NBA play-in photos between Warriors and Kings in final regular season game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Another day of NBA basketball has passed, with both the Warriors and Kings playing a game with huge postseason implications on Friday.
With both Northern California teams earning spots in the NBA Play-In Tournament, the focus will be on where Golden State and Sacramento will finish in the standings as they play their final regular season games on Sunday, and who they will face in the tournament. is decided. .
The Warriors and Kings both fell in the Western Conference standings on Friday. Golden State lost to the New Orleans Pelicans 114-109 at Chase Center, and Sacramento lost 108-107 to the Phoenix Suns at Golden 1 Center. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies and moved up from 10th to 8th place.
As of Friday night, the Kings (45-36) were the No. 9 seed in the West, down from No. 8 before the loss, and the Warriors (45-36) fell from No. 9 to No. 10. . .
If the season ended now, the West's play-in slots would look like this (via NBA.com):
The Kings and Warriors will meet in the first play-in game as the No. 9 and No. 10 seeds, respectively, with the winner facing the winner of the Suns-Lakers matchup and the loser returning home. From there, either the Kings or Warriors will face the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the NBA playoff series.
As for when the games will be held, the 7-8 game will be played on a Tuesday, the 9-10 game will be played on a Wednesday, and the 7-8 loser vs. 9-10 winner will be played on a Friday. It is scheduled to begin next Saturday.
With only one regular season game remaining for each team this Sunday, both the Warriors and Kings still have a chance to earn the No. 8 seed in the West. But in the current climate, there's no denying that a rematch of last postseason's epic Warriors-Kings clash would be a memorable play-in game.
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