The bottom seven seeds in the Western Conference postseason picture are still a toss-up, but there is another serious NBA race that will be determined in the final week of the regular season. This year's MVP race between Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo will be decided in the next few days.
Jokic, the reigning back-to-back MVP, is looking to become the first player since Larry Bird to win a third consecutive MVP award. Jokic looked like a near-lock to win it in February, but a slide by him and the Denver Nuggets combined with a surge by the Philadelphia 76ers thrust Embiid into the lead, according to ESPN's latest straw poll.