We don’t know if the Golden State Warriors season will extend beyond Wednesday. The Dubs face an uphill battle in the first round of the play-in tournament, as they have to go on the road to beat an LA Clippers team that has been finding a groove late in the season.
But if the Warriors do win that game, which is at 7:00 p.m. PT on Prime Video, then we now know who they’ll face next: the Phoenix Suns.
The first play-in tournament games took place on Tuesday, and in the Western Conference the No. 8 Portland Trail Blazers beat the No. 7 Phoenix Suns 114-110. With that, the Blazers advance to the playoffs as the West’s seventh seed, and will have a first-round showdown with Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.
As for the Suns, they’ll now enter a win-or-go-home situation. On Friday night, at 7:00 p.m. PT on Prime Video, Phoenix will host the winner of the Warriors vs. Clippers game.
That’s the more favorable matchup for the Warriors, who went 1-3 against the Blazers in the regular season, and have struggled with Portland’s athleticism over the last few years. The Dubs did much better against the Suns, winning three of four regular season games. Phoenix has also been struggling down the stretch, so it’s a matchup Golden State would likely feel pretty good about should they advance.
But first, the Warriors have to beat the Clippers. Only after doing that can they focus on beating the Suns … which would earn them the eighth seed in the West, and a date with the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
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