The Los Angeles Clippers have struggled mightily in March with a 7-9 record in the first 16 games of their 20-game month. They lost their Pacific Division lead, trailing the Los Angeles Lakers by three games, and the Clippers are fighting for playoff positioning. Here are the NBA Western Conference standings:
| Western Conference Standings | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Pct | GB | Streak |
| 1 | Oklahoma City* | 36-12 | .750 | --- | won 2 |
| 2 | San Antonio* | 32-14 | .696 | 3 | won 3 |
| 3 | LA Lakers* | 30-18 | .625 | 6 | won 2 |
| 4 | LA Clippers | 27-21 | .562 | 9 | won 1 |
| 5 | Dallas | 28-22 | .560 | 9 | won 1 |
| 6 | Memphis | 25-21 | .543 | 10 | lost 3 |
| 7 | Utah | 26-22 | .542 | 10 | won 6 |
| 8 | Denver | 26-22 | .542 | 10 | lost 1 |
| 9 | Houston | 26-23 | .531 | 10½ | lost 1 |
| 10 | Phoenix | 24-24 | .500 | 12 | won 1 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 23-26 | .469 | 13½ | lost 2 |
| 12 | Portland | 22-26 | .458 | 14 | lost 1 |
| 13 | Golden State | 20-26 | .435 | 15 | won 1 |
| 14 | Sacramento | 17-31 | .354 | 19 | lost 2 |
| 15 | New Orleans | 12-36 | .250 | 24 | lost 1 |
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*Division leader; through games of March 24 |
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The Clippers have four games remaining on their five-game homestand.
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