On April 8, Beijing time, with the Minnesota Timberwolves defeating the San Antonio Spurs, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies. As a result, in the West, the play-offs against both sides have been decided.
In the Western Conference Playoffs, the seventh-place Timberwolves will play against the eighth-placed Clippers (timberwolves home), while the ninth-place Pelicans will play against the tenth-place Spurs.
It is worth mentioning that the Pelicans and Spurs have not finally decided whose home game it is, after all, the Spurs are currently 2 wins behind the Pelicans, and with both teams still having two games to play, if the Last Two Pelicans lose all to the Spurs, the two teams will have a tie. However, with spurs winning 3-0 against the Pelicans this season, the Spurs will be ahead of the Pelicans and have home-court advantage.
Currently, the Nuggets locked up the last Western Conference playoff spot in a big win over the Grizzlies, while the Timberwolves fell into the playoffs, however, in the playoffs, the Timberwolves' record is extremely prominent, the team leads the Clippers by 5.5 wins, the Pelicans by 9.5 wins, and the Spurs by 11.5 wins.
As a result, the Timberwolves appear to be the only player in the playoffs. However, for the Timberwolves, the regular season record will not have much impact on the playoffs, and if the Timberwolves want to enter the playoffs, they must take the Clippers to be able to directly lock in the playoffs. Otherwise, they will have to fight another battle against the winners of the ninth and tenth places.