NBA Western Conference playoff picture: Kings one win from clinching a spot; Suns climb back to No. 4

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The Phoenix Suns jumped back into the No. 4 seed with a home win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. Phoenix is one game up in the loss column on the No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers with one matchup left, and an effective two up on No. 6 Golden State Warriors with the tiebreaker clinched. 

Below is a comprehensive snapshot of where things stand in the Western Conference playoff and play-in races entering play on Sunday This post will update daily throughout the remainder of the regular season or until all seeds are clinched. 

Reminder on how the play-in tournament works: No. 7 plays No. 8 and No. 9 plays No. 10. The winner of the 7-8 game gets the No. 7 seed, while the loser plays the winner of the 9-10 game for the  No. 8 seed. 

READ: Eastern Conference playoff picture

NOTE: Our SportsLine model, developed by predictive data engineer Stephen Oh, simulates the entire season 10,000 times to produce the most unbiased and precise projections imaginable.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Clinched top-three seedProjected seed: 1Current first-round matchup: TBDTiebreaker vs. Memphis: Nuggets have clinchedTiebreaker vs. Sacramento: Season series tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Nuggets lead season series 2-0 with two to playClinched top-four seedProjected seed: 2Current first-round matchup: vs. Timberwolves-Lakers play-in winnerTiebreaker vs. Denver: Nuggets have clinchedTiebreaker vs. Sacramento: Kings currently own via conference recordTiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Grizzlies own via division leaderProjected seed: 3Current first-round matchup: vs. WarriorsTiebreaker vs. Denver: Tied 1-1 with one to playTiebreaker vs. Memphis: Kings currently own via conference win percentage Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Kings own via division leaderTiebreaker vs. Golden State: Warriors lead 2-1…


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Publish date : 2023-03-26 07:15:59

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