In the West, it is still impossible to know the final order of 6th to 10th place! With one day remaining, the Pelicans and the Lakers are the big winners of the evening with their victories against the Warriors and the Grizzlies. Conversely, the Kings, beaten at home by the Suns, and the Warriors therefore, dominated by the Pelicans, can harbor great regrets for the order of arrival at the “play-in”.
“It sucks a lot” recognizes Klay Thompson, who is aware that it will now be difficult to grab 8th place, synonymous with two chances of going to the playoffs. This Saturday morning, the Warriors are 10th, behind the Lakers and the Kings. In case of victory, they were 8th…
” I do not care at all “, Curry replies when a journalist asks him about the consequences of this defeat. “It's more about questioning yourself after letting a match like tonight slip away. In the end, it would be really good to get eighth place because we want to give ourselves two chances. That was the goal. But in the end, we just want to have the best sensations, before considering a playoff or play-in scenario.”
A priori, Steve Kerr also doesn't care since he warned that he was going to rotate and rest his best players against the Jazz. “ Maybe that's not a bad thing.” admits Thompson, while Curry prefers to wait until Sunday evening to consider taking an extra day off.
Program for the last day
- New Orleans – LA Lakers
- Golden State – Utah
- Sacramento–Portland
The Lakers have the most difficult match, especially since the Pelicans must win to stay 6th, and thus not worry about the result of the Suns, who play in Minnesota. For the Warriors and Kings, it should be an easy night. We could therefore move towards scenarios 1 or 8.
Ranking situation
8th – LA Lakers (46v-35d)
9th – Sacramento (45v-36d)
10th – Golden State (45v-36d)
All possible scenarios
Case number 1: the Lakers, Warriors and Kings win
Lakers (8th), Kings (9th) and Warriors (10th)
Case number 2: the Lakers and the Warriors win, and the Kings lose
Lakers (8th), Warriors (9th) and Kings (10th)
Case number 3: the Lakers and Kings win, and the Warriors lose
Lakers (8th), Kings (9th) and Warriors (10th)
Case number 4: the Lakers win, and the Warriors and Kings lose
Lakers (8th), Kings (9th) and Warriors (10th)
Case number 5: the Lakers, Warriors and Kings lose
Lakers (8th), Kings (9th) and Warriors (10th)
Case number 6: the Lakers and Warriors lose, and the Kings win
Kings (8th), Lakers (9th) and Warriors (10th)
Case number 7: the Lakers and Kings lose, and the Warriors win
Warriors (8th), Lakers (9th) and Kings (10th)
Case number 8: the Lakers lose, and the Warriors and Kings win
Kings (8th), Warriors (9th) and Lakers (10th)
