The Houston Rockets don’t know yet whom they will face in the first-round of the NBA playoffs — G olden State or Memphis — but they know when it will start. The first-round series will open on Sunday April 20 at Toyota Center, the league announced. The time and TV are still to be determined.

The Houston Rockets are heading back to the playoffs for the first time in five years. How they play in the first round will not only determine how far they go this season but will shape their team for the next several.

After a challenging run of games, the Rockets welcome a moment of rest and recovery ahead of a high-stakes clash with the Denver Nuggets.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 19 points, Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon finished with 18 apiece, and the visiting Denver Nuggets clinched the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference with a 126-111 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.

All five of Denver's starters scored in double figures and grabbed seven rebounds. That was enough for the Nuggets to finish the regular season 50-32 and head into the playoffs on a three-game winning streak under interim coach David Adelman.