That means eyeing the standings as teams jockey for position and fans try to target the teams they want their favorite squad to either get matched up against or avoid.Īfter finishing last season as the best team in the Western Conference, the Utah Jazz currently sit in fifth place in the West, although they are tied with the Denver Nuggets at 48-33 but hold the tiebreaker. (Nhat V.The NBA regular season is down to its final day, and thus many are starting to turn their attention to the playoffs. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 30: Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole (3) checks on Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) after Green was fouled by Phoenix Suns’ Jae Crowder (99) in the fourth quarter at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 30: Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole (3) dribbles against Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker (1) in the third quarter at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 30: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) sits on the bench during their game against the Phoenix Suns in the third quarter at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 30: Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) defends against Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker (1) in the first quarter at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 30: Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole (3) celebrates his 3-point shot against the Phoenix Suns in the third quarter at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 30: Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) celebrates a play in front of Phoenix Suns’ Jae Crowder (99) in the third quarter at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. “But I think we found ourselves tonight.” SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 30: Golden State Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins (22) walks off the court following their 107-103 loss to the Phoenix Suns at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. “We don’t do moral victories around here,” Green said. If the Warriors hope to pump the breaks on a standings tumble, they’ll have to pull those threads from the loss. With Andre Iguodala’s impact as a point forward and handsy defender and Jordan Poole’s career high-tying 38-point night, the Warriors played a cohesive, sharp and intense style of basketball on Wednesday that they’d lost touch with over the last month-plus. “It looked like he turned the corner physically and that was a great sign.” “It looked to me like he was a step quicker to the ball and a step quicker to his rotations,” Kerr said.
Head coach Steve Kerr noted that Green took a step physically, too. Draymond Green played his best game since his return from injury, a shift he said happened when he decided to communicate more on defense. Instead, they found a few positives in their fourth straight loss.įor the first time in weeks, they played high-intensity defense and fought blow-for-blow with a contender. The Warriors weren’t preoccupied with seeding after their loss to the Suns on Wednesday. Utah stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert sounded exasperated with their team’s effort after their latest loss on Tuesday, a 25-point blown lead to the Clippers.Īfter drama-filled preseason, Warriors prepare to start title defense with season opener vs. The Jazz are slipping, losers of five straight and six of their last 10 games. Denver has won three straight and six of their last 10 games with MVP candidate Nikola Jokic averaging 30 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in 15 games this month. The Nuggets and Jazz pose aren’t far behind, but trending in opposite directions. Luka Doncic is fueling that roll, perhaps making a late run at the MVP conversation while averaging 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists per game in March alongside a Mavericks team that seems to have solidified its identity. 3 seed spot and certainly clinch home-court advantage in their five remaining regular-season games, but their fellow contenders will make it tricky.ĭallas has won three straight and seven of its last 10 games. The Warriors can still climb back into the No. Should they slip into the five seed, Golden State could be hitting the road and lose the Chase Center advantage to begin the first round on April 16. At stake in the Warriors’ final five games - potentially all without Steph Curry - is home-court advantage. Could the Warriors slip into a sixth seed? Unlikely, but possible.
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