The Golden State Warriors’ 134-120 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena had significant implications for the Western Conference NBA Play-In Tournament standings. The win boosted the Warriors’ record to 44-35 with three games remaining in the regular season, putting them within half a game of the Lakers for the No. 9 seed and one game behind the Sacramento Kings for the No. 8 seed.
With their head-to-head tiebreaker over the Lakers and a split series with the Kings, the Warriors are in a good position to vie for a higher seed in the play-in standings. However, they still have to face tough opponents like Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, New Orleans Pelicans at home on Friday and Utah Jazz at home on Sunday in their final stretch of regular season games.
Meanwhile, the Lakers have two road games left against Memphis Grizzlies and Pelicans, while Kings will wrap up their season with three straight home games against Pelicans, Phoenix Suns, and Trail Blazers. The race for positioning in Western Conference play-in tournament is intensifying as teams make a push to move out of final spot before playoffs begin.
