The Golden State Warriors won 100-92 against the Trail Blazers, and their record came to a 45-35 record to tie the Lakers and Kings, and the Warriors overtook the Lakers to reach ninth in the West, and the Kings ranked eighth with a head-to-head advantage. The Warriors rested Klay, Dream and Payton Jr., but the Trail Blazers were still under a lot of pressure, trailing by six points with seven minutes left in the final quarter. At this time, Curry and Looney played an important role in blocking and dismantling, Curry took the lead in hitting an unreasonable three-pointer, and then accurately guided the pass to Looney to score a basket, and then Looney covered Curry to score 5 points in a row, and then Looney received Curry's pass and scored, and the Warriors led by 6 points.
In the final minute, Paul hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc to give the Warriors a 100-90 lead, and the Warriors blasted a 19-5 offensive shockwave to seal the win. Curry made only 3-of-9 three-pointers in the first half and scored 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, and 5-of-16 three-pointers in the game to score 22 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Curry shot 350 three-pointers this season, second only to the previous 402 and 354 to rank third in personal history. This season, the Warriors have started low and gone high, and their last 10 games have been 9-1, surpassing their record last season, but the competition in the West this season is too fierce. The Lakers faced the Grizzlies and Pelicans in their final two games, while the Warriors faced the Pelicans and Jazz.
The Kings suffered two straight losses, losing 123-135 to the Pelicans in this game, missing the key card battle, and the Pelicans are currently 48-32 leading by three wins, and the Kings have officially entered the play-in competition. The Kings opened the first quarter with the Kings blasting a 16-5 offensive shockwave, and with Murphy hitting three three-pointers in a row, the Pelicans led by 20 points with 3:19 left in the first quarter, while Zion scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the third quarter to help stabilize the situation. Zion and McCollum both scored 31 points and Murphy scored 27 points. Kings Fox scored 33 points and scored 12 points in the final quarter. Murray scored just four points in the first half and 15 points in the second half, while Sabonis chipped in 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
The Warriors will continue to play against the Pelicans in their next game, while the Kings will continue to face the Suns, who are currently seventh with a 47-33 record, one win behind the Pelicans in sixth. These two games will determine the eighth and sixth places, and considering that the Lakers face the weaker Grizzlies, whoever loses the Warriors and Kings will fall to 10th place, and the winner will be in eighth place. If both teams lose, the Lakers will be eighth, but the Warriors will have an easier time playing the Kings than the Lakers in the play-offs, but if they finish eighth, they will face the Nuggets in the first round, which is almost no chance of winning. The Pelicans are in good shape at the moment, and the Warriors are bound to play in the next game to win the opponent, and the Kings have been in poor form recently, and they have little chance of winning against the Suns.