OKC two away
The Oklahoma City Thunder's magic number to clinch the Western Conference No. 1 seed is 2 — any combo of Thunder wins and Spurs losses totaling two locks the top spot. The Spurs have already clinched at least the No. 2 seed in the West, creating a narrow race for positioning with under three weeks left in the regular season. (oklahoman.com) (bleacherreport.com)
Oklahoma City entered the weekend 57-16 with eight regular-season games left on the slate, according to the Thunder’s official game notes released for the March 27 home game. (nba.com/gamenotes/thunder.pdf) San Antonio clinched at least the No. 2 seed with its 127-95 win over Milwaukee on March 28 and was listed at 56-18 after that victory in ESPN’s game recap. (espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401810931) The Thunder’s remaining opponents and dates include New York on Mar. 29, Detroit on Mar. 30, the Lakers on Apr. 2 and Apr. 7, a road game at the Clippers on Apr. 8, Denver on Apr. 10 and the Suns on Apr. 12, per the team schedule. (nba.com/thunder/schedule) San Antonio’s remaining regular-season slate lists Chicago on Mar. 30, Golden State on Apr. 1, the Clippers on Apr. 2, Denver on Apr. 4 and home games Apr. 6–12 against Philadelphia, Portland, Dallas and Denver, per the Spurs’ official schedule. (nba.com/spurs/schedule) The first tiebreaker if teams finish with identical records is head-to-head record, and Spurs and Thunder met multiple times this season with San Antonio holding the season series (Spurs were 4-1 vs. OKC in 2025‑26). (nba.com/standings) (landofbasketball.com) With both clubs having roughly the same number of games remaining, the Spurs’ season-series advantage gives them the edge in any final‑day tie for the top seed unless Oklahoma City can finish ahead outright on the standings. (landofbasketball.com)
