Timberwolves to Face Nuggets as NBA Standings Lock into Place

Leading up to Sunday Night’s game between the Spurs and Nuggets, Wolves fans had reason to hope that San Antonio would take care of business against Denver’s C team. The Spurs rolled out the majority of their lineup minus Wemby. The Nuggets took the opposite approach of Nikola Jokic surrounded a bunch of dudes they found playing at the local YMCA. In the end, star power mattered, as Jokic’s 23 first-half points were enough to take down the Spurs. That outcome has set up a repeat of the 2024 Western

Confernce Semi-Finals between the 3-seeded Nuggets and the 6-seeded Timberwolves. But those weren’t the only seeds finalized tonight…

Final 2025-2026 NBA Standings

Here are the final standings for each conference, with the play-in ultimately set to decide who will face the top two seeds in each. The No. 2 seed in each conference will play the winner of the 7-8 game, while the No. 1 seed will play the winner of the next game, between the loser of the 7-8 game and winner of the 9-10 game. 

*Eliminated teams in italics.

As we head into the playoffs, you can rest assured that FanDuel Sportsbook has all your NBA betting needs covered, whether it’s Wolves/Nuggets or any of the other seven first-round series!

Eastern Conference

1. Detroit Pistons
2. Boston Celtics
3. New York Knicks
4. Cleveland Cavaliers
5. Toronto Raptors
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Philadelphia 76ers (play-in)
8. Orlando Magic (play-in)
9. Charlotte Hornets (play-in)
10. Miami Heat (play-in)
11. Milwaukee Bucks
12. Chicago Bulls
13. Indiana Pacers
14. Brooklyn Nets
15. Washington Wizards

Western Conference

1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Denver Nuggets
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Houston Rockets
6. Minnesota Timberwolves
7. Phoenix Suns (play-in)
8. Portland Trail Blazers (play-in)
9. LA Clippers (play-in)
10. Golden State Warriors (play-in)
11. New Orleans Pelicans
12. Dallas Mavericks
13. Memphis Grizzlies
14. Utah Jazz
15. Sacramento Kings

Official 2026 NBA Lottery Odds

And with the 2025-26 NBA season behind us, here is the final lottery order (with their odds to get the No. 1 pick) for the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery on May 10.

[feel free to move this section to the top if your fanbase is more lottery-focused than playoffs]

1. Washington Wizards — top-8 protected (14%)
2. Indiana Pacers — pick goes to Clippers if it falls 5-9 (14%)
3. Brooklyn Nets (14%)
4. Utah — top-8 protected (12.5%)
5. Sacramento (10.5%)
6. Memphis (9%)
7. Dallas (7.5%)
8. Hawks — via Pelicans (6%)
9. Chicago (4.5%)
10. Milwaukee (3%)
11. Golden State (2%)
12. OKC — via Clippers (1.5%)
13. Portland (1%)
14. Miami (0.5%)