NBA  2017-18: Playoff scenarios heading into the regular season finale

San Antonio Spurs

Best Case Scenario: 4th Seed

Worst Case Scenario: 8th Seed

Who could have predicted that the San Antonio Spurs would have made the Playoffs with their best player Kawhi Leonard only playing 9 games?

It speaks volumes about the leadership and coaching prowess of Gregg Popovich. Once again, the Texas franchise has proved what has been an unwritten rule in the league over the past two decades - never sleep on the Spurs.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Paul George and Russell Westbrook

Best Case Scenario: 4th Seed

Worst Case Scenario: 8th Seed [Only other seed possible is 6th]

So things are little complicated for the Oklahoma City Thunder. They can only be the 4th, 6th or the 8th seed, reason behind that being they don't hold the tiebreaker with a majority of the teams in the West Playoff race.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns and Jimmy Butler

Best Case Scenario: 6th Seed

Worst Case Scenario: 8th Seed

Just like the Blazers, mid-way through the season, the Timberwolves were beginning to distance themselves from the pack before Jimmy Butler got injured. Since then, they've just about kept their head above the water, winning enough (10-9) to stay in the race. As mentioned earlier. they are now in an elimination win-or-go-home game against the Nuggets at home.

Having won the season series against the Pelicans and the Thunder opens up the possibility of jumping to the 6th seed, in case they beat Denver.

Denver Nuggets

Nikola Jokic

Best Case Scenario: 6th Seed

Worst Case Scenario: 7th Seed

The Nuggets have won their season series against the Pelicans and the Thunder, giving them to chance to leapfrog to the 7th seed in their worst-case scenario. Best case or worst, the Nuggets need to win on the road against Minnesota to clinch the spot. They are the team with the momentum, currently riding a 6-game win streak.