After an incredible night of basketball, most of the West’s matchups will come down to the final day.

Everything but the 4-5 matchup (Hello, Clippers-Mavs) will be up for grabs on Sunday.

Here’s a look at the West’s playoff - and play-in - scenarios:

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As Khobi Price points out here: so much at stake for Lakers in the Pelicans game. They win, worst case scenario is 8th. They lose, 10th is very possible, if not likely.

The West 1-seed all comes down to Sunday’s games.

Nuggets at Grizzlies.
Suns at Timberwolves
Mavs at OKC

They all tip at 3:30 ET. Here are the scenarios h/t Matt Williams

Anthony Davis said that his history with the New Orleans Pelicans isn’t really a factor on his mind as the Lakers go to Nola to close out the regular season in a crucial game with seeding implications

The 39-year-old LeBron James describes the feeling of closing out a game playing 40-plus minutes against the 19-year-old GG Jackson and the Grizzlies

The Lakers survive in MEM, 123-120, to improve to 46-35 with one game left, Sunday in New Orleans. LeBron 37p 10r 5a 8tos in 41 mins; AD 36p 14r 5a 2b in 43 mins.

LeBron James has scored the Lakers' last six points -- including a double-pump reverse dunk in his 41st minute -- to give LAL a 123-118 lead with 5.2 seconds to go.

LeBron James makes two FTs with 15.5 seconds to go, putting LAL up 121-118 in MEM. Already been a wacky night in the NBA with the Spurs beating the Nuggets.

The entire crowd at FedEx Forum is on its feet with the Lakers clinging to a one-point lead with under two minutes to go.

The Lakers fell down by as many as nine points in the 3rd Q but closed out the quarter on a 16-6 run to take a 98-97 lead into the 4th.

The Lakers trail the Grizzlies 77-75 with 7:26 remaining in the 3rd Q. MEM came into the night with 13 players out because of injuries.

The Lakers led by as many as 13 but take just a 68-64 lead into halftime against the heavily depleted Grizzlies. LeBron and AD have 15 pts apiece for LAL; GG Jackson and Jake LaRavia have 17 pts apiece for MEM

Heartbreaking news in Dallas: Dereck Lively II’s mom, Kathy Drysdale, passed away today after a lengthy battle with cancer.

This piece with Malika Andrews captured the deep bond between mother and son.

Don’t know if I’ve seen this before: the Grizzlies have 13 players listed as out for tonight’s game against the Lakers

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