Updated standings, schedule and more (April 11)

The Golden State Warriors staved off an upset of their third sport in 4 nights, taking down the Portland Path Blazers 103-86 to enhance to 48-33 and, for now, climb out of the play-in image.

Jimmy Butler led the best way for Golden State within the must-win, capitalizing on a short-handed Blazers squad lacking most of its starters attributable to accidents. The ex-Warmth star tallied 24 factors, seven assists and 5 rebounds on simply 10 photographs in 28 minutes, guiding the Warriors to an important victory.

Steph Curry completed with 14 factors on 14 makes an attempt, whereas Buddy Hield chipped in 16 off the bench for the Warriors.

For the Path Blazers, it was the reserves who stepped up. Jabari Walker posted 19 factors and 6 rebounds, and Rayan Rupert added 15. Rookie huge man Donovan Clingan recorded 14 factors and 15 rebounds.

With just one common season sport left, the Warriors are trending upward and have put themselves in a robust place to dodge the play-in event. Here is the place issues at present stand.

Golden State Warriors playoff image: Up to date standings

Friday’s win lifted Golden State to 48-33, pushing them to sixth within the Western Convention standings. They leapfrogged the Minnesota Timberwolves, who share the identical file however lose the tiebreaker.

The Warriors now sit simply half a sport behind the LA Clippers, whom they’ll face in a pivotal common season finale.

Though Golden State holds the No. 6 spot, a play-in look continues to be a chance. As The Athletic’s Anthony Slater outlined on X (previously Twitter), the Warriors’ postseason destiny hinges on Sunday’s outcome.

If the Warriors beat the Clippers on Sunday, they lock within the No. 6 seed. In the event that they lose, they’re prone to fall to No. 7 — except Minnesota additionally loses to Utah of their finale, which could possibly be with out Anthony Edwards.

In that case, Golden State would face the Grizzlies within the first play-in matchup because the No. 8 seed.

In the event that they have been to lose that sport, they’d then face the winner of the Sacramento Kings vs. Dallas Mavericks play-in conflict, with their season on the road.

Golden State Warriors playoff image: Remaining schedule

The Golden State Warriors wrap up their common season in opposition to the LA Clippers on Sunday — the identical night time the Western Convention standings shall be finalized.

With seeds No. 4 via No. 8 nonetheless up within the air, the matchup is crucial not only for Golden State’s hopes to keep away from the play-in, however for the Clippers’ shot at securing homecourt benefit.

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John Ezekiel Hirro is an skilled NBA and WNBA journalist at Sportskeeda, with over 5 years within the area as a information correspondent, sports activities author, and Editor-in-Chief. His sports activities writing profession started in highschool, the place he garnered quite a few accolades, together with being named the nationwide sports activities writing champion in 2016.

He earned his journalism diploma from the College of Santo Tomas within the Philippines in 2024 and served because the Editor-in-Chief of The Varsitarian, the college’s official scholar publication, for 4 years—the longest in historical past.

A passionate basketball fanatic, he turned a fan of the OKC Thunder in the course of the Russ-KD-Harden period. Russell Westbrook, his all-time favourite athlete, impressed him by stepping up as MVP after Kevin Durant’s departure. His present favourite gamers embrace Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren, who he believes are the way forward for the OKC franchise.

He excels in sport evaluation and fast information story turnaround, drawing inspiration from the journalistic types of Woj and Shams. He emphasizes thorough analysis to make sure accuracy in his articles. One among his most memorable moments is Russell Westbrook breaking Oscar Robertson’s file along with his forty second triple-double and securing a 106-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Exterior of writing, he enjoys listening to music and creating Spotify playlists.

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