With just six days left in the regular season, we are seeing a truly unprecedented race for playoff seeding in the Western Conference. Six teams — the Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, LA Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies — are battling over four automatic playoff spots.
Two games separate the third-seeded Lakers (48-30) from the eighth-seeded Grizzlies (46-32), while just a half game separates the fourth-seeded Nuggets from Memphis in eighth. The Clippers, Warriors, Timberwolves and Grizzlies all have identical records with just four games remaining, so it’s set to be an action-packed week.
On the latest episode of “The Athletic NBA Daily”, Dave DuFour was joined by RealGM’s Wes Goldberg to discuss which teams seeded third through eighth in the West need to avoid the Play-In Tournament the most, and whether the Grizzlies could potentially be knocked out of playoff contention altogether if they dropped into the Play-In.
Watch the full episode of “NBA Daily” below or on the YouTube channel, or via the “NBA Daily” podcast feed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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