When I last did a check-in on the NBA’s Western Conference standings, the Golden State Warriors were in second place and looking like a legitimate contender, despite having lost two in a row.

Now, they host a Houston Rockets team that boasts the second-best record in the Western Conference. Wednesday could have a big impact on the standings. The Nuggets are 2.5 games behind the Rockets ...

Unlike the East, the Western Conference features a large gap at the top of the standings. Three teams have separated themselves from the pack and all but clinched playoff spots. Without further ...

Never too high, never too low. That's the motto of the NBA Western Conference this year, as the conference has turned into a grind-it-out dogfight, where No. 5 ...