The finish line is one step away. Not every club has taken an equal amount of steps, and there have been some Mario Kart-like obstacles thrown into everyone's path, but ultimately, the MLS regular season will come to an end with Sunday's Decision Day set of finales.
Ever since MLS went to a points-per-game format to determine the standings and playoff seeding, it's become a little less straightforward to ascertain the impact of each result. The league had no choice, due to some games postponed for coronavirus reasons not being made up and not all teams reaching the 23-game target (and even a complete Decision Day isn't entirely out of the woods with a Sporting Kansas City player testing positive on Thursday), but it adds an extra layer of math to the proceedings.