The wild, wild Western Conference: Tight race to the finish awaits with slim separation among teams

It's almost hard to picture a postseason without both LeBron James and Stephen Curry. As it currently stands, James and his ninth-place Los Angeles Lakers would host Curry and the 10th-place Golden State Warriors in the play-in tournament, with the loser being eliminated and the winner still needing to win another to actually make the postseason field. Consider this: Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers reside in fourth and 2 1/2-games out of the No. 1 seed.