<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jordan Clarkson scored 33 points, Rudy Gobert added 13 points and 16 rebounds and the Utah Jazz took the No. 1 spot in the NBA playoffs, beating the Sacramento Kings 121-99 on Sunday night.</p>
<p>Utah (52-20) won its final two to edge Western Conference-rival Phoenix for the top spot. It’s the first time in franchise history that the Jazz have finished with sole possession of the best record in the NBA. </p>
<p>Mike Conley had 11 points, nine assists and six rebounds in his second game back after missing two weeks because of a right hamstring injury. Bojan Bogdanovic had 18 points.</p>
<p>Now comes the waiting game for coach Quin Snyder’s team. Utah awaits one of the surviving teams from the play-in games that begin Tuesday and end Friday. </p>
<p>Terence Davis had 20 points for Sacramento. The Kings, who started four reserves, finished the season with a three-game losing streak.</p>
<p>A loss to Sacramento in the final regular season game would have dropped Utah into a tie with Phoenix, and the Suns held the tiebreaker after sweeping three games against the Jazz.</p>
<p>Instead, the Jazz shook off a slow start and thumped the Kings for the second time in three weeks.</p>
<p>Utah led by 15 at halftime and continued to pull away in the second half. Bogdanovich scored nine points and dunked off a bounce pass from Royce O’Neal, while Clarkson added a pair of 3s as part of a 20-4 run in the third quarter. O’Neal’s 3-pointer later pushed Utah’s lead to 90-61.</p>
<p>Clarkson sank three free throws midway through the fourth to make it 113-87.</p>
<p>Conley, limited to 16 minutes against Oklahoma City on Friday in his return from a right hamstring injury, got the Jazz going after they sputtered early. He had 11 points with three 3s and seven assists to help Utah to a 64-49 lead.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Jazz: Utah had twice previously tied for the best record in 1998 and in the lockout-shortened season in 1999. … The Jazz finished with a franchise-record 1,205 3-pointers. … Utah set franchise records for scoring (154) and margin of victory (49) when the two teams played on April 28 at Golden 1 Center.</p>
<p>Kings: Hield went 1 of 7 on 3-pointers will head into next season four shy of Peja Stojakovic’s franchise career record of 1,070. … De’Aaron Fox (health and safety protocols), Marvin Bagley (leg), Harrison Barnees (left adductor), Richaun Holmes (knee) and Moe Harkess (unknown) did not play. </p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Jazz: Utah will get a week of rest before facing the No. 8 seed in the playoffs. The play-in rounds wrap up Friday.</p>
<p>Kings: Sacramento heads into the offseason facing questions about coach Luke Walton’s future with the team and a roster that underachieved for much of the season. Holmes is the only player of significance who will be a free agent.</p>
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