SportsLine's model simulated the Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday

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The Los Angeles Lakers (40-24) and Denver Nuggets (42-24) are all set to square off from Ball Arena in Denver. The Lakers had a challenging game last night against the Milwaukee Bucks. They were down big for much of the game and couldn’t generate offense outside of Luca Doncic.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 and Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 15 rebounds to help the Thunder clinch a playoff berth by beating the Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday night.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 and Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 15 rebounds to help the Oklahoma City Thunder clinch a playoff berth witha 118-112 victory over the Boston Celtics

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a strong hold on the first seed. That's been the case for most of the season, with a double-digit game lead in the standings. There's been little drama for most of the year on whether they'll repeat as the top seed.