With the 2025-26 NBA regular season entering its final week, the Oklahoma City Thunder are positioned to clinch the top seed in the Western Conference. The Thunder have been one of the league's most dominant teams this season, led by reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and a strong finish could secure home-court advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs.
In the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Hawks are fighting to secure a playoff berth before the regular season concludes. The Hawks have been battling for positioning in a competitive Eastern Conference standings race, where several teams remain separated by only a few games.
The NBA regular season is scheduled to conclude in mid-April 2026, after which the full playoff bracket will be set. Teams finishing between the seventh and tenth seeds in each conference will compete in the NBA Play-In Tournament before the first round of the playoffs begins.
Fans and analysts are closely watching the final standings as contenders look to finalize seeding and fringe teams fight to avoid elimination from postseason contention entirely.
