The Warriors have qualified for the NBA Play-In Tournament, but with two games left in the regular season, their quest to move up the Western Conference standings continues.
The Warriors have been a No. 10 seed for most of the period since the All-Star break. However, they were able to go from a sluggish early season to playing their best at the right time, so an eighth seed is not far from reach.
The Sacramento Kings currently own the No. 8 seed, but Golden State has a chance to leapfrog their Northern California neighbors and claim that seed.
All the Warriors need to do is beat the Kings and lose one more game. The Warriors will host the New Orleans Pelicans, who just stunned the Kings for the fifth time this season on Thursday night, at Chase Center on Friday night. This will be the second half of consecutive games between both teams.
Golden State will then host the Utah Jazz at Chase Center in the final regular season game on Sunday.
Sacramento, which has lost four of its past five contests, will also finish the 2023-24 regular season at home. The Kings will play the Phoenix Suns on Friday night and the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.
Of course, the difference between a 9th or 10th seed and an 8th seed is huge. The 9th and 10th seeds will face off in a do-or-die game, with the winner of the matchup between the 7th and 8th seeds automatically advancing to the playoffs, and the loser getting one more game. A chance to.
So it's going to be a busy weekend in the Western Conference, and the stakes couldn't be higher.
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