TD]Road
[/TD]
[TD]Conf
[/TD]
[TD]Div
[/TD]
[TD]Strk
[/TD]
[TD]L10
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row2"]
[TD="align: left"]xy-San Antonio
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]48
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]16
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.750
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]28 - 5
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]20 - 11
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]33 - 13
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12 - 4
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]W8
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8-2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row1"]
[TD="align: left"]xy-Oklahoma City
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]46
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.719
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]25 - 6
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]21 - 12
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]33 - 13
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10 - 2
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]L1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6-4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row2"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]x-L.A. Lakers
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]41
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.631
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7½
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]26 - 7
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15 - 17
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]32 - 15
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9 - 4
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]W1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6-4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row1"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]x-L.A. Clippers
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]40
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.625
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24 - 9
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]16 - 15
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]29 - 19
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7 - 7
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]W1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8-2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row2"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]x-Memphis
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]40
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]25
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.615
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8½
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]25 - 7
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15 - 18
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]26 - 22
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7 - 8
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]W5
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8-2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row1"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]x-Denver
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]36
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]28
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.562
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]20 - 13
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]16 - 15
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]20 - 26
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4 - 7
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]W2
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7-3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row2"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]x-Dallas
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]36
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]29
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.554
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12½
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]23 - 10
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]13 - 19
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]26 - 22
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8 - 5
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]L1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5-5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row1"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]Utah
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]34
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]30
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.531
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]23 - 8
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]11 - 22
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]23 - 23
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8 - 4
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]W3
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6-4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row2"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]Phoenix
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]33
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]31
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.516
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]19 - 13
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14 - 18
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]23 - 23
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9 - 5
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]L1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5-5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Here are the conference standings as of 4/23 of the teams having a shot at the playoffs:
[TABLE="class: data"]
[TR="class: title"]
[TD="colspan: 11"]Western Conference
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: label"]
[TD]Team
[/TD]
[TD]W
[/TD]
[TD]L
[/TD]
[TD]Pct.
[/TD]
[TD]GB
[/TD]
[TD]Home
[/TD]
[TD]Road
[/TD]
[TD]Conf
[/TD]
[TD]Div
[/TD]
[TD]Strk
[/TD]
[TD]L10
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row2"]
[TD="align: left"]xy-San Antonio
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]48
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]16
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.750
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]28 - 5
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]20 - 11
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]33 - 13
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12 - 4
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]W8
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8-2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row1"]
[TD="align: left"]xy-Oklahoma City
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]46
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.719
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]25 - 6
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]21 - 12
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]33 - 13
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10 - 2
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]L1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6-4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row2"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]x-L.A. Lakers
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]41
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.631
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7½
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]26 - 7
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15 - 17
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]32 - 15
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9 - 4
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]W1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6-4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row1"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]x-L.A. Clippers
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]40
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.625
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]24 - 9
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]16 - 15
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]29 - 19
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7 - 7
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]W1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8-2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row2"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]x-Memphis
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]40
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]25
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.615
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8½
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]25 - 7
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15 - 18
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]26 - 22
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7 - 8
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]W5
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8-2
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row1"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]x-Denver
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]36
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]28
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.562
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]20 - 13
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]16 - 15
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]20 - 26
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4 - 7
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]W2
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7-3
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row2"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]x-Dallas
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]36
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]29
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.554
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12½
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]23 - 10
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]13 - 19
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]26 - 22
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8 - 5
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]L1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5-5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row1"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]Utah
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]34
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]30
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.531
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]23 - 8
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]11 - 22
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]23 - 23
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8 - 4
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]W3
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6-4
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: row2"]
[TD="width: 22%, align: left"]Phoenix
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]33
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]31
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0.516
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]19 - 13
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14 - 18
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]23 - 23
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9 - 5
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]L1
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5-5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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