With the Clippers loss against the Pelicans, only two scenarios are possible out of this group:
If the Rockets beat the Mavericks, the Rockets advance as #1 with a 3-1 record and the head to head win over the Pelicans. If the Mavericks beat the Rockets, the Pelicans advance as #1 with a 3-1 record.
No team in this group can be the wildcard.
At this point I have no idea who is still in it. I don’t care either way really. I think the Lakers are winning their bracket but for me they’ve been very underwhelming so whatever. But, a lot of the games have been entertaining so I guess it’s a ein