There’s no guarantee that the Golden State Warriors will be the top seed in the NBA at the end of the year. There is also no guarantee that the Sacramento Kings will be in the playoffs at all. Still, if both of those things were to happen–assuming the Kings get in as the eighth seed–then the first round of the playoffs could be really fun.
The Warriors and the Kings have faced off three times this year. Golden State has won three by a combined margin of 11 points.
Sacramento has been a bit of surprise this year, exceeding expectations even though they’re still below .