Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty ImagesAlec NathanFeatured ColumnistApril 8, 2017The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder will officially square off in the first round of the 2017 NBA playoffs after the Los Angeles Clippers secured a top-five seed by virtue of a 98-87 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night. CBS Sports NBA provided a breakdown of the three series that have been set with the end of the regular season looming Wednesday: CBS Sports NBA @CBSSportsNBALocked series in the West: (2) Spurs vs. (7) Grizziles Jazz vs. Clippers (homecourt TBD) (3) Rockets vs. (6) Thunder4/9/2017, 2:47:28 AMWith the matchup locked in, top MVP candidates and former teammates James Harden and Russell Westbrook will now square off a minimum of four times…
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