Here's how to watch today's Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors NBA play-in game: live stream, TV schedule and start time

Pacific Division opponent, No. 10 seed Golden State Warriorswill compete against number 9 Sacramento Kings in the first round of the Western Conference Play-In Tournament.

This matchup looks familiar as it is a win or go home game at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

The Kings and Warriors battled in the first round of last year's NBA playoffs, where Stephen Curry's record-setting 50 points in Game 7 led Golden State to an upset win over Sacramento. This time, the duo enters as the ninth and 10th seeds in the Western Conference, meaning the loser of the match will be eliminated from the play-in tournament.

Additionally, the winner must face the loser of the New Orleans Pelicans-Los Angeles Lakers contest to advance to the playoffs and set up a best-of-seven series against the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder of the Western Conference.

The Warriors defeated the Jazz 123-116 to go over the point in their last game on Sunday, while the Kings defeated the Trail Blazers 121-82 in their last game. Both teams go into this play-in bracket duel with a lot of confidence.

Below, GOAL gives you everything you need to watch the Kings vs. Warriors game today.

Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors: Date and tipoff time

The Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors will face off on July 17 in a highly anticipated NBA play-in tournament Tuesday, April 16, 2024at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, USA.

How to Watch Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors NBA Game Online – TV Channels and Live Streams

The Kings vs. Warriors game will continue to air TNT. The game can also be streamed on Max. To stream the game, Max is the best streaming service for basketball fans.

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Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors team news

Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings struggled down the stretch, falling from a seemingly assured playoff spot to the nine-to-ten play-in game. They were hampered by injuries along the way, missing two of their best shooters: Kevin Huerter (torn left labrum) and Malik Monk (sprained right MCL). Huerter was the team's starting shooting guard and Monk is one of the sixth-best players in the league.

In the duo's absence, the Kings have relied on an undrafted rookie guard Keon Ellisa more defensive player who last scored eight three-pointers on April 9 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Domantas Sabonis And Harrison Barnes played in all 82 regular season games for Sacramento. Sabonis is the league's leading rebounder for the second straight year (13.7 RPG) and ranks first in double-doubles (77). Reigning Clutch Player of the Year, De'Aaron Fox posted a team average of 26.6 PPG and leads the league in steals per game (2.0).

Golden State Warriors

In a win-or-go home play-in tournament game Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings, the Golden State Warriors will be without a key contributor off the bench after head coach Steve Kerr announced Gary Payton II will miss Tuesday's game against the Kings.

In addition to missing Tuesday's elimination game in Sacramento, Kerr also ruled out Payton II for Golden State's second play-in game on Friday should the Warriors win and advance.

Payton II was forced to miss the final three games of the Warriors' regular season because of a calf injury. In Payton II's absence, the Warriors will likely fall back on this Brandin Podziemski And Moses Moody next to Chris Paul in the backcourt of their second unit.

Two-time league MVP Steph Curry has caused Sacramento plenty of problems this season, averaging 31.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists in four games. Thanks to his vast experience, Curry will shine in the postseason and would have to do much of the heavy lifting on his own.

Head-to-head records

The Warriors and Kings split their season series, winning two games each. Their last three meetings were each decided by one point. Here are the results of the last five meetings between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings in NBA duels: