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There s just one day of regular-season basketball left on the NBA schedule.
That used to mean teams at the bottom of the standings would battle fiercely for the No. 8 and final spot in the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively, for the right to compete in the playoffs.
Now, though, with the condensed 72-game season and the new play-in tournament format, teams that finish ranked No. 7 through No. 10 will contend for the final two spots in the postseason for each conference.
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Portland faces its biggest game of the season on Wednesday. Here s how the Blazers can tame the Grizzlies.
The Trail Blazers biggest game of the season to date is their final matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Portland enters Wednesday s action at 33-28, a game-and-a-half up on Memphis and the Golden State Warriors for seventh in the Western Conference. While the Blazers would obviously prefer to avoid the play-in tournament, the first step is not falling below eighth in the standings, ensuring they d have to win just one game to advance to the playoffs.
What would be better if Portland can t catch the Dallas Mavericks? Securing the seven seed and owning home-court advantage in the Seven-Eight Game, an outcome most easily accomplished by the Blazers putting more space between themselves and the Grizzlies. Memphis, remember, owns the head-to-head tiebreaker regardless of what takes place on Wednesday night.