{"id":705535,"date":"2026-04-08T16:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/705535\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:32:16","slug":"thunder-may-clinch-top-seed-in-west-best-record-in-nba-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/705535\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder may clinch top seed in West, best record in NBA Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON ALL THINGS STATE LEGISLATURE, BUT NOW WE WANT TO TURN TO SOME REALLY BIG SPORTS HEADLINES BECAUSE THE OKC THUNDER KEEP ON WINNING AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE PLAYOFFS. I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND I SAW THAT SCORE AND I SAID YES. THEY WON BIG AGAINST THE LAKERS LAST NIGHT 123 TO 87. THE THUNDER HAVE WON THEIR LAST SIX GAMES. AND THERE\u2019S ONLY THREE GAMES LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON. CRAZY TO THINK PLAYOFFS REALLY START LATER NEXT WEEK. THE THUNDER WILL STAY IN THE WEST COAST TONIGHT TO PLAY THE CLIPPERS.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Thunder could clinch the No. 1 seed in West and best record in NBA on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769787952_390_koco.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"KOCO logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:26 AM CDT Apr 8, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.koco.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Oklahoma City Thunder may clinch the top spot in the Western Conference as well as the best record in the NBA on Wednesday. There are multiple scenarios that end with the Thunder (63-16) earning the No. 1 seed in the West for a third straight season and the NBA&#8217;s best record. If the Thunder win, then they clinch both. If they don&#8217;t win, a San Antonio loss would secure the No. 1 seed for Oklahoma City. The Thunder square off against the Los Angeles Clippers at 9 p.m. Wednesday on the West Coast. The Spurs take on the Portland Trail Blazers. Watch Crashing the Boards Below: Will Thunder be the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference? Oklahoma City won its sixth straight game on Tuesday, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 123-87. The Thunder also have won 18 of their last 19 games. Following Wednesday night&#8217;s matchup against the Clippers, the Thunder will have two games remaining in the regular season. They play the Denver Nuggets on the road Friday night before returning home for the season finale Sunday against the Phoenix Suns. Top Headlines Principal      shot by former student in lobby of Pauls Valley High School: What we know Father,      son make cross-country trek to visit every MLB ballpark for cancer      awareness Some      attacks continue after US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire Suspect      turns themself in after argument leads to shooting that injured 2 in Moore Election      Results: Oklahomans vote on several key local races on Election Day\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tOKLAHOMA CITY \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Oklahoma City Thunder may clinch the top spot in the Western Conference as well as the best record in the NBA on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>There are multiple scenarios that end with the Thunder (63-16) earning the No. 1 seed in the West for a third straight season and the NBA&#8217;s best record. <\/p>\n<p>If the Thunder win, then they clinch both. If they don&#8217;t win, a San Antonio loss would secure the No. 1 seed for Oklahoma City. <\/p>\n<p>The Thunder square off against the Los Angeles Clippers at 9 p.m. Wednesday on the West Coast. The Spurs take on the Portland Trail Blazers. <\/p>\n<p>Watch Crashing the Boards Below: Will Thunder be the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference? <\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma City won its sixth straight game on Tuesday, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 123-87. The Thunder also have won 18 of their last 19 games. <\/p>\n<p>Following Wednesday night&#8217;s matchup against the Clippers, the Thunder will have two games remaining in the regular season. They play the Denver Nuggets on the road Friday night before returning home for the season finale Sunday against the Phoenix Suns. <\/p>\n<p>Top Headlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON ALL THINGS STATE LEGISLATURE, BUT NOW WE WANT TO TURN TO SOME&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":705536,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3783],"tags":[18964,7,10013,142,18181,12380,88339,135,6,88338,1394,310,475,179,3966,3965,312,9831,1833,3598,574],"class_list":{"0":"post-705535","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oklahoma-city-thunder","8":"tag-awareness","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-cancer","11":"tag-game","12":"tag-good-record","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-lobby","15":"tag-los-angeles-clippers","16":"tag-nba","17":"tag-nba-wednesday","18":"tag-no","19":"tag-oklahoma","20":"tag-oklahoma-city","21":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","22":"tag-oklahomacity","23":"tag-oklahomacitythunder","24":"tag-thunder","25":"tag-top-seed","26":"tag-us","27":"tag-west","28":"tag-western-conference"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116370050938725777","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}