Snapshot 3/29

from cbssports.com

The Golden State Warriors rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit for a 120-109 victory over the Pelicans on Tuesday, which may have saved their season.

With the win, the Warriors vault back into the No. 6 seed, but they are still tied in the loss column with the No. 7 Timberwolves in what could end up being a complicated tiebreaker scenario with the head-to-head series tied 2-2 and the conference records virtually identical at this juncture.

The same is now true of the Warriors/Pelicans tiebreaker: 2-2 head to head, virtually identical conference records with the Warriors at 27-21 and the Pelicans at 26-22. If the case of a tie between two non-division winners who share the same conference win percentage with an evenly split season series, record against all playoff teams would be the next tiebreaker.

Below is a comprehensive snapshot of where things stand in the Western Conference playoff and play-in races entering play on Wednesday. This post will update daily throughout the remainder of the regular season or until all seeds are clinched.

Reminder on how the play-in tournament works: No. 7 plays No. 8 and No. 9 plays No. 10. The winner of the 7-8 game gets the No. 7 seed, while the loser plays the winner of the 9-10 game for the No. 8 seed.

WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Denver Nuggets (51-24)
Clinched top-three seed
Projected seed: 1
Current first-round matchup: TBD
Tiebreaker vs. Memphis: Nuggets have clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Sacramento: Season series tied 1-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Nuggets lead season series 2-0 with two to play

2. Memphis Grizzlies (48-27)
Clinched top-three seed
Projected seed: 2
Current first-round matchup: vs. Timberwolves-Pelicans play-in winner
Tiebreaker vs. Denver: Nuggets have clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Sacramento: Kings currently own via conference record
Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Grizzlies own via division leader

3. Sacramento Kings (45-30)
Projected seed: 3
Current first-round matchup: vs. Warriors
Tiebreaker vs. Denver: Tied 1-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Memphis: Kings currently own via conference win percentage
Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Kings own via division leader
Tiebreaker vs. Golden State: Warriors lead 2-1 with one to play

4. Phoenix Suns (40-35)
Projected seed: 4
Current first-round matchup: vs. Clippers
Tiebreaker vs. Memphis: Grizzlies own via division leader
Tiebreaker vs. Sacramento: Kings own via division leader
Tiebreaker vs. Golden State: Suns have clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Suns lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Dallas: Suns currently own via conference win percentage
Tiebreaker vs. Clippers: Suns lead 2-1 with one to play

5. Los Angeles Clippers (40-36)
Projected seed: 6
Current first-round matchup: at Suns
Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Golden State: Clippers lead via division win percentage
Tiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Wolves clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Dallas: Mavericks currently own via conference record
Tiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Pelicans lead 1-0 with two to play
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Jazz clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Lakers: Clippers clinched

6. Golden State Warriors (40-37)
Projected seed: 5
Current first-round matchup: at Kings
Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns have clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Wolves currently lead via conference win percentage
Tiebreaker vs. Dallas: Warriors clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Clippers: Clippers lead via division win percentage
Tiebreaker vs. Thunder: Warriors lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Lakers: Lakers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Warriors lead via conference win percentage
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Warriors clinched
Play-In Tournament

7. Minnesota Timberwolves (39-37)
Projected seed: 10
Current first-round matchup: vs. Pelicans (play-in)
Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Golden State: Wolves currently lead via conference win percentage
Tiebreaker vs. Dallas: Wolves clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Clippers: Wolves clinched
Tiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Tied 1-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Wolves currently own via division record
Tiebreaker vs. Lakers: Wolves clinched

8. New Orleans Pelicans (38-38)
Projected seed: Lottery
Current first-round matchup: at Timberwolves (play-in)
Tiebreaker vs. Golden State: Warriors lead via conference win percentage
Tiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Tied 1-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Dallas: Mavericks lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Jazz clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Lakers: Lakers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. OKC: Pelicans clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Portland: Pelicans clinched

9. Los Angeles Lakers (37-38)
Projected seed: 10
Current first-round matchup: vs. Thunder (play-in)
Tiebreaker vs. Clippers: Clippers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Warriors: Lakers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Wolves clinched
Tiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Lakers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Jazz lead 2-0 with two to play
Tiebreaker vs. OKC: Lakers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Portland: Blazers currently own via conference win percentage

10. Oklahoma City Thunder (37-39)
Projected seed: 9
Current first-round matchup: at Lakers (play-in)
Tiebreaker vs. Warriors: Golden State leads 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Dallas: OKC clinched
Tiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Pelicans clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: OKC leads 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Lakers: Lakers clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Portland: OKC clinched
Outside Looking In

11. Dallas Mavericks (37-39)
Projected seed: 8
Tiebreaker vs. Oklahoma City: OKC clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Phoenix: Suns owns via conference win percentage
Tiebreaker vs. Golden State: Warriors clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Timberwolves: Wolves clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Clippers: Dallas currently owns via conference record
Tiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Dallas leads 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Utah: Dallas leads 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Lakers: Mavericks clinched

12. Utah Jazz (35-40)
Projected seed: Lottery
Tiebreaker vs. New Orleans: Jazz clinched
Tiebreaker vs. Lakers: Jazz lead 2-0 with two to play
Tiebreaker vs. OKC: Thunder lead 2-1 with one to play
Tiebreaker vs. Portland: Blazers lead 2-1 with one to play