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2022 NBA playoff picture: Lakers starting to look lottery bound; Warriors jump back into No. 3 seed

2022 NBA playoff picture: Lakers starting to look lottery bound; Warriors jump back into No. 3 seed

The Mavericks laid an egg in a 32-point loss to the Wizards on Friday, and for the moment they have fallen back below the Warriors into the West’s No. 4 seed. 

Also in the West, the Lakers’ play-in hopes took a massive hit with a loss to the Pelicans on Friday. Los Angeles now trails the No. 10 Spurs by an effective two games (Spurs have clinched the tiebreaker via conference record) with five games left each. 

In the East, Miami strengthened its grip on the No. 1 seed with Milwaukee’s loss to the Clippers. Miami now leads the Bucks by one game and currently owns the tiebreaker via a slightly better conference record, making that lead effectively two games with five to play. 

We’re going to be keeping close tabs on the playoff race with daily updates the rest of the way. Below is where things stand entering play on Saturday, April 2.

NOTE: Our SportsLine model, developed by predictive data engineer Stephen Oh, simulates the entire season 10,000 times and is constantly updating to reflect changing circumstances to produce the most unbiased and precise projections imaginable

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

Phoenix has clinched the No. 1 overall seed. 

Current first-round matchup: TBD…

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