Overview
- The Nuggets, who beat the Suns 125-123 on Tuesday, stayed in the hunt for a top‑4 West seed after Nikola Jokic posted a 23‑17‑17 triple‑double and hit the go‑ahead shot with 11.8 seconds left, leaving short‑handed Phoenix near the play‑in line.
- San Antonio clinched first‑round home court on Wednesday with a 123-98 win in Memphis as Victor Wembanyama put up 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocks to cap the Spurs’ seventh straight victory.
- The Lakers closed their six‑game trip with a 137-130 win in Indiana on Wednesday behind Luka Dončić’s 43 points while LeBron James finished one rebound and one assist shy of a triple‑double.
- Philadelphia’s outlook brightened Wednesday as Joel Embiid returned from an oblique strain and Paul George came back from suspension, combining for 63 points in a 157-137 win over the Bulls to pull the 76ers closer to a top‑six spot in the East.
- Boston snapped Oklahoma City’s 12‑game streak on Wednesday in a 119-109 win, a result that kept the Spurs within two losses of the West lead and underscored how one night’s outcomes are shifting late‑season positioning.