休斯顿火箭（40-24）将于周三东部时间晚上10点客场挑战丹佛掘金（39-26），这场对决可能令西部季后赛争夺更加激烈。休斯顿目前以半个胜场领先洛杉矶湖人和明尼苏达森林狼位居第三，而丹佛落后1.5个胜场。若掘金获胜且森林狼输球，四支球队将仅相差半个胜场。
鲍尔竞技场的这场比赛凸显了西部联盟积分榜的拥挤局面，五支球队争夺最后四个直通季后赛席位，胜场差距仅2.5场。休斯顿最近9场比赛赢6场，包括12月20日客场115-101击败丹佛，终结了对该系列赛的四连败。火箭本赛季对掘金1胜2负，两场失利均为3分之差告负。 掘金近期状态低迷，最近6场比赛输掉4场。两队本赛季交手6次，休斯顿2胜，掘金3场失利分差均少于6分。掘金希望缩小与位居第三的休斯顿的差距，目前掘金排名第四。 若掘金取胜且森林狼周三晚些时候不敌快船，将引发第三名的激烈争夺，轮空的菲尼克斯太阳也仅落后休斯顿2个胜场。休斯顿客场表现不俗，掘金主场战绩为17胜13负。 鉴于两队历史交锋胶着，预测这场比赛将非常接近。火箭队的贾巴里·史密斯 Jr. 本赛季场均22.3分加篮板，在对掘金的三场比赛中每次至少26。
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The Denver Nuggets visit the Golden State Warriors on Sunday afternoon for a pivotal Western Conference game at Chase Center. Both teams enter with recent mixed results, as Denver seeks back-to-back wins following a record-setting victory, while Golden State aims to halt a two-game skid. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
The Minnesota Timberwolves face the Denver Nuggets on Sunday in their final regular-season matchup, with Denver seeking a four-game sweep. Both teams hold 37-23 records, positioning Minnesota as the West's fifth seed and Denver as fourth. The game tips off at Ball Arena in Denver.
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The Golden State Warriors will try to snap a two-game losing streak when they face the Houston Rockets in a Western Conference matchup on Thursday. With the Warriors at 31-30 and the Rockets at 38-22, the game at Toyota Center carries playoff implications. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
The Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-96 on Sunday to avoid a sweep in their NBA playoff first-round series. Boston Celtics routed the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 for a 3-1 lead, while the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors also won their Game 4s. Amen Thompson led the Rockets with 23 points as LeBron James managed only 10 points on poor shooting.
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Ayo Dosunmu scored a playoff career-high 43 points off the bench to power the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 112-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of their first-round NBA playoff series. The win gives Minnesota a 3-1 advantage, putting Denver on the brink of elimination. Dosunmu's performance came amid injuries to two key Timberwolves players.