The Western Conference playoff race this season has been about as tight as one could possibly imagine. Heading into the final day of the regular season, the Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers sit at third and fourth, respectively, with 48 wins apiece.
Just behind them are the New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder all with 47 wins and last of all at 46 wins apiece are the eighth and ninth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets who will battle on Wednesday night to clinch the final playoff spot in the West.
With such a small gap separating the teams and several contests that will include these teams facing off against one another, such as the aforementioned Timberwolves-Nuggets showdown as well as Spurs-Pelicans and Jazz-Blazers, it’s easy to see why there are so many different scenarios regarding how the seeding could ultimately end up.