Here's how the final set of games can shape up for four Western Conference teams battling for playoff seeding.

JJ Redick got brutally honest about the way Western Conference squads are looking at the Lakers ahead of the 2026 NBA playoffs.

PHOENIX -- Yes it is only January, but the Phoenix Suns have finally moved out of a play-in spot after last night's blowout victory over the Washington Wizards. After being the seventh seed in the Western Conference since Nov. 29, the Suns, who have a 24 ...

It’s more a matter of when, not if, the Lakers fall down to the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference it seems. There hasn’t been much going right for the Lakers over the last week and Monday night was no different. For one, the Lakers lost to the Thunder, which didn’t help their own case in the playoff race, even if it was an expected result.

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Phoenix will face Thunder in first round, while the Magic beat the Hornets to play the Pistons in the postseason

The heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, created the Stars fight song titled “Puck Off” during the 1999 Stanley Cup Final run. It is now used as the Stars official goal song. Actor and comedian Nick Swardson lives for Minnesota sports.