The Warriors beat the Kings and approach the NBA playoffs

Golden State Warriors, the current champion, beat the Sacramento Kings as a visitor by 119 to 97 and was very close to qualifying directly for the NBA playoffs without going through the preliminary phase called play-in.

The match was played at the Golden 1 Center stadium in Sacramento and the Warriors achieved a comfortable victory thanks to the outstanding performances of Klay Thompson, author of 29 points, Stephen Curry with 25 and Donte DiVincenzo with 18 baskets and 9 assists, according to the report. NBA official site.

With the victory, the Warriors have a record of 43 wins and 38 losses in the Western Conference and to ensure their presence in the playoffs directly they should beat the Portland Trail Blazers this Sunday in the last day of the regular season.

The Kings, for their part, with a record of 48 wins and 33 losses, are already classified by the Western Conference and entered the game with the losses of De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk, Kevin Huerter and Domantas Sabonis, all preserved so that come rested to the playoffs.

The most outstanding of the Kings were Trey Lyles with 15 points and 8 rebounds, and Chimezie Metu with 15 baskets and 9 rebounds.

The following results were given in the other matches:

Houston Rockets 112-Charlotte Hornets 109; Detroit Pistons 122-Indiana Pacers 115; Washington Wizards 114-Miami Heat 108; Philadelphia Sixers 136-Atlanta Hawks 131; Boston Celtics 121-Toronto Raptors 102.

Brooklyn Nets 101-Orlando Magic 84; Memphis Grizzlies 137-Milwaukee Bucks 114; New Orleans Pelicans 113-New York Knicks 105; Chicago Bulls 115-Dallas Mavericks 112 y Los Angeles Lakers 121-Phoenix Suns 107.

Those already in the playoffs are the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia Sixers, Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks for the Eastern Conference, plus the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns for the West.

It still remains to define three qualifiers for the playoffs directly and the eight teams, four for each conference (between the seventh and tenth), that will play the previous play-in phase.

In the Eastern Conference, the Milwaukee Bucks lead with a 58-23 record, followed by the Boston Celtics 56-25, Philadelphia Sixers 53-28, Cleveland Cavaliers 51-30, New York Knicks 47-34 (ranked), Brooklyn Nets 45-36, Miami Heat 43-38, Atlanta Hawks 41-40, Toronto Raptors 40-41 and Chicago Bulls 39-42.

For its part, in the West Denver Nuggest is the leader with 52-28, escorted by Memphis Grizzlies with 51-30, Sacramento Kings 48-33, Phoenix Suns 45-36 (classified), Golden State Warriors 43-38, Los Angeles Clippers 42-38, Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans, both with 42-39; Minnesota Timberwolves 40-40 and Oklahoma City Thunder 39-42.