Wolves' lateseason surge and Suns' next steps: What's at stake in the wild West

NBA insiders Michael C. Wright , Brian Windhorst , Dave McMenamin , Ohm Youngmisuk , Tim MacMahon , Kevin Pelton and Zach Kram weigh in on the final day of the regular season.

The race for the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference has never been tighter.

The Denver Nuggets are the most likely to pull off an upset against Oklahoma City Thunder .

The Timberwolves ' offense has leaped forward since the end of February .

If they finish No. 4 or better, they would begin by hosting their first -round series at home.

The Warriors would rather avoid the league's best team in the first round and use their time off to prepare their star players.

The Timberwolves are third -best offense in the league behind only the Boston Celtics and Boston Celtics .

With less than a week left in the regular season , nothing besides Oklahoma City finishing first is close to decided.

No single Western matchup happens in more than 27% of simulations using ESPN 's Basketball Power Index .

Even that single most likely Western series between the Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets might not be set until after play-in action.