NBA playoffs: Everything at stake on final day of regular season from clinching scenarios to lottery odds

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NBA playoffs: Everything at stake on final day of regular season from clinching scenarios to lottery odds

The final day of the regular season has significant implications with all 30 teams in action

NBA playoffs: Everything at stake on final day of regular season from clinching scenarios to lottery odds

The final day of the regular season has significant implications with all 30 teams in action

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Sunday marks the final day of the 2025-26 NBA regular season, and there is plenty left to be decided across the league. Most of the playoff positioning has been locked up after a full slate of games on Friday, but there's a battle for the West's No. 3 spot and the seeding for the Play-In Tournament in each conference is on the line. There are also NBA Draft Lottery odds at stake.

On Friday, the Boston Celtics secured the No. 2 spot in the East, while the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers are set at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. The Atlanta Hawks locked up a top-six spot with a win, but whether they slide up to No. 5 remains to be determined.

There will be a lot to keep track of on Sunday, so let's break it all down and figure out what is still up for grabs as we enter the final day of the regular season.

While the Washington Wizards (17-64), Indiana Pacers (19-62) and Brooklyn Nets (20-61) have assured themselves of the three worst records in the league, there are currently two ties at the bottom of the standings entering Sunday:

If the ties between those four teams persist past the final day of the regular season, then coin flips will determine the order of draft lottery odds. That may seem inconsequential, but the Dallas Mavericks' lottery fortune last year came down to a coin flip against the Chicago Bulls to break a tie at the end of the season. That coin flip ended up being the difference maker in the Mavericks landing the No. 1 pick and drafting Cooper Flagg.

For the Jazz, if their pick falls outside the top eight, it will go to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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