Six teams in the playoffs locked in Western

On April 1, Western Conference battle into the closing stages, with the pioneer home victory over the Knicks, while the Grizzlies earlier in overtime edged the Mavericks, Trail Blazers officially locked the western eight seats, two consecutive In the playoffs.

Up to now, six teams have been locked up the Western Conference of the seats, followed by the Lakers, Mavericks, Jazz, Suns, Nuggets and Trail Blazers. The remaining two seats by the Thunder, San Antonio, Memphis and Houston of the four teams competing, in theory, ninth and tenth of the Grizzlies and the Rockets into the playoffs still hope, of course, the premise is a miracle .

Rocket theory does not leave the playoffs, they still hope to catch up with the Spurs. If the remaining games while the Rockets victory all defeat the Spurs, two teams with 45 wins the case, the first comparison between the two sides 2-2 record level, and then comparing the two sides in the Southwest region tournament record, the result of 9 wins with 6 negative (currently Houston 8 wins 6 on the Hornets left a negative), then the team record for comparison with the West, the Rockets 30 win over the Spurs on 22 negative. Of course, the remaining 8 games all the Spurs defeated the Rockets victory but the possibility is almost zero.

It is worth mentioning that the western Thunder currently ranked sixth, seventh pioneers, but now Pioneer has locked up a playoff spot, the higher ranked Thunder Why not locked? The reason for a possible spoiler in the Grizzlies who were. Thunder and Portland with 46 wins, ranked Thunder game in front. Grizzlies victory if the remaining games, while Portland lost all 46 teams are winning, comparison between the two sides level 2-2 record, and then compared with the western team record, Portland is now 29 wins 16 losses, even if the remaining Grizzlies race victory, could only reach 26 wins 26 negative, so they have no hope beyond the pioneers.

But Thunder is not the same, they keep up this season, the Grizzlies play three games total, the two sides have played two games 1-1, but have to wait until the last race the last day of the regular season. If the thunder and the Grizzlies finally won with 46, then the Grizzlies will battle each other with advantages beyond the Thunder (provided that the remaining screenings Grizzlies victory and defeat all the thunder). If it is really by chance, the Grizzlies have been straight wins Thunder, that ownership of the western end of a playoff places, will wait until the last day of the regular season on April 15, the Thunder (home) and the Grizzlies face to face to resolve.