The OKC Thunder is one win or one Spurs loss away from clinching the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs for the third consecutive season. This comes after the Thunder defeated the Lakers by 36 points, dropping their magic number to one. This could occur as soon as Wednesday night when the Thunder visits the Clippers and Spurs host the Trail Blazers. The NBA playoffs will begin on Saturday, April 18, after the play-in tournament will determine the Nos. 7-10 teams will compete in the tournament to determine the No., 7-8 seeds. The New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings have been eliminated from playoff contention. If the season ends today, the first round of the NBA playoffs would look like this if it ended with the season ending with the Los Angeles Lakers (50-29) leading the season series 2-1.