Let's go again. The Warriors and Kings will meet in another win-or-go-home postseason game. This time it will take place at the NBA Play-In Tournament on Tuesday at 7pm PT at the Golden 1 Center.
Sacramento (46-36) secured the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference, while Golden State (46-36) remained in 10th place after both teams won their final regular-season games on Sunday. . The winner of Tuesday's game advances to Friday's final play-in game, and the loser's season ends.
The seventh-place New Orleans Pelicans will host the eighth-place Los Angeles Lakers in the West's other play-in game, with the winner advancing to a first-round playoff series against the second-place Denver Nuggets and the loser getting another chance. There is. He will be out of the frame for Friday's game. The winner of Friday's game will face the No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Philadelphia 76ers will host an Eastern Conference 7-8 play-in game against the Miami Heat on Tuesday, with both Western Conference games scheduled for Tuesday as their arena will be used by the NHL's Flyers. will be held on.
The Warriors and Kings split four regular season games, with Golden State winning the first two games on October 27 and November 1. Sacramento won the final two games on November 28 (season tournament) and January 25.
The Northern California rivals met last year in a thrilling first-round playoff series, with the Warriors winning in seven innings. Now there will be a knockout game in Sacramento, with either team's season ending on Tuesday night.
NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California will have pregame and postgame coverage for both teams on Tuesday, and the game will be broadcast on TNT.
NBC Sports Bay Area's “Warriors Pregame Live” begins one hour before tipoff at 6 p.m. PT, and NBC Sports California's “Kings Pregame Live” begins 30 minutes before tipoff. Starts at 6:30pm PT.
The final Western Conference standings, first-round playoff brackets, and play-in teams are below.
playoff team
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. Denver Nuggets
3. Minnesota Timberwolves
4. Los Angeles Clippers
5. Dallas Mavericks
6. Phoenix Suns
play-in team
7. New Orleans Pelicans
8. Los Angeles Lakers
9. Sacramento Kings
10. Golden State Warriors
Playoffs Round 1 Pairings
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. TBA 8th seed
2nd place Denver Nuggets vs. TBA 7th seed
3rd place Minnesota Timberwolves vs. 6th place Phoenix Suns
4th place Los Angeles Clippers vs. 5th place Dallas Mavericks
