Utah is eliminated from first place.

To show that Utah is eliminated from first place, we start with the current conference standings:
            Team	W	L	GL	PCT	GB
   Oklahoma City	52	15	15	0.776	0.0
     San Antonio	49	18	15	0.731	3.0
       LA Lakers	42	25	15	0.627	10.0
         Houston	41	25	16	0.621	10.5
       Minnesota	41	26	15	0.612	11.0
          Denver	41	27	14	0.603	11.5
         Phoenix	39	28	15	0.582	13.0
     LA Clippers	34	33	15	0.507	18.0
    Golden State	32	34	16	0.485	19.5
        Portland	32	35	15	0.478	20.0
         Memphis	23	43	16	0.348	28.5
          Dallas	22	45	15	0.328	30.0
     New Orleans	22	46	14	0.324	30.5
            Utah	20	47	15	0.299	32.0
      Sacramento	17	51	14	0.250	35.5
           Total	507	498	225

Utah can finish the season with at most 20 + 15 = 35 wins and will finish the season behind the following teams:
Oklahoma City has already won 52 games.
San Antonio has already won 49 games.
LA Lakers has already won 42 games.
Houston has already won 41 games.
Minnesota has already won 41 games.
Denver has already won 41 games.
Phoenix has already won 39 games.