There are only two nights of NBA regular season basketball remaining. Even so, neither conference has its seeding locked down. This rings especially true in the West, where literally every seed outside of the top one are still up for grabs. No one wants to face the Golden State Warriors in the first round, so what exactly do we need to happen for the LA Clippers to avoid the eight seed?
First off, a win versus Utah has to happen. If they don’t take care of their own business, it’s all but guaranteed that the Clippers will get the Warriors in the first round.