While NBA teams are still battling for playoff positioning with the 2025-26 regular season winding down, the top of the Western Conference standings gained some clarity on Wednesday night.

The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the No. 1 spot in the West as well as the best record in the NBA with a 128-110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, locking the San Antonio Spurs into the No. 2 position.

With several teams still looking to secure their postseason spots, here’s a look at the updated playoff picture and standings.

Western Conference Standings

Eastern Conference Standings

While the Thunder and Spurs are set at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively, there isn’t that much stability throughout the rest of the Western Conference playoff picture.

The Denver Nuggets currently hold the No. 3 spot with a 51-28 record, but the team is just 1.5 games ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets.

Denver also has a difficult remaining schedule, as it still has to face Oklahoma City and San Antonio before the regular season comes to a close.

The Lakers own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Nuggets, but it may be tough for them to end the season on a high note with Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves sidelined due to injuries.

Although the four West play-in squads are set, the Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers are battling for the No. 8 spot in the conference.

Following Wednesday’s action, Los Angeles holds a one-game advantage over the Trail Blazers. The Clippers also lead the season series 2-1, but both teams still have to face each other one more time on Friday.

In the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks are looking to fend off the Cleveland Cavaliers for the No. 3 seed. Cleveland sits just 0.5 games behind New York after taking down the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, but the Knicks hold the tiebreaker over the Cavs.

The bottom half of the East playoff picture is still congested, as only two games separate the No. 5 spot from the No. 9 position.

Heading into Thursday’s slate, the Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Hornets occupy the three highest play-in spots. Each team is still eligible to clinch a playoff berth and avoid the play-in tournament entirely, though.

With the play-in tournament beginning on April 14, here’s a prediction for the full set of first-round matchups once playoff seeding is finalized.

First-Round Predicted Matchups