The Likeliest NBA Playoff Scenarios

The Final Playoff Spot

The Minnesota Timberwolves are currently the 8 seed in the Western Conference with a record of 46-35, while the Denver Nuggets sit in ninth with an identical win-loss mark. Luck should have it that the two teams play each other in Minnesota tonight, with the winner clinching the 16th and final playoff spot.

You could not script this any better.

To add to the excitement, our algorithms only give the Timberwolves a 54% chance of winning the game, so it should be a close one.