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Nothing surprising happened last night, but there is some good news. The Thunder and Spurs are still fighting each other for the 1 seed and home court advantage through the Western Conference Finals. Why is this good? The Suns and Nuggets have a game remaining against the Spurs and Thunder, respectively. This means there is less of a chance of star players being rested, which could help the Jazz.
The Standings and a short WYWS, after the jump.
The Standings:
Western Conference - While You Were Sleeping | ||||||||
Seed | Team | Game | Result | W | L | % | GB | |
1 | x | San Antonio Spurs | LAL | W | 46 | 16 | 74.2% | -- |
1 | x | Oklahoma City Thunder | @SAC | W | 46 | 17 | 73.0% | 0.5 |
3 | x | Los Angeles Lakers | @SAS | L | 40 | 24 | 62.5% | 7 |
4 | x | Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 24 | 61.9% | 7.5 | ||
5 | x | Memphis Grizzlies | 37 | 25 | 59.7% | 8.5 | ||
6 | x | Dallas Mavericks | GSW | W | 36 | 28 | 56.3% | 11 |
7 | Denver Nuggets | 34 | 28 | 54.8% | 12 | |||
9 | Phoenix Suns | 33 | 30 | 52.4% | 13.5 | |||
8 | Utah Jazz | 33 | 30 | 52.4% | 13.5 | |||
10 | Houston Rockets | 32 | 31 | 50.8% | 14.5 | |||
11 | o | Portland Trail Blazers | 28 | 35 | 44.4% | 18.5 | ||
12 | o | Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 38 | 40.6% | 21 | ||
13 | o | Golden State Warriors | @DAL | L | 22 | 40 | 35.5% | 24 |
14 | o | Sacramento Kings | OKC | L | 20 | 43 | 31.7% | 26.5 |
15 | o | New Orleans Hornets | 20 | 43 | 31.7% | 26.5 | ||
x- clinched | ||||||||
o- eliminated |
While you were sleeping:
The 'Meh':
- Lakers 97 - Spurs 121: The Return of Kobe game. How'd that work out?
- Thunder 103 - Kings 92: The Kings are out-tanking the Hornets
The Bad:
- Warriors 94 - Mavs 104: Double bad for the Jazz. Especially with the Cavs beating the Knicks.
Tonight's Important Games:
- Nuggets @ Suns: Early game on ESPN. Pay attention to this one.
- Mavs @ Bulls: Bulls trying to hold off the Heat for the 1 seed.
- Warriors @ Rockets: Auto win for the Rockets
- Magic @ Jazz: Look for Amar's preview this afternoon.
The Remaining Schedules: