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In an incredibly tight race for the final set of postseason seeding in the Western Conference, it came down to the final day of the regular season to decide who would secure a top-six seed and who would participate in the play-in tournament.
While the Golden State Warriors started Sunday as the No. 6 seed in the West, they needed a win over the Los Angeles Clippers to lock up a top-six seed. Yet, the Warriors couldn’t hold off the Clippers in a thrilling back and forth contest that required overtime, officially sending Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green to the play-in tournament for the second straight season. With a final record of 48-34, the Warriors finished the season as the No. 7 seed in the West.
With the Warriors falling to the Clippers, Los Angeles locked up the No. 5 seed with the Minnesota Timberwolves earning the No. 6 seed in the West.
With the Warriors officially set for the play-in tournament, they will now prepare to host Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night at San Francisco’s Chase Center.
The Warriors are 3-1 against the Girrlzies this season, including a 134-124 win in Memphis two weeks ago. Curry dropped a red-hot 52 points to propel the Warriors past the Grizzlies.
The winner of Tuesday’s contest will become the No. 7 seed in the West and meet the No. 3 seed Houston Rockets in the first round. The loser will get one last chance to lock up a spot in the postseason on Thursday against the winner of the No. 9 Sacramento Kings and No. 10 Dallas Mavericks.
The Warriors will host the Grizzlies at 4:30 p.m. PT on Tuesday at Chase Center.
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