Winner of the match will face Utha Jazz, the team with the best campaign in the West.
At the Chase Center, the Golden State Warriors hosts the Memphis Grizzlies for the final game of the Western Conference and NBA play-in. The Warriors closed the regular season in eighth in the West, with 39 wins and 33 losses, while the Grizzlies came in ninth, with 38 wins and 34 losses. In the regular season, the two teams faced off on three occasions, with Golden State taking the lead on two of them. Interestingly, the last one was on the last day of the season, with the California team winning by 113 to 101. The match is scheduled for 22h (Brasília time).
The two teams had similar performances in the regular season. On the Warriors side, Stephen Curry lives a sensational moment, and against the Lakers, he almost eliminated the team practically alone. Coach Steve Kerr’s team ended the regular season with six consecutive wins. But in the first play-in game, the team lost to the Los Angeles Lakers by 103 to 100. However, as they finished eighth in the regular season, they have an extra chance of making it to the playoffs. Thus, Golden State has been focused to seek the result at home and has names like the star Stephen Curry, who comes from 37 points against the Lakers, Andrew Wiggins, who scored 21, and Draymond Green.
Coach Jenkins’ Grizzlies, on the other hand, won four of the last five in the regular season, losing the last to the Golden State Warriors. And, being in ninth position, the team would have to win the first play-in match and it did so, beating San Antonio Spurs 100 to 96. Now, Memphis will have to seek the second victory to qualify for the postseason and for that, he has Jonas Valanciunas, who had a double-double of 23 points and 23 rebounds against San Antonio, Dillon Brooks, who scored 24 points, and Ja Morant, responsible for 20 points.
On the west coast, the Washington Wizards beat the Indicana Pacers 142 to 115 and advanced to the NBA playoffs. The opponent will now be the Philadelphia 76ers, who was the leader of the regular season Eastern Conference.
Russel Westbrook was the great commander of the victories of the owners of the house. With a double-double (18 points, 8 rebounds and 15 assists), shirt 4 led the team in victory. Who was also highlighted was the Brazilian Raulzinho. In the 25 minutes he was on the court, the point guard scored 14 points. Bradley Beal was another who shone with 25 points. He was the scorer of the match with one point more than Malcom Brodgon, the main name of the Pacers. In the best of seven, the first game between Wizards and 76ers will face each other will be next Sunday at 14h (Brasília time)
Highlights
Wizards
Russell Westbrook (18 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists)
Bradley Beal (25 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists)
Raulzinho (14 points)
Pacers
Domantas Sabonis (19 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists)
Malcolm Brogdon (24 points, 4 assists)
