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The dust has settled from the trade deadline, and the race for the West Division’s fourth seed is set to heat up down the stretch.
After a brief hiatus last week due to the trade deadline, our West Division power rankings are back.
There’s no longer the possibility of external reinforcements arriving. Teams are going to sink or swim with what they have. At this point, most teams in the division know whether what they have is good enough to get to the playoffs or not, though the race for the fourth seed remains intriguing.