The Golden State Warriors are set to face the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night in the first play-in tournament game, and Steph Curry is available to play. Curry missed the regular season finale, but that was more of a rest situation than anything else. Turning his ankle a bit in his last game of the season, Curry told reporters that it was mild compared to some of the other ankle issues he has dealt with in his career, and fortunately it was not enough to keep him out of this play-in game.
The winner of this game will face the loser of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans game, and the loser will go home. Golden State’s path to the playoffs will be difficult, as they have to win two play-in games to earn the eighth seed, but this is a group that is confident they can do exactly that.
The Warriors and Kings have had some great battles in recent years, both in the regular season and postseason. Facing off in the first round of last year‘s playoffs, the Warriors and Kings played an exciting seven-game series, with Steph Curry‘s historic 50-point Game 7 sending Golden State to the next round.
This should be a very exciting game between two Pacific Division rivals who have their sights set on deep playoff runs.
