With the season reaching it's midpoint surely it can no longer be taboo to talk about playoffs. Especially since the race for spots #5-#8 is so ridiculously close.
So I'm going to go ahead and start this thread and keep the standings updated daily right through the end of the season. I'm going to focus on the 5 teams right in it right now. Minnesota has obviously broken free as a Top 4 team*, and Utah is falling back -- if they recover with Gobert I'll add them in, but for now I'm just going to update the 5 teams in the dogfight for 4 spots.
* Note as of 1/25 Minny has fallen back within shouting distance, so I added them to the list for the time being.
Team Record L10 (Home/Away) vs Pels
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MIN: 31-20 6-4 (19-6H 12-14A) vs 2-0
OKC: 28-20 7-3 (18-7H 10-13A) vs 0-1
NOP: 27-21 8-2 (14-9H 13-12A) vs N/A
POR: 26-22 6-4 (14-10H 12-12A) vs 1-2
DEN: 25-23 4-6 (18-6H 7-17A) vs 2-1*
LAC: 24-24 6-4 (14-11H 10-13A) vs 0-1
* season series is complete -- only 3 games vs. DEN this year
**Updated Through 1/25