First, the tanking Grizzlies upset the Nuggets, who thus dropped to the West's No. 6 seed, one game back of Minnesota. Second, the Rockets, who lost to the Lakers for the second consequential result of the night.

The Warriors are in the middle of a nightmare season, and it would be painful for fans if they witness their season end in a nightmare too.

He knows the Warriors are headed to the play-in tournament. The Warriors have 13 games left in the regular season and their loss in

Jalen Brunson and Co. beat the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night to remain within a game of the Boston Celtics for the No. 2 seed. New York and Boston both gained some ground on the Detroit Pistons, as the top team in the Eastern Conference fell to the Toronto Raptors.

The Knicks should finish the season with the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed–even if head coach Mike Brown says seeding is lower-priority than “playing the right way” with 14 games left on the schedule entering Sunday’s matchup against the Golden State Warriors.

Los Angeles and Boston have experienced differing success in clutch games, so which seems poised for a longer playoff run?

The Boston Celtics head west Thursday night for a marquee NBA non-conference matchup against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. Fans can stream all the action live on Prime Video as two playoff-positioned teams from opposite conferences collide.

The New York Knicks were down by 21 points in the second quarter, but they clawed their way back against a feisty short-handed Golden State Warriors squad to escape with the win on Sunday Night Basketball.