2025 NBA Playoff Picture: All the wild West scenarios entering the final day of the regular season

The NBA playoff picture will soon become clear. In the meantime, here’s the landscape, including magic numbers, remaining schedules, relevant tiebreakers and the stakes for the final slate of games.

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1. Oklahoma City Thunder (67-14)

• Clinched No. 1 seed

• First-round opponent: No. 8 seed (DEN, LAC, GSW, MIN, MEM, SAC or DAL)

2. Houston Rockets (52-29)

• Clinched No. 2 seed

• First-round opponent: No. 7 seed (DEN, LAC, GSW, MIN or MEM)

3. Los Angeles Lakers (50-31)

• Clinched No. 3 seed

• First-round opponent: No. 6 seed (DEN, GSW or MIN)

4. Denver Nuggets (49-32)

• Magic number for top-six seed: 1

• Remaining schedule: @HOU

• Highest possible finish: No. 4 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 7 seed

• Tiebreakers won: GSW (2-1)

What’s at stake: Home-court advantage in first round; avoiding play-in tournament

5. Los Angeles Clippers (49-32)

• Magic number for top-six seed: 1

• Remaining schedule: @GSW

• Highest possible finish: No. 4 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 7 seed

• Tiebreakers won: GSW (3-0), MEM (3-0)

What’s at stake: Home-court advantage in first round; avoiding play-in tournament

6. Golden State Warriors (48-33)

• Magic number for top-six seed: 1

• Remaining schedule: LAC

• Highest possible finish: No. 6 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 7 seed

• Tiebreakers won: MIN (3-1), MEM (3-1)

What’s at stake: Avoiding play-in tournament

7. Minnesota Timberwolves (48-33)

• Magic number for top-six seed: 1

• Remaining schedule: UTA

• Highest possible finish: No. 4 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 8 seed

• Tiebreakers won: LAC (3-0), DEN (4-0)

What’s at stake: Home-court advantage in first round; avoiding play-in tournament

8. Memphis Grizzlies (47-34)

• Magic number for No. 7 seed: Do not control own destiny

• Remaining schedule: DAL

• Highest possible finish: No. 7 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 8 seed

• Tiebreakers won: MIN (2-1)

What’s at stake: Home-court advantage in 7/8 play-in game

9. Sacramento Kings (39-42)

• Magic number for No. 9 seed: 1

• Remaining schedule: PHX

• Highest possible finish: No. 9 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

• Tiebreakers won: DAL (3-0)

What’s at stake: Home-court advantage in 9/10 play-in game vs. DAL

10. Dallas Mavericks (39-42)

• Magic number for No. 9 seed: Do not control own destiny

• Remaining schedule: @MEM

• Highest possible finish: No. 9 seed

• Lowest possible finish: No. 10 seed

What’s at stake: Home-court advantage in 9/10 play-in game vs. SAC

Nuggets at Rockets (3:30 p.m.)DEN is No. 4 seed with a winDEN is No. 5 seed with a loss + MIN lossDEN is No. 6 seed with a loss + LAC win + MIN win

DEN is No. 7 seed with a loss + LAC loss + MIN win

Jazz at Timberwolves (3:30 p.m.)MIN is No. 4 seed with a win + DEN loss + LAC lossMIN is No. 5 seed with a win + DEN loss + LAC winMIN is No. 5 seed with a win + DEN win + LAC lossMIN is No. 6 seed with a win + DEN win + LAC winMIN is No. 7 seed with a loss + MEM loss

MIN is No. 8 seed with a loss + MEM win

Mavericks at Grizzlies (3:30 p.m.)DAL is No. 9 seed with a win + SAC lossDAL is No. 10 seed with a loss or SAC winMEM is No. 7 seed with a win + MIN loss

MEM is No. 8 seed with a loss or MIN win

Suns at Kings (3:30 p.m.)SAC is No. 9 seed with a win or DAL loss

SAC is No. 10 seed with a loss + DAL win

Clippers at Warriors (3:30 p.m.)LAC is the No. 4 seed with a win + DEN lossLAC is the No. 4 seed with a loss + DEN loss + MIN lossLAC is the No. 5 seed with a win + DEN win + MIN lossLAC is the No. 5 seed with a loss + DEN loss + MIN winLAC is the No. 7 seed with a loss + DEN win + MIN winGSW is the No. 6 seed with a win or MIN lossGSW is the No. 6 seed with a loss + DEN loss + MIN loss

GSW is the No. 7 seed with a loss + MIN win

1. Cleveland Cavaliers (64-17)

• Clinched No. 1 seed

• First-round opponent: No. 8 seed (ORL, ATL, CHI or MIA)

2. Boston Celtics (60-21)

• Clinched No. 2 seed

• First-round opponent: No. 7 seed (ORL or ATL)

3. New York Knicks (50-31)

• Clinched No. 3 seed

• First-round opponent: Pistons

4. Indiana Pacers (49-32)

• Clinched No. 4 seed