This is how the battle to avoid the play-in looks in the Western Conference

There are only thirteen games left in the regular season in the NBA and there are still many uncertainties to resolve, especially in the Western Conference. The prevailing equality among high-level teams with everything needed to succeed means that some of them will have to end up in the play-in tournament, so a fierce battle is expected until the end of the season.

While it's true that the Grizzlies, Rockets, Nuggets, and Lakers seem to be a step ahead of the rest of their competitors and have a lot of ground covered to secure their place in the postseason, none of them can afford to relax either, as the Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Los Angeles Clippers show a clear upward trend and appear poised to accumulate many victories in this final stretch of the season. They urgently need these wins as two of them seem destined to go through the play-in tournament to fight for their spot in the playoffs.

- Minnesota Timberwolves have the easiest schedule among the involved teams, while the Clippers have the toughest

Furthermore, this year it seems crucial not to enter as the eighth seed, which would imply facing the unstoppable Thunder in the first round. Of all the involved teams, the Clippers have the most challenging schedule, while the Timberwolves rank as the third team in the entire NBA with a more manageable schedule until the end of the campaign. In between, there are the confident Warriors who will seek to secure their playoff spot and climb in the standings, considering that the Lakers, Nuggets, and Grizzlies are among the top 10 teams with the toughest schedules until the end of the season.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Así está la lucha por evitar el play-in en la Conferencia Oeste