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The Mavericks did the Clippers a huge favor last night, besting the Thunder in overtime on TNT to give OKC their 19th loss of the season, moving them within two losses of Los Angeles.
My apologies that this thread was not up earlier at it's usual time, but I just got home for the first time all day.
Here are the standings as of the start of tonight's games:
| Seed | Team | Record | Games Remaining |
| 1 | San Antonio Spurs | 54-16 | 12 |
| 2 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 52-19 | 11 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Clippers | 50-21 | 11 |
| 4 | Houston Rockets | 48-22 | 12 |
| 5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 45-27 | 10 |
| 6 | Golden State Warriors | 44-27 | 11 |
| 7 | Memphis Grizzlies | 42-28 | 12 |
| 8 | Dallas Mavericks | 43-29 | 10 |
| - | Phoenix Suns | 42-29 | 11 |
Tonight's games involving potential Western Conference playoff teams:
Suns: @ Wizards, 4:00 PST
Clippers: @ Pelicans, 5:00 PST
Spurs: vs. Nuggets, 5:30 PST
Grizzlies: @ Jazz, 7:30 PST