Fantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Sunday

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Today is the final day of the NBA regular season and every team in the league is playing. However, not all games are created equal. Because a large segment of the league is already locked into their postseason status, there will be many games where the outcome doesn't particularly matter to one or both teams. Thus, as we see on the final day of the season in many sports, there will be several teams that will sit their best players for some or all of the game today. In particular, teams that will be playing in the postseason whose seed is already locked are likely to sit their starters to keep them fresh and healthy.

However, while every playoff seed in the Eastern Conference is already set, half of the postseason slots in the Western Conference are still in flux going into today. The teams that will be in the postseason are known, but seeds 5 through 9 are still to be determined. Thus, the four games involving the LA Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Pelicans and Minnesota Timberwolves all carry weight in determining who is in the playoffs (seeds 1 through 6) and who is in the play-in tournament (seeds 7 through 10). In addition, there may be some added consternation