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Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, front, confers with referee Zach Zarba in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Friday, April 10, 2026, in Denver.

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Lots of players rest and lots of playoff seeds are locked up on a 15-game Friday in the NBA

Lots of players rest and lots of playoff seeds are locked up on a 15-game Friday in the NBA

Plenty of players sat out as NBA teams played their second-to-last games of the season. Among them were all the regular starters for the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets. Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic needs to play one more game to be eligible for postseason awards, so he'll probably play Sunday for the Thunder. San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama also reached the 65-game threshold on Friday night. The Boston Celtics secured the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference while matching an NBA record with 29 3-pointers. And the Atlanta Hawks clinched a playoff spot in the East.