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You're tuned in to Heat Check with Trista Crick.

On this episode of the Heat Check, we made it, baby.

It is the final week of the NBA season.

Can you believe it?

And there is still chaos in the streets of the Western Conference.

We're going to break down that, as well as all the news that's fit to use for you,

ranging to a recap of the playoff situation to LeBron opening up a Starbucks,

to an appreciation of our man, Walker Kessler, the new white Rudy Gobert, and lots in between.

So, Nick, do me a favor.

Drop that generic ass, royalty-free.

Should be Rihanna Asby.

I know we just did a playoff picture on the Western Conference last week, but that's how much it changes.

So if you're not pulling up the NBA standings on a day-to-day basis and you don't, are not aware of how the tiebreakers work, what games are coming up, let me help you out.

We've got to continue to go through it because right now there is a wildly

tight race for the five and six spot in the west that is between the clippers,

Lakers, and the Warriors. One of those three teams will be in the plan. If you recall,

these are the two spots above the playing tournament and the ones that guarantees you a winnable best of seven series against the three and the four seeds.

Got it?

With just a handful of games to go, we have no clarity.

Zero.

Warriors currently tumbling down the standings, man, they suck right now, our dubs.

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