The current state of the NBA playoff field in the Eastern Conference bracket is fully decided, while the Western Conference is about as set as a bowl of incompetently prepared Jell-O.

There are many possibilities for playoff positioning in the West, so here's a -- hopefully -- digestible way to understand what's at stake during the final weekend of the NBA season. This was the easiest thing to understand.

While the Eastern Conference playoff bracket is already officially set, the fate of seven Western Conference teams all comes down to Sunday—the final day of the 2024-25 NBA regular season. All 30 teams will be in action to wrap up the season on Sunday,