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Today's question stems the battle over the eighth seed in the playoffs between Golden State, Houston, Utah and the Los Angeles Lakers. With those four teams separated by 2.5 games in the standings, who will be the odd team out in the Western Conference playoff chase?
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Remaining games for playoff contenders in Western Conference
| Date | Golden State | Houston | Utah | Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-12 | @Orlando | |||
| 3-13 | Detroit | Phoenix | @Oklahoma City | @Atlanta |
| 3-14 | ||||
| 3-15 | Chicago | Minnesota | @Indiana | |
| 3-16 | Memphis | |||
| 3-17 | @Houston | Golden State | Sacramento | |
| 3-18 | @New Orleans | NY Knicks | @Phoenix | |
| 3-19 | ||||
| 3-20 | @San Antonio | Utah | @Houston | |
| 3-21 | ||||
| 3-22 | Cleveland | @San Antonio | Washington | |
| 3-23 | Washington | |||
| 3-24 | San Antonio | @Dallas | ||
| 3-25 | LA Lakers | Philadelphia | @Golden State | |
| 3-26 | ||||
| 3-27 | Sacramento | Indiana | Phoenix | @Minnesota |
| 3-28 | @Milwaukee | |||
| 3-29 | @Memphis | @Portland | ||
| 3-30 | Portland | LA Clippers | Brooklyn | @Sacramento |
| 3-31 | ||||
| 4-1 | Orlando | Portland | ||
| 4-2 | Dallas | |||
| 4-3 | New Orleans | @Sacramento | Denver | |
| 4-4 | ||||
| 4-5 | @Phoenix | @Portland | New Orleans | Memphis |
| 4-6 | @Denver | |||
| 4-7 | Utah | @Golden State | @LA Clippers | |
| 4-8 | ||||
| 4-9 | Minnesota | Phoenix | Oklahoma City | New Orleans |
| 4-10 | @Portland | |||
| 4-11 | Oklahoma City | |||
| 4-12 | @LA Lakers | Memphis | Minnesota | Golden State |
| 4-13 | ||||
| 4-14 | Sacramento | San Antonio | ||
| 4-15 | San Antonio | @Phoenix | @Minnesota | |
| 4-16 | ||||
| 4-17 | @Portland | @LA Lakers | Memphis | Houston |
