Sacramento is eliminated from first place. To show that Sacramento is eliminated from first place, we start with the current conference standings: Team W L GL PCT GB Denver 57 25 0 0.695 0.0 Oklahoma City 57 25 0 0.695 0.0 Minnesota 56 26 0 0.683 1.0 LA Clippers 51 31 0 0.622 6.0 Dallas 50 32 0 0.610 7.0 New Orleans 49 33 0 0.598 8.0 Phoenix 49 33 0 0.598 8.0 LA Lakers 47 35 0 0.573 10.0 Golden State 46 36 0 0.561 11.0 Sacramento 46 36 0 0.561 11.0 Houston 41 41 0 0.500 16.0 Utah 31 51 0 0.378 26.0 Memphis 27 55 0 0.329 30.0 San Antonio 22 60 0 0.268 35.0 Portland 21 61 0 0.256 36.0 Total 650 580 0 Sacramento can finish the season with at most 46 + 0 = 46 wins and will finish the season behind the following teams: Denver has already won 57 games. Oklahoma City has already won 57 games. Minnesota has already won 56 games. LA Clippers has already won 51 games. Dallas has already won 50 games. New Orleans has already won 49 games. Phoenix has already won 49 games. LA Lakers has already won 47 games.