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Timberwolves playoff picture: where Minnesota stands

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

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

Minnesota is second in the Northwest Division at 0-0, level with the Nuggets. 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 Timberwolves schedule

Questions

Would the Timberwolves 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 Timberwolves have left?

80, starting at the Heat on Wednesday.