Three days remain in the 2017-18 season, but the bottom half of the Western Conference playoff picture is anything but set. Five teams separated by one game -- the New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets -- are battling it out for Nos. 5 through 8.
Who will be the odd team out? It could all come down to Wednesday night's matchup between the Wolves and Nuggets to decide the final spot in a wild west finish.
Every week throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz, Amin Elhassan and Ramona Shelburne, The Undefeated's Marc J.