The Nuggets and Timberwolves play in Minnesota tonight. The winner makes the NBA playoffs. The loser has to go home and stare at a wall. Or they can watch TV. Maybe eat something. Or hop on a plane and fly to an exotic overseas beach destination. Which sounds cool. But making the playoffs is better. Beaches can wait.
The Western conference playoff seeding situation is complicated. Regarding these two teams, here are the possibilities:
If the Nuggets win tonight, they will either be the 6 or 7 West seed.
If the Timberwolves win, they’ll be the 6, 7 or 8 West seed.
Why? Because a big stack of West playoff teams have almost identical records, and therefore tiebreaker rules come into effect.
Here’s what’s set in the West through Tuesday:
Rockets are the 1-seed.
Warriors are the 2-seed.
Blazers or Jazz are the 3-seed.
The rest will be determined tonight.
InsideHoops.com will turn things things up for the 2018 playoffs. Roll with us daily.
