In order to avoid getting the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference playoffs - and having to face the Golden State Warriors in the second round - the Rockets need the Trail Blazers to lose on the road to Sacramento or the Nuggets to lose at home to Minnesota tonight.
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Neither of those seem especially likely, the Nuggets 12-point favorites and and the Blazers are four-point favorites, but the Rockets might get some help from Portland.