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19 of 20 Postseason Seeds Still Undecided With One Week Left

Here's how wild the end of this NBA regular season is: 20 teams are heading to the postseason, and only one — the Detroit Pistons — has actually clinched its seed. Everyone else is still fighting.

The Thunder, Spurs, Celtics, Cavaliers, Knicks, and Pistons have all clinched playoff berths. In the West, the Rockets, Nuggets, and Lakers are locked in too. But seeding? Wide open.

Tonight's biggest clinching scenario: the Timberwolves can lock up a playoff spot (avoiding the play-in entirely) with a win over the Pacers and a Suns loss. Minnesota's magic number to secure a top-six seed is just two.

In the East, the Hawks are in position for the 5 seed, but the battle for the sixth and final guaranteed playoff spot is a five-team race. The Heat are barely hanging on to a play-in spot at 41-38 after getting blown out by the Raptors on Monday.

The regular season ends April 12. The play-in tournament runs April 14-17. First round tips April 18. One week to sort out 19 seeds. Buckle up.

19 of 20 Postseason Seeds Still Undecided With One Week Left | Dribul