The Clippers are adamant that they don’t care about playoff positioning, and considering they have a winning record (or at least positive point differential) against all of the other teams in the West, their confidence is well-earned.
That being said, it would behoove the Clippers to stay out of the morass that is the no. 3 through no. 6 seeds in the West right now to avoid an unnecessarily challenging early playoff matchup. After Thursday’s results, they are pretty close to accomplishing that goal. With the win over Dallas and Denver’s loss to Portland, the Clippers now sit 1.