NBA

How Tuesday's results impact the race for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference

and others

• 2 min read

With just over a month remaining in the 2019-20 NBA season, we've officially entered the stretch run as a number of teams make their final playoff push.

As it stands, the Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans are fighting for the West's No. 8 seed and a likely opening-round meeting with Anthony Davis, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.

At this point of the season, every win and loss matters for the teams fighting for eighth.

Three of the above five were in action Tuesday, with New Orleans and Sacramento as the two idle teams.

Here's how each of the three fared.

Tuesday's Schedule/Results

Orlando Magic def. Memphis Grizzlies, 120-115
Portland Trail Blazers def. Phoenix Suns, 121-105
San Antonio Spurs def. Dallas Mavericks, 119-109

Western Conference Standings

Take a look at the impact the above results had on the Western Conference standings:

Seed	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Memphis Grizzlies	32	33	.492	-
9	Portland Trail Blazers	29	37	.439	3.5
10	New Orleans Pelicans	28	36	.438	3.5
10	Sacramento Kings	28	36	.438	3.5
12	San Antonio Spurs	27	36	.429	4.0