Sunday's game will determine whether the Warriors make it into the playoffs or the play-in tournament.
The NBA will get what it wanted - drama to end the regular season.
There are 16 possible seeding scenarios, based on the outcomes of those four games. And they'll all be starting at 3:30 p.m. Eastern, with no games scheduled to play later, meaning it's possible that the final shot of the regular season might be the one that fills out the bracket. This much of the West is settled: Denver is the No. 1 seed, Memphis is No. 2, Sacramento is No. 3, Phoenix is No. 4, and Oklahoma City will be No. 10 for the play-in tournament.The Clippers could be fifth, sixth or seventh. The Warriors could be fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth. The Lakers could be sixth, seventh or eighth. The Timberwolves could be seventh, eighth or ninth - and the Pelicans, somehow, have all the bases covered. New Orleans could be No. 5, No. 6, No. 7, No. 8 or No.
- There is a chance for a Clippers-Lakers play-in game to happen on Tuesday night. New Orleans and Phoenix would both have to win as part of the formula, and then there would have to be Lakers-Warriors, Jazz-Warriors or Jazz-Blazers wins as well.
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