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Finally, some clarity. And it only took 80 and in some cases 81 games, to get it.
With the Nuggets and Thunder getting comeback wins on Monday, the Rockets can finally narrow the list of potential first-round opponents to three teams, assuming the Thunder take care of their home game on Wednesday against the Grizzlies.
After the Timberwolves and Nuggets finish their play-in game on Wednesday and the Pelicans and Spurs are through with their regular-season finale against one another, the Rockets will know whether they open the post-season at Toyota Center against the Spurs, Pelicans or Timberwolves.