The place Warriors, Kings stand in Western Convention playoff image

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The place Warriors, Kings stand in Western Convention playoff image

The place Warriors, Kings stand in Western Convention playoff image at the beginning seemed on NBC Sports activities Bay Space

The Warriors made up floor and the Kings stumbled within the tight and ever-changing Western Convention playoff image Friday night time.

Within the early window, the short-handed Warriors routed the Charlotte Hornets 115-97 at Spectrum Heart, led through 23 issues from Steph Curry, 20 issues from Andrew Wiggins and 18 issues from rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis. Golden State advanced to 39-34 with the win.

At Golden 1 Heart, the Kings blew a 15-point lead and misplaced their 2nd consecutive sport to the Dallas Mavericks 107-103. All 5 Sacramento starters scored in double figures, however Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic had been an excessive amount of to take care of down the stretch.

The Kings stay in 8th position within the Western Convention, a part sport in the back of the Phoenix Suns, who misplaced to the Oklahoma Town Thunder previous within the night time.

For the Warriors, whilst they closed the distance at the Los Angeles Lakers to one.5 video games, in addition they are making an attempt to carry off the hard-charging Houston Rockets.

Golden State maintained its one-game lead over Houston after the Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 101-100 at Delta Heart.

Here is the up to date Western Convention standings via Friday’s NBA motion:

  1. Minnesota Timberwolves — 51-22

  2. Oklahoma Town Thunder — 51-22

  3. Denver Nuggets — 51-23

  4. LA Clippers — 46-27

  5. New Orleans Pelicans — 45-28

  6. Dallas Mavericks — 44-29
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  7. Phoenix Suns — 43-31

  8. Sacramento Kings — 42-31

  9. Los Angeles Lakers — 41-33

  10. Golden State Warriors — 39-34
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  11. Houston Rockets — 38-35
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  12. Utah Jazz — 29-45 — Eradicated

  13. Memphis Grizzlies — 24-49 — Eradicated

  14. Portland Path Blazers — 19-55 — Eradicated

  15. San Antonio Spurs — 18-56 — Eradicated

The Warriors and Kings each are off Saturday sooner than returning to motion Sunday. Golden State wraps up its highway shuttle in opposition to San Antonio at 4 p.m. PDT, whilst Sacramento hosts Utah at 6 p.m. PDT.