NBA Insiders Apr 6, 2026, 07:00 AM ET The 2025-26 NBA regular season is officially coming to a close, but no need to worry, playoff basketball is just around the corner. The seeding races in both the East and the West are beginning to heat up, with play-in tournament and first-round matchups becoming clearer every day. Five teams in the West have guaranteed their spots in the playoffs, with the Oklahoma City Thunder clinching the division for the third season in a row and on a quest to become the first repeat champions since 2018. In the East, four teams have clinched a playoff berth, with the play-in picture still being decided in the last remaining days of the season. Our NBA insiders broke down the biggest things to watch in the last few days of the regular season, including which postseason seeding races will come down to the wire, what last-minute award campaigning we should keep our eyes on and even what lottery-bound teams are doing in their last week of basketball.…