In Friday's Western Conference playoffs, the Kings lost but at least clinched a top-10 seed, while the Warriors missed out on a chance to grab a top-10 spot in a hard-fought battle.
Golden State lost 108-106 to the Luka Doncic-less Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center, ending the Warriors' winning streak at six games and dropping their record to 42-35.
After the Houston Rockets lost 119-104 to the Miami Heat on Friday, the Warriors had a chance to at least qualify for the NBA Play-in Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West with a win. Instead, Golden State is still in 10th place, but nothing is guaranteed for now.
Curry and his team dropped to ninth place, two games behind the Los Angeles Lakers (44-33), who did not play on Friday.
The Kings nearly overcame the Boston Celtics with a late-game rally late Friday night at TD Garden, but ultimately fell in a heartbreaking loss, 101-100. The Kings (44-33) are the No. 8 seed and won the season series tiebreaker with the Lakers, and are now one game behind the No. 7 New Orleans Pelicans.
Despite losing to the Celtics, Sacramento at least clinched a top-10 seed with the loss to the Rockets.
Here are the latest Western Conference standings after the Kings and Warriors game: Standings will be updated after Friday's games.
- Minnesota Timberwolves: 53-23
- Denver Nuggets: 53-24
- Oklahoma City Thunder: 52-25
- Los Angeles Clippers: 49-28
- Dallas Mavericks: 47-30
- Phoenix Suns: 46-31
Play-in tournament spot
- New Orleans Pelicans: 45-32
- Sacramento Kings: 44-33
- Los Angeles Lakers: 44-33
- Golden State Warriors: 42 wins, 35 losses
under discussion
- Houston Rockets: 38-39
has been eliminated
- Utah Jazz: 29-49
- Memphis Grizzlies: 27-50
- Portland Trail Blazers: 21-56
- San Antonio Spurs: 19-58
The Warriors and Kings will have Saturday off, but will resume play on Sunday. Sacramento will take on the Brooklyn Nets at 4:30 p.m. PT at Barclays Center, while Golden State returns home to Chase Center to take on the Jazz at 5:30 p.m. PT.
