I don't believe in the idea of positioning for a "good" opponent. The most important thing is we stay healthy and maintain the momentum. Historically, hot team might be a better indicator for championship than the best-record team -- of course, hot with an overall record like 48-34 does not cut it, but a hot 55-27 team might have better chance than a 60-22 team.
But if we ever want to entertain the idea of choosing teams, we should try to beat the Lakers in all three games to help the Clippers to go up to No.3, then tank the last few games to go down as No.2.
Therefore, we can have Thunder, Lakers and Grizzlies at 1,4 and 5. And with the rest at the end of regular season, we won't become too tired from competing for No.1 with the Thunder.

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