Golden State is currently matched up with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the play-in tournament
Due to a Los Angeles Clippers win on March 26th, the Warriors have been pushed to the seventh seed in the west, putting them in the play-in tournament. They are currently matched up against the eighth-seed Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Warriors have beaten the Timberwolves in three out of four of their matchups this season, with their only loss coming in December
The play-in tournament begins on April 15th. With eleven games left in the season, anything can happen — a Warriors winning streak could push them back up to the sixth seed, or a losing streak could send them spiraling into play-in purgatory.
Ideally, the Warriors wouldn’t have to compete in the play-in. The play-in tournament would leave the players without a lot of rest or practice before the playoffs, and could even result in injuries to a team that has already been fighting off injuries all year.
Overall, we’ll see how it goes, but we all know the Warriors have battled adversity before, and with a stronger squad and a revitalized Jimmy Butler, anything is possible. Luckily, veteran leader Steph Curry should be returning from injury soon, so the Warriors have an even better chance at avoiding the play-in than they would without him.