NBA playoff picture: Clippers fall behind Grizzlies; Lakers, Jazz, Mavericks all win

Grizzlies edge closer to homecourt advantage and the race for eighth in the West remains tight.

Mar 31, 2013, 12:43 PM UTC

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With a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Saturday and a loss by the Los Angeles Clippers to the Houston Rockets, the Memphis Grizzlies moved a half game in front of the Clippers in the Western Conference standings.

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The positioning between the two teams is significant for homecourt advantage purposes because they’re currently fourth and fifth respectively in the West, meaning they’d meet in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

The race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West also remains competitive. The Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks all won Saturday. Utah and Los Angeles remain tied in the standings and the Mavs are just 1.5 games behind both teams.

Here are the complete Western Conference standings:

WESTERN CONFERENCE	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	CONF	DIV	STREAK	L10
1 x-San Antonio	55	17	0.764	-	32-4	23-13	32-13	12-3	W2	7-3
2 x-Oklahoma City	54	20	0.730	2	32-5	22-15	34-13	8-6	W1	7-3
3 x-Denver	50	24	0.676	6	33-3	17-21	32-13	9-5	W1	8-2
4 x-L.A. Clippers	49	25	0.662	7	28-8	21-17	28-17	8-5	L2	5-5
5 x-Memphis	49	24	0.671	6½	29-8	20-16	28-16	7-6	W2	5-5
6 Golden St.	42	32	0.568	14	25-11	17-21	23-21	8-6	W1	7-3
7 Houston	40	33	0.548	15½	26-11	14-22	20-24	6-9	W1	6-4
8 L.A. Lakers	38	36	0.514	18	23-12	15-24	21-23	7-7	W1	5-5

Utah	38	36	0.514	18	27-9	11-27	21-23	6-5	W4	5-5
Dallas	36	37	0.493	19½	22-15	14-22	19-24	5-8	W1	6-4
Portland	33	40	0.452	22½	22-13	11-27	18-25	6-7	L4	4-6
Sacramento	27	47	0.365	29	19-17	8-30	13-31	7-8	L1	5-5
Minnesota	26	46	0.361	29	17-19	9-27	15-31	4-10	L1	4-6
New Orleans	25	48	0.342	30½	15-23	10-25	14-30	5-9	L2	4-6
Phoenix	23	51	0.311	33	16-22	7-29	15-29	5-9	L6	1-9