Thunder Lock Up No. 1 Seed in West With Blowout Over Clippers, Holmgren Goes for 30
The Oklahoma City Thunder are officially done playing for seeding position. They clinched the top seed in the Western Conference with a 128-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, securing the best overall record in the entire NBA with a week left on the regular season calendar.
Chet Holmgren put on a two-way clinic to lead the way, dropping 30 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. That's the kind of performance that wins you games in April when everything starts to matter.
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The Thunder's star did exactly what you need from a No. 1 seed candidate: he took over the game in the paint and didn't let up. Thirty and 14 is not a stat line you see every night, especially against a team like the Clippers that came into the matchup thinking they had something to prove.
Instead, Oklahoma City put together the kind of complete performance that tells you why they're sitting atop the entire league heading into the final stretch.
The Playoff Picture Gets Tighter Elsewhere
While the Thunder are locked in, the race below them is still wide open. The Magic climbed within half a game of the sixth seed after rolling past the Timberwolves 132-120. That's the kind of move that changes the playoff conversation with only days left in the regular season.
Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers past the Hawks 122-116, pouring in 31 points on 12 of 19 shooting to keep Cleveland in the conversation. Desmond Alexander-Walker led the Hawks with 25 points in the loss.
Rookie Season Starting to Shape Up
The Kia Rookie Ladder has been updated for the final time, with fresh names making their case for honors. Meanwhile, the league is getting ready for playoff basketball with "Chasing History" returning for all-access coverage starting April 11 on NBA TV and the NBA App.
With only one week left and just two seeds officially clinched, every team outside the top spot still has playoff dreams alive. OKC's work is done. Everyone else still has a lot of work to do.
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