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Nuggets playoff picture: where Denver stands

The Western Conference field if the season ended today, where the Nuggets fit, and the games left.

If the season ended today, the Nuggets would be one of fifteen Western Conference teams level for the last six spots.

Denver is listed first in the Northwest Division at 0-0, level with the Timberwolves. 80 games are left, two of them against teams with winning records. This is the standings as they stand, not a forecast.

Western playoff field today

Record
Spot
1
Nuggets
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Timberwolves
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Trail Blazers
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Thunder
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Jazz
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Warriors
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Clippers
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Lakers
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Suns
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Kings
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Pelicans
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Mavericks
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Rockets
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Spurs
0-0
Tied for last spots
1
Grizzlies
0-0
Tied for last spots

Ties are listed, not broken. The standings as they stand, not a forecast.

The full playoff picture
Northwest Division
Nuggets 0-0 · Timberwolves 0-0
Trail Blazers 0-0 · Thunder 0-0 · Jazz 0-0
What is left
80 games, 2 against winning teams
The Nuggets schedule

Questions

Would the Nuggets make the playoffs if the season ended today?

It is a tie. Fifteen Western Conference teams are level for the last six spots, and the league's tiebreakers would decide it.

How many games do the Nuggets have left?

80, starting at the Thunder on Thursday.