In the last three seasons, the threshold of the top 8 in the West has been around 40 wins. In the 19-20 season, the Blazers ranked 8th in the West with 35 wins, but that season was a shrinking season, if it is converted into 82 games, they are also around 40 games. After the implementation of the play-off system, the weak team has a better chance to enter the playoffs, and they can basically get tickets for the play-off match if they win 35 or so. I have to sigh that the overall level of the West has declined a little compared with their golden age around 2010.
When it comes to the Wild West, it had to be mentioned in 2008 that the eastern part of the season could enter the playoffs with 37 wins, while the western part needed 50 wins! In the 07-08 season, the Lakers ranked No. 1 in the West with 57 wins and 25 losses, and there were only 7 wins between the 1st and the 8th. Pelican (also called WASP at that time) and Spurs were both 56 wins and 26 losses, both the rocket and the Sun were 55 wins and 27 losses, Jazz 54 wins and 28 losses, Lone Ranger (called Mavericks at that time) 51 wins and 31 losses, and Nuggets 50 wins and 32 losses only ranked eighth.
Warriors became one of the big losers in the regular season. They won 48 wins but still failed to enter the playoffs. Only Celts, Pistons and magic scores are better than them if they take their record to the east.
From 07-08 to 14-15, it basically takes 45 wins to enter the playoffs. During this period of time, there was another season that reached the Wild level in 2008, that is, the 13-14 season. The threshold for the playoffs that year was 49 wins, and the Sun won 48 wins and still missed the playoffs.