Get live news and analysis Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Oracle Arena when the Warriors and Nuggets battle in a game filled with playoff implications.
The Warriors (42-24) are one game ahead of the Nuggets (51-25) in the race for the No. 1 seed and homecourt advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs, and they can essentially clinch the top spot with a win Tuesday. Golden State has already clinched at least a tie in the four-game season series against Denver by winning two of the first three meetings, including a 122-105 victory in Oakland on March 8.
A win Tuesday for the Warriors clinches the season series, but a Denver victory squares things up and gives the Nuggets an edge in the second tiebreaker — conference records.