Nuggets secure No. 4 seed in Western Conference

Nikola Jokic MVP bid wraps up as Nuggets blast 2nd-ranked Rockets to earn 4th seed

Michael Porter Jr. scored 19 points, Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon finished with 18 apiece, and the visiting Denver Nuggets clinched the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference with a 126-111 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday (Monday, April 14, Manila time). Denver (50-32) won its final three games to earn home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Nuggets will face the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Clippers in the opening round. Jo…

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The Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 126- 111 on Sunday to end their 2024-25 NBA season with 50 wins.

Nuggets to face Clippers in NBA playoffs as No. 4 seed after beating Rockets in regular-season finale

Judging by the score entering the fourth quarter, one would have guessed the Rockets rested their starters. It would have been the sensible thing to do. They were already locked in as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference before hosting Denver on the final afternoon of the regular season. This game meant nothing to them and everything to the Nuggets. Instead, Ime Udoka went for the kill, and the Nuggets squashed their competition anyway in a …

Nuggets secure No. 4 seed in Western Conference

The victory gives the Nuggets homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs and puts them in the postseason for a seventh straight season.

Nuggets vs. Rockets: 3 takeaways from Denver's big win to clinch No. 4 seed

All five of Denver's starters scored in double figures and grabbed seven rebounds. That was enough for the Nuggets to finish the regular season 50-32 and head into the playoffs on a three-game winning streak under interim coach David Adelman.

Nuggets defeat Rockets to earn No. 4 seed

Michael Porter Jr. scored 19 points, Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon finished with 18 apiece, and the visiting Denver Nuggets clinched the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference with a 126-111 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.