^ Tama. With less than a month to go before the playoffs, best for teams to move up the standings and avoid being the 7th or 8th seed given the risk of having an off-night or injuries during the play-in tournament.
On the flipside, partida ang 1st and 2nd seeds for each conference because they will likely face tired opponents in the first round, especially with the shortened schedule. The play-in tournament will be from May 18 to 21, after which the playoffs will immediately start on May 22.
Still too early to tell, but based on the current standings I think the top 10 teams in the West are more or less set. HOU and MIN have been eliminated, while the likes of OKC, NOP and SAC will benefit more from tanking.
Sa East, medyo magulo pa sa lower seeds. DET, ORL and CLE should also probably tank. But teams like WAS, CHI and TOR still have a shot at qualifying for the play-in tournament.