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 Denver 51 22 9 0.699 0.0 Minnesota 50 22 10 0.694 0.5 Oklahoma City 50 22 10 0.694 0.5 LA Clippers 45 27 10 0.625 5.5 New Orleans 44 28 10 0.611 6.5 Dallas 43 29 10 0.597 7.5 Phoenix 43 30 9 0.589 8.0 Sacramento 42 30 10 0.583 8.5 LA Lakers 41 32 9 0.562 10.0 Golden State 38 34 10 0.528 12.5 Houston 37 35 10 0.514 13.5 Utah 29 44 9 0.397 22.0 Memphis 24 49 9 0.329 27.0 Portland 19 54 9 0.260 32.0 San Antonio 17 56 9 0.233 34.0 Total 573 514 143 Utah can finish the season with at most 29 + 9 = 38 wins and will finish the season behind the following teams: Denver has already won 51 games. Minnesota has already won 50 games. Oklahoma City has already won 50 games. LA Clippers has already won 45 games. New Orleans has already won 44 games. Dallas has already won 43 games. Phoenix has already won 43 games. Sacramento has already won 42 games. LA Lakers has already won 41 games.