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NBA Playoff Picture: Not a Single First-Round Matchup Is Set Entering Final Day
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NBA Playoff Picture: Not a Single First-Round Matchup Is Set Entering Final Day

This might be the wildest final day in NBA regular season history. Not a single first-round playoff matchup is locked in entering Sunday's games. Every seed from 1 through 10 in both conferences could shift. The chaos is unprecedented.

In the East, the Pistons have clinched the 1-seed but could face any of five different teams in the first round — the Raptors, Magic, 76ers, Hornets, or Heat. The top 10 teams in the East will all finish above .500. Out West, the Nuggets and Lakers are battling for the 3-4 seeds, Portland and the Clippers are fighting for the 8-9 spots, and home court advantage is on the line in nearly every potential matchup.

This is what happens when the league has genuine parity for the first time in years. No super-team running away with it. No tanking teams getting easy wins down the stretch. Just chaos, stakes, and the most meaningful final day of basketball in recent memory.