#Nba west standings series#

Two-time MVP (2020-22) Nikola Jokic won the NBA Finals Bill Russell MVP Award. In fact, it was the first time the winning team did not score at least 100 since the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals by the near-identical count of 93-89.

#Nba west standings series#

It was the first time this series that the winning team failed to score 100. The teams looked tight early, and Denver opened 1 of 17 from deep. The Miami Heat were seeking to become the first No. The Nuggets' 94-89 win was the first NBA title in 47 years of existence.

In winning their first title, Denver ends years of recent frustration in not being able to reach the mountain top. there’s still so much we don’t know, but if you had to bet money on where the Warriors will end up, the sixth seed is most likely.The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA championship in the most psychical game of this year's five-game series. Minnesota finishes with a road game on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs, and a home game against the Pelicans on Sunday. The Wolves need to win out and have the Warriors lose out. If Minnesota loses a game, the Dubs will finish ahead. The situation between the Warriors and Wolves is simple: if Golden State wins another game, they’ll finish ahead of Minny. Their final two games are home against the New York Knicks on Friday, and on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Any scenario that leaves the Warriors and Pelicans tied will result in NOLA winning the tiebreaker. If the Dubs lose out, New Orleans can split their games. If the Warriors go 1-1, the Pelicans can catch up by going 2-0. Like the Lakers, New Orleans can only catch up to the Warriors if Golden State slips up. NOLA eked out an important overtime win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. They’re at home the rest of the way: Friday against the Suns and Sunday against the Utah Jazz. If the Dubs split their final two games, Los Angeles could surpass them by winning their final two. The Lakers are keeping the pressure on Golden State because they own the tiebreaker.

The Lakers lost to the Clippers on Wednesday, which kept them in the play-in tournament (they would have moved up to the fifth seed if they had won). which is probably preferable to facing the Suns, which the Warriors would do if they moved up a seed. If they can avoid the play-in tournament that would be wonderful, and it would set up a likely date with the Sacramento Kings. The sixth seed definitely feels like the most likely destination for the Dubs, and they’ll be happy with that. Their final games are Saturday at home against the Portland Trail Blazers, and Sunday on the road against the Phoenix Suns. If they lose a game, it opens the door for the Warriors. If they win their final two games, they’ll be the fifth seed. The team’s have the same record, but LA has the tiebreaker. With a win over their fellow LA team on Wednesday, the Clippers swapped places in the standings with the Warriors. The Warriors can still finish as high as the fifth seed, or as low as the ninth seed. The Golden State Warriors didn’t play yesterday, but they still fell a spot in the standings, which was guaranteed regardless of what happened in the rest of the league’s games. We’re one day closer to the end of the 2022-23 NBA regular season, which wraps up on Sunday.