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After that, any three of the Nuggets, Clippers, Warriors, Timberwolves or Grizzlies can end up with seeds four through six, while two of those teams will have to go through the Play-In.
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Utah hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder after the Jazz took down the Portland Trail Blazers 133-126 in overtime.
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The Thunder, statistically, have been the best team in NBA history.

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The current state of the NBA playoff field is the Eastern Conference bracket is fully decided, while the Western Conference is about as set as a bowl of incompetently prepared Jell-O.
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