How Warriors, Kings can claim West No. 8 seed entering final game

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How Warriors, Kings can claim West No. 8 seed entering final game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

They don’t call it the “wild, wild West” for nothing.

Even heading into the final day of the 2023-24 NBA regular season, and after both teams losing Friday night, both the Warriors (45-36) and Kings (45-36) are fighting for postseason positioning

If the season ended today, both teams would battle it out in a win-or-go-home matchup between the No. 9 and 10 seeds on Tuesday, April 16 at Golden 1 Center. The Kings hold the tiebreaker over the Warriors and would claim the higher seed due to their better Pacific Division record.

However, fortunately for both teams, they are not locked into either of the bottom two seeds, and have a chance to leapfrog the No. 8 seed Los Angeles Lakers. Here’s how:

If the Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans (49-32) on Sunday, the Warriors and Kings will be locked into the No. 9 and 10 seed matchup, with Sacramento still holding the tiebreaker and higher seed even if both teams win on Sunday.

If the Lakers lose to the Pelicans, the Kings will be the No. 8 seed with a win over the Portland Trail Blazers (21-60) on Sunday at Golden 1 Center. Finally, if the Lakers and Kings both lose, the Warriors will be the No. 8 seed with a win over the Utah Jazz (31-50) on Sunday.

Simply put, Kings fans are rooting for a Sacramento win and a Lakers loss. While Warriors fans are rooting for a Golden State win and losses from the Kings and Lakers.

According to a press release sent out by the NBA on Saturday, the West’s Nos. 7-8 matchup and the Nos. 9-10 matchups will be on Tuesday only if the Philadelphia 76ers are the Eastern Conference’s No. 7 seed, likely due to the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers playing a home game at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday, which they share with the 76ers.

If the 76ers are not the East’s seventh seed, the West’s Nos. 7-8 game will be played on Tuesday, with the Nos. 9-10 game played on Wednesday, April 17.

There’s a lot of moving parts, but we’re almost to the finish line.

How will the Western Conference shake out? And where will the Warriors and Kings finish? Tune in to NBC…

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Publish date : 2024-04-13 17:17:55

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