#3 Sacramento Kings

After finishing 12th in the West last season, the Kings look determined to make a legit playoff push down the stretch this year and currently sit at the 9th spot, just one game behind the Clippers.

Led by Buddy Hield's shooting prowess, they are the 4th best long-range shooting team(38%) in the league right now. However, they hold the worst record(3-9) against Pacific Division teams this year. The Sacramento Kings' cumulative win-loss record stands at 30-27(0.526) for now.
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#2 Los Angeles Clippers

Trading away their leading scorer wasn't exactly the best move the Clippers could have pulled as they hang by a thread down at the 8th spot with the playoff heat about to kick in.
Doc Rivers' low-maintenance, high-output squad is 32-27(0.542) on the season, having won nine of the twelve games against Pacific teams. They are expected to enter into a tussle with Sacramento for the last playoff berth as the postseason approaches. The Clippers are top 10 in the league in three-point percentage, field-goal percentage, total rebounds, free-throw percentage and points scored per game.
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