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 Oklahoma City 53 15 14 0.779 0.0 San Antonio 50 18 14 0.735 3.0 LA Lakers 43 25 14 0.632 10.0 Houston 41 26 15 0.612 11.5 Denver 41 27 14 0.603 12.0 Minnesota 41 27 14 0.603 12.0 Phoenix 39 29 14 0.574 14.0 LA Clippers 34 34 14 0.500 19.0 Golden State 33 35 14 0.485 20.0 Portland 33 36 13 0.478 20.5 Memphis 23 44 15 0.343 29.5 Dallas 23 46 13 0.333 30.5 New Orleans 23 46 13 0.333 30.5 Utah 20 48 14 0.294 33.0 Sacramento 18 51 13 0.261 35.5 Total 515 507 208 Sacramento can finish the season with at most 18 + 13 = 31 wins and will finish the season behind the following teams: Oklahoma City has already won 53 games. San Antonio has already won 50 games. LA Lakers has already won 43 games. Houston has already won 41 games. Denver has already won 41 games. Minnesota has already won 41 games. Phoenix has already won 39 games. LA Clippers has already won 34 games. Golden State has already won 33 games. Portland has already won 33 games.