Thunder Clinch West Top Seed

The Oklahoma City Thunder locked up the No. 1 seed in the West and the NBA’s best record with a 128-110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The San Antonio Spurs are set at No. 2. Denver is No. 3 at 51-28, just 1.5 games ahead of the Lakers and Rockets. Denver still has Oklahoma City and San Antonio left, while Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves are out for the Lakers. The Clippers lead Portland by one game for No. 8 and own a 2-1 season-series edge before Friday’s matchup. In the East, New York leads Cleveland by 0.5 games for No. 3, while only two games separate No. 5 from No. 9. The play-in starts April 14.