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The Rockets clinched a playoff spot and secured the Southwest Division title by beating the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.
From CBS Sports
The next four teams will compete in the play-in tournament on April 15-18 for the last two seeds in each conference, respectively.
From Yahoo! Sports
With the win, Golden State climbed to the No. 5 seed in Western Conference and claimed the head-to-head tiebreaker over Memphis.
From Bleacher Report

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