The Race for the Western Conference Playoffs Heats Up in February

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00:00Western Conference play in tournament DRS the records of teams trying to battle for a play-in spot out west a

00:07lot better than those we will compare them to in the Eastern Conference on the other side of

00:13The break but here's where it stands right now a reminder play in tournament

00:17spots seven through ten in those Western Conference standings the T Wolves the Mavs the Kings and

00:24The Warriors right now at the all-star break Golden State and Sacramento those Northern California rivals same exact record

00:3228 and 27 both teams a game and a half in front of Phoenix

00:37The Suns trying to battle for that tenth and last spot into the Western Conference play in tournament the T Wolves and the Mavericks

00:45Separated by just a game Dallas a game and a half in front of either the Kings or the Dubs

00:51For that distinction and again the format seven plays eight nine plays ten the winner of seven eight

00:58They're in as the seven seed the loser of that game plays the winner of the 910 matchup

01:04Whoever wins that one will be the eighth in final team in the true Western Conference

01:09Postseason Donnie you see the records you see the odds play in odds on the right play off odds on the left

01:17How do you make sense of it?

01:19I'll tell you what is interesting. We're gonna get to the Eastern Conference in just a moment the Western Conference

01:24So even though it is a runaway up top

01:26Let you say with OKC an eight game lead over the second place team right now currently would be the Memphis Grizzlies

01:31Seven eight nine ten and eleven that is intriguing stuff because if you get that cut off the Clippers

01:36We figured they're going to be in but they're only one game out of falling back into the playoff spot

01:40The Timberwolves have a lot of talent the basketball team the Dallas Mavericks if they get 80 back sooner than later

01:45It's no formidable opponent to make the playoffs at least a playing around the Kings have a lot of talent

01:49Then there's the veteran laden Golden State Warriors and just off the cuff

01:52We take a look at the Phoenix Suns and also the San Antonio Spurs

01:56So we're gonna have a fun ride between let's just say seven and that 12 spot the rest of the way we go

02:00But if you're saying Donnie who can make it in here who's a lock obviously looking at some of those playoff price with the T

02:05Wolves the expectations coming into the season even though they traded call Anthony Towns or Julius Randall still extremely high

02:11I do think they get in so they benefit from that minus 550 price point, but for me the Dallas Mavericks

02:17I don't know what 80 is coming back and also how healthy is it gonna be when he comes back?

02:20He's just gonna get injured once again because understand this when they made the trade for Luka Donchik

02:24It was Donchik that was on the injured reserve technically at that point waiting to come back in but Anthony Davis still battling that abdominal

02:31Injury, which again made it worse once he got there after a monster half

02:34But for me, I I don't want to give up on the Phoenix Suns

02:38You see the price points there plus 410 plus 130 like I understand how bad they are

02:43But you're just looking for flyers at the price points as we like to say, but it's handicappers

02:47It's not plus 100 for everybody get into the playoffs, but that number here if they can get it together with that talent

02:53Why can't they be the Kings Mavericks T Wolves or let's just say Golden State Wars enough to get into that top 10 and then?

02:59Win a game or two once they're there on full rest if they're healthy with Kevin Durant Bradley Beal and Booker

03:05Like so when I look at that, I still can't quit the Phoenix Suns when I see those price points