Timberwolves Can Clinch Tonight — Final Week of the Regular Season

The final week of the NBA regular season is here, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are one win away from punching their playoff ticket. They visit the tanking Indiana Pacers tonight with a simple formula: win, and hope Phoenix loses.

Five Western Conference teams have already clinched playoff spots. Three more know they're headed to the Play-In. The Wolves sit right on that bubble line, needing one more result to guarantee they skip the play-in entirely and go straight to the postseason.

The regular season wraps up April 12 with all 30 teams playing. The SoFi Play-In Tournament runs April 14-17, and the first round of the NBA Playoffs tips off April 18. In the East, the race is even messier — the Hawks, Raptors, Sixers, Hornets, Magic, and Heat are all fighting for positioning in the final days.