Four Corners: Who ya got in the race for the West’s No. 8 seed? (Ball Don’t Lie)

Damian Lillard's Blazers and the Dirk Nowitzki-and-Harrison Barnes-led Mavericks are two of six teams vying for one playoff spot. While the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs continue to soar atop the standings as the class of the West, there's much more congestion and clamor in the lower reaches of the conference's bracket. Heading into Wednesday's games, six teams — the Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans and Minnesota Timberwolves — are separated by 4 1/2 games in the race for the eighth and final Western playoff spot.