Golden State face Lakers in crucial postseason gameWashington complete turnaround to nab No 8 spotStephen Curry became the oldest scoring champion since Michael Jordan in 1998, finishing with 46 points as the Golden State Warriors held off the Memphis Grizzlies 113-101 on Sunday in a regular-season finale that determined the play-in tournament’s eighth and ninth spots.
The Warriors wrapped up the No 8 seed and will play on Wednesday, while Memphis finish at No 9 and will host the Spurs on Wednesday. Golden State’s opponent will face the
Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, setting up a delicious face off between Curry and
LeBron James. The winner of the game involving the Warriors and Lakers will be the No 7 seed in the West playoffs and face the Phoenix Suns; the loser of that game will play the Memphis-San Antonio winner on Friday to be the No 8 West seed. The No 8 seed will then face the No 1 seed in the West, the
Utah Jazz.