Acquiring the Fourth Seed Is Crucial for the Golden State Warriors
The end of the 2024-2025 NBA regular season is approaching. For the Golden State Warriors, they have eight regular season games remaining. Their hopes of securing the fourth seed are still within reach. It is crucial for the Warriors to achieve this goal in order to secure a home-court advantage in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
The team currently holds the sixth seed in the Western Conference, but they are only two games behind the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. With the Lakers experiencing an up-and-down end to the season, the fourth seed is still attainable, but it is crucial for the Warriors to lock in for their final eight games and finish with a minimum record of 6-2. The two teams will face off in Los Angeles on April 3rd. This game will be crucial in determining home-court advantage and other playoff implications. The Warriors' success at home over the past decade is one of the main reasons they want to secure a higher seed.
Since 2021, in their two playoff appearances, the Golden State Warriors are 15-3 at home. That's an outstanding win rate of 83%. We can agree that having home-court advantage is a crucial plus for the team, regardless of the opponent. It's also worth noting that the fifth and sixth seeds in the history of the playoffs have a combined four NBA Finals appearances. The sixth-seeded 1995 Houston Rockets are the only team from that group to win it all. This is important to highlight because history shows that teams seeded lower than fourth have a very slim chance of making a Finals appearance. This makes securing the fourth seed crucial for the Warriors.
With the elevated play of the team since all-star Jimmy Butler’s arrival, reaching the fourth seed is within reach. Steve Kerr has talked about the importance of the final stretch of games and has the team ready to make a push. The Warriors are coming off a 32-point blowout win against the San Antonio Spurs and will face the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. This game is crucial for their playoff positioning as they make their final push for the fourth seed.
