The Blazers beat the Mavericks last night, thus forcing a nice three way log jam atop the Western Conference standings.
Thursday Night Western Conference Results:
Portland Trail Blazers 101 Dallas Mavericks 89 (Recap)- LaMarcus Aldridge finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, as the Portland Trail Blazers continued their playoff push with a 101-89 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Los Angeles Clippers 99 Houston Rockets 93 (Recap)- Craig Smith came off the bench and recorded season-highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds, as the Clippers dealt the Rockets' playoff chances a huge blow by pulling out a 99-93 decision at the Toyota Center.
Western Conference Standings as of March 26 A.M.
TEAM
W
L
PCT
GB
L10
STREAK
1. LA Lakers
53
18
.746
-
7-3
WON 7
2. Dallas
47
25
.653
6.5
7-3
LOST 1
3. Denver
47
25
.653
6.5
6-4
LOST 3
4. Utah
47
25
.653
6.5
7-3
WON 3
5. SUNS
45
26
.634
8
8-2
WON 5
6. Oklahoma City
43
27
.614
9.5
7-3
WON 1
7. San Antonio
42
28
.600
10.5
6-4
LOST 1
8. Portland
42
29
.597
10.5
8-2
WON 1
- Memphis
38
34
.528
15.5
6-4
LOST 1
- Houston
36
35
.507
17
6-4
LOST 3
Friday March 26 Western Conference Games:
Utah Jazz @ Indiana Pacers-Any road game is a tough game, right? Indiana (26-46) has won a season-high six straight at home and four in a row overall
Denver Nuggets @ Toronto Raptors-The Nuggets again go to work without their fearless leader, George Karl. So far, the results haven't been so hot.
Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City-LA has owned the Thunder this year, going 3-0 thus far.
Cleveland Cavaliers @ San Antonio Spurs-The Cavs are 22-6 vs. the WC. A loss drops the poor Spurs into the 8th spot
New York Knicks @ Phoenix Suns-The Knicks are dangerous, very dangerous. Check back in a few for the game preview.