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The Oklahoma City Thunder’s place in the postseason is set. The Thunder (64-17) will be the No. 1 overall seed when the playoffs open, their third consecutive season earning the top spot in the Western Conference. The Phoenix Suns (44-37) will be headed to the play-in tournament as the No. 7 seed, though their opponent remains to be set. Sunday, the Suns and Thunder meet in Oklahoma City in both teams’ regular-season finale. For the Thunder, the game figures to be as much about looking to the future as anything else. After clinching the top spot in the West with Wednesday’s win over the Clippers, Oklahoma City sat four starters and several other rotational players in Friday’s 20-point loss in

The Denver Nuggets head to Frost Bank Center on Sunday night for a regular-season finale that still carries real playoff weight. Denver is 53-28, has won 11 straight, and can lock up the No. 3 seed in the West with a win. San Antonio is 62-19, already secured in the No. 2 spot, and has been just as hot lately with 14 wins in its last 15 games. Tipoff is set for 7:30 PM local time in San Antonio, and the game will be on ESPN. What makes this handicap tricky is that the standings urgency belongs more to Denver, but the cleaner roster situation belongs more to San Antonio. The Nuggets have several key pieces ruled out, Nikola Jokic

The Memphis Grizzlies head to Toyota Center on Sunday night for the regular-season finale, and this is one of those matchups where the standings tell only part of the story. Memphis is 25-56 and limping to the finish line after seven straight losses, while Houston is 51-30 and already locked into the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference. Tipoff is set for 8:30 PM ET, and on paper it looks like a mismatch. In reality, it is a little messier because both teams are missing so much. Houston just had its eight-game winning streak snapped in a 136-132 loss to Minnesota, a game that exposed some defensive slippage at exactly the wrong time. The Rockets still have nothing to

Sunday’s regular-season finale might end up being a dress rehearsal for Wednesday. The Warriors head into Intuit Dome at 37-44 already locked into the No. 10 seed in the West, which means they know they are opening the play-in on the road no matter what. The Clippers are 41-40 and still have more to sort out. Los Angeles can still grab the No. 8 seed with a win and some help, while a loss would lock in the 9-10 path and likely set up an immediate rematch with Golden State. That makes the motivational handicap a little tricky. The Clippers clearly have more on the line in the standings, but the Warriors also need this game for rhythm after finally