The champs improved to a 58-16 record and maintained their small lead over the Spurs for the one seed. San Antonio is only two games back in the loss column and holds the tiebreaker, so Oklahoma City must win seven of its final eight games in order to guarantee itself the one seed. Every Spurs loss obviously increases the Thunder’s margin for error, but Victor Wembanyama and company have won 23 of their past 25 games and own the 9th-easiest remaining schedule based on opponents’ winning percentage. On the flip side, the Thunder has the most difficult remaining schedule across the NBA, including a back-to-back against New York and Detroit.Â
