Western Playoff ChancesNo up, no down Explain (show) First Round OpponentsInspired by James Mirtle, who made charts like this by hand. | San Antonio | Oklahoma City | LA Lakers | Memphis | LA Clippers | Denver | Dallas | Utah | | | San Antonio | | | | | | | | Yes | | Oklahoma City | | | | | | No | Yes | | | LA Lakers | | | | | | Yes | No | | | Memphis | | | | | Yes | | | | | LA Clippers | | | | Yes | | | | | | Denver | | No | Yes | | | | | | | Dallas | | Yes | No | | | | | | | Utah | Yes | | | | | | | | |
Big GamesGames with the biggest impact on the Western. Explain (show) | | Tuesday | | Utah 100 Phoenix 88 | | | 100.0 | Chance in playoffs | 100.0 | Average seed | 100.0 | Win title | | San Antonio | | | | | -0.3 | | | Oklahoma City | | | | | 0.2 | | | Denver | | | -0.1 | | | | | Utah | Yes | | 0.4 | | | | | Phoenix | No | | -0.4 | | | | | | Atlanta 109 LA Clippers 102 | | | 100.0 | Chance in playoffs | 100.0 | Average seed | 100.0 | Win title | | LA Lakers | | | 0.0 | | | | | Memphis | | | 0.1 | | | | | LA Clippers | | | -0.2 | | | | | | Boston 78 Miami 66 | | | 100.0 | Chance in playoffs | 100.0 | Average seed | 100.0 | Win title | | Oklahoma City | | | | | 0.2 | | | | Oklahoma City 118 Sacramento 110 | | | 100.0 | Chance in playoffs | 100.0 | Average seed | 100.0 | Win title | | Oklahoma City | | | | | 0.0 | | |
| | Wednesday | | Oklahoma City 101 Denver 106 | | | 100.0 | Chance in playoffs | 100.0 | Average seed | 100.0 | Win title | | San Antonio | | | | | 0.4 | | | Oklahoma City | | | | | -0.7 | | | Denver | | | 0.6 | | | | | Dallas | | | -0.3 | | | | | Utah | | | -0.2 | | | | | | New York 99 LA Clippers 93 | | | 100.0 | Chance in playoffs | 100.0 | Average seed | 100.0 | Win title | | San Antonio | | | | | 0.2 | | | Memphis | | | 0.2 | | | | | LA Clippers | | | -0.2 | | | | | | Indiana 87 Chicago 92 | | | 100.0 | Chance in playoffs | 100.0 | Average seed | 100.0 | Win title | | San Antonio | | | | | -0.3 | | |
| | Thursday | | Memphis 88 Orlando 76 | | | 100.0 | Chance in playoffs | 100.0 | Average seed | 100.0 | Win title | | Memphis | | | 0.4 | | | | | LA Clippers | | | -0.4 | | | | | | Atlanta 106 Dallas 89 | | | 100.0 | Chance in playoffs | 100.0 | Average seed | 100.0 | Win title | | Denver | | | 0.2 | | | | | Dallas | | | -0.2 | | | | | | Minnesota 102 Denver 131 | | | 100.0 | Chance in playoffs | 100.0 | Average seed | 100.0 | Win title | | Denver | | | 0.2 | | | | | Dallas | | | -0.2 | | | | | | Washington 104 Miami 70 | | | 100.0 | Chance in playoffs | 100.0 | Average seed | 100.0 | Win title | | Oklahoma City | | | | | 0.6 | | | | Chicago 107 Cleveland 75 | | | 100.0 | Chance in playoffs | 100.0 | Average seed | 100.0 | Win title | | San Antonio | | | | | -0.1 | | |
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