The Thunder got some good news on Tuesday night when the Jazz beat the Warriors, as the win helped the Thunder’s odds of entering the playoffs as the fourth seed out West.

Entering play on Tuesday, the Thunder needed a few things to happen for them to get home court advantage, and the first domino fell.

Now, as a result of the Jazz’s victory, they’ll play the Blazers on Wednesday in a game that could have major ramifications.

With both the Blazers and the Jazz having a 48-33 record, the winner of the season finale will win the Northwest Division and earn the third seed in the conference. The winner of that game will finish the season 49-33, while the loser will finish 48-34.

Assuming for a moment that the Thunder are able to beat the Grizzlies on Wednesday night, they will also have the chance to finish the season at 48-34.

Remember when we said that OKC needs “a few things” to happen for them to secure the fourth seed? After Utah’s win, there are now just two more things…

The Thunder need to beat the Grizzlies; and The Blazers need to beat the Jazz

If those two things happen, the Blazers will win the third seed while the Thunder end up fourth. The main reason why is because the Thunder would win the tiebreaker between them, the Jazz and the winner of the Pelicans-Spurs game that will also be played on Wednesday night.

On the other hand, if Utah beats Portland, Utah would win the third seed. The Blazers would finish 48-34 and, again assuming the Thunder managed to beat the Grizzlies, would tie the Thunder and the winner of the Pelicans-Spurs game. In that situation, the Thunder would lose out on the fourth seed because of the tiebreaker. In that scenario, they would end up sixth, regardless as to whether the Pelicans or Spurs won.

In other words, if the Thunder beat the Grizzlies, they will end up fourth if the Blazers beat the Jazz on Wednesday night. If, on the other hand, the Jazz beat the Blazers, the Thunder will end up sixth.