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Pelicans playoff picture: where New Orleans stands

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

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

New Orleans is listed first in the Southwest Division at 0-0, level with the Mavericks. 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
Southwest Division
Pelicans 0-0 · Mavericks 0-0
Rockets 0-0 · Spurs 0-0 · Grizzlies 0-0
What is left
80 games, 2 against winning teams
The Pelicans schedule

Questions

Would the Pelicans 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 Pelicans have left?

80, starting against the Pacers on Wednesday.