Toyota Center
HOUSTON (FOX 26/AP) - The Houston Rockets will open the first round of the playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Toyota Center.
The Timberwolves beat Denver 112-106 to earn the final playoff spot in the West.
The last West spot was the only one up for grabs on the season's final night. It was the NBA's first winner-gets-in, loser-goes-home game since 1997. Denver would have gone to the postseason with a win at Minnesota.
Minnesota is in the playoffs for the first time since 2004 -- ending what was the longest active drought in the NBA.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.