With less than a month to play in the regular season and as many as six teams, including the Trail Blazers, vying for the 8th and final postseason spot in the Western Conference, it's time to start checking in periodically on the playoff race in the bottom half of the West. And with the Trail Blazers and Pelicans facing off tonight at Smoothie King Center (tipoff scheduled for 5 pm on CSNNW and 620 AM) in a game with potential playoff implications, it's worth checking out where both teams stand in terms of their current standings, remaining schedules and tiebreakers.