James Harden can still shift into gear nobody in the NBA can defend. With the risk of the Clippers falling into the Play-In Tournament on the line, Harden found that gear and scored 12 points in overtime,

The Kings pulled off the 109-98 win over the Phoenix Suns to capture the No. 9 seed and home-court advantage for the play-in tournament. Sacramento will host Dallas, the final seed, in the play-in round after beating the team in all three meetings this season.

Denver still has its core four from its 2022-23 championship season in Jokić, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr. But this year's team has another potent weapon in Westbrook. The Nuggets have also benefitted from the ascendance of third-year forward Christian Braun.