Stacking the West: The clear favorite, playoff hopefuls and lottery-bound teams

The midpoint of the NBA's regular season has arrived, which is a good time to check the state of the Western Conference playoff race.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have separated themselves from everyone else in the West, taking a 6½-game lead in the standings. The next 11 teams are separated by just seven games total. A gap has opened among the handful of teams battling for home-court advantage with a clear path to the Western Conference finals while the rest are hoping to avoid the play-in tournament.

Relation NBA Schedule
2025-05-05 星期一

Tigre

05:00 Argentina, Liga Profesional - Apertura, Round 16

Foresee

05:00

Boca Juniors

Vasco da Gama

06:00 Brazil, Copa do Brasil - 3rd Stage

Foresee

06:00

Operário-PR

Fortaleza

06:00 Brazil, Copa do Brasil - 3rd Stage

Foresee

06:00

Retrô FC

Athletico Paranaense

06:30 Brazil, Copa do Brasil - 3rd Stage

Foresee

06:30

Brusque

Aparecidense

06:30 Brazil, Copa do Brasil - 3rd Stage

Foresee

06:30

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