The Warriors' only path to the Tournament quarterfinals in the NBA season is through Group C in the West..

The Warriors’ only path to the Tournament quarterfinals in the NBA season is through Group C in the West..

Warriors strive for In-Season Tournament quarterfinals; Curry’s 35 points propel victory over Spurs. Facing Kings in must-win clash for progression. Group C scenarios unfold; tiebreakers loom

On Friday, the Warriors kept their hopes alive in the NBA In-Season Tournament. Guided by Steph Curry’s 35 points, Golden State narrowly beat the San Antonio Spurs 118-112 at Chase Center, boosting their tournament record to 2-1.

Only topped by the Kings who sit at 3-0, the Warriors currently share the same standing of 2-1 with the Timberwolves in the West Group C.

The winner among these three will progress to the In-Season Tournament quarterfinals, as both the Thunder (1-2) and Spurs (0-4) face elimination.

The Warriors’ last In-Season Tournament game is against the Kings on Tuesday at Golden 1 Center. Victory over Sacramento is necessary for them to move on to the quarterfinals.

Final 📊

Stephen – 35p/3r/6a/1s
Dario – 20p/7r/4a/2s
Klay – 15p/3r/6a/1s
Jonathan – 12p/1r/2a
Andrew – 10p/4r
Moses – 9p/4r/1a
Kevon – 6p/8r/4a/2s
Chris – 5p/5r/10a
Gary – 4p/3r/1s/1b
Trayce – 2p/1b
Brandin – 3r/2a pic.twitter.com/XMDsdLqeW5

— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 25, 2023

Here are the possibilities for the Warriors to succeed in the group stage:

Scenario one: If the Warriors defeat the Kings and the Thunder overcome the Timberwolves, both the Warriors and Kings would stand at 3-1.

Golden State will then win the In-Season Tournament head-to-head tiebreaker over Sacramento.

Scenario two: If the Warriors beat the Kings and the Timberwolves win against the Thunder, then the Warriors, Kings, and Timberwolves would all hold a 3-1 record and head-to-head records of 1-1 against each other.

NBA In-Season Tournament West standings update 🏆

– Pelicans sit atop West Group B
– Timberwolves, Suns, Warriors, and Rockets remain alive

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In this case, the Group C winner will be determined by the succeeding tiebreaker series in this order: point differential in the group stage, total points scored in the group stage, 2022-23 regular-season record, and if necessary – a random drawing.

Group C standings and playoff scenarios

With three games down, the Kings lead the pack with the highest plus-29 point differential among the trio, followed by Warriors with plus-5 and Wolves slipping to minus-3.

WEST STANDINGS UPDATE ‼️

Suns win their 6th straight to move to 4th seed!

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