Fifteen of postseason NBA spots are undetermined ahead of final weekend of regular-season action

The GIST: It all comes down to this…no, seriously. Fifteen of the NBA’s 20 postseason spots are undetermined with the regular-season finale looming on Sunday, including eight of 10 in the hotly contested Western Conference (WC). Let’s ball.

Top seeds locked in: The playoff picture may be in flux, but the top dogs are crystal clear: The Oklahoma City Thunder punched the WC’s first postseason ticket last month, clinching the No. 1 spot for the second straight year, while the Cleveland Cavaliers fended off the defending champ Boston Celtics to lock in their first Eastern Conference (EC) No. 1 seed since 2016.

What’s up for grabs this weekend: All 20 postseason teams are confirmed, but seeding is still on the line. And where a team finishes the regular season can make a big difference in a postseason run, potentially providing a more favorable matchup, home-court advantage, or the gift of avoiding the Play-In Tournament.

• For context, the top six teams in both the EC and WC snag official playoff spots, but the seventh- through 10th-placed squads must play their way in to the playoffs via the aptly named and always spicy Play-In Tournament.

Chaos reigns supreme in the WC: Though there’s definitely drama in the EC, the WC has been giving main character energy. Just how close is it? The LA Lakers currently own the conference’s No. 3 spot but are just two games ahead of the eighth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves.

• Every team has two games left, one on Friday and one on Sunday, and nearly every single matchup has massive implications. Pump up the jam, indeed.