Entering March, the Oklahoma City Thunder was 48-11 and 9.5 games above the Western Conference's No. 2 Denver Nuggets.
April 13 — All 30 NBA teams play, end of regular season. April 15 — The No. 7 and No. 8 finishers in both conferences play to start the play-in tournament. Winners are the No. 7 seed for the playoffs; ...