Denver still has the best player in the world in Nikola Jokić. With a exception of a down postseason from his running mate in 2024, Jokić and Jamal Murray are among the league's bigger playoff risers. And the Nuggets ending the season 3-0 under their interim coach could be more than the typical "new coach bump."

Among the most significant errors was a missed foul on Draymond Green, who should have earned a sixth and exited the game with 1:29 left.

The Memphis Grizzlies, 0-8 on trips to the West Coast this season, are headed there again, this time for a play-in game against the Warriors.