The three biggest storylines to follow entering the final stretch of the regular season.
With roughly 10-13 regular-season games remaining for every team in the NBA, it’s safe to say that we have entered the final stretch of the 2020-21 campaign. And in a shortened 72-game season, these final few games could play a large role in how each team enters the offseason or how they head into the playoffs.
For some teams, this final stretch will determine if they will qualify for the postseason or not. For others, there’s still postseason seeding that needs to be clinched. Then, for those teams that are not playoff-bound, there’s draft positioning that needs to be finalized. Either way, heading into the final 14-18 percent of the regular season, there are still meaningful stakes involved for many teams.
So, what are the biggest (or most important) storylines that need to be concluded or advanced over the last few games of the regular season? We explore three of the biggest narratives that need to be followed heading into the final stretch of the regular season.