The Memphis Grizzlies held onto to narrowly defeat the San Antonio Spurs in the first of the two Western Conference play-in games during Wednesday night’s NBA action, keeping their playoff hopes alive in the process, but in the second of the two play-in games in the Western Conference Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors in a thrilling, back-and-forth game for the ages! 

Now, the Memphis Grizzlies will travel to San Francisco to take on the Golden State Warriors in a pivotal, “winner-take-all” play-in game for the 8-seed. This will be the final matchup of the NBA play-in tournament before the final playoff bracket is set.

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The winner of this game will take on the Utah Jazz in the first-round of the playoffs and the loser… well, they get to go on vacation earlier than they would like! 

Both of these teams put together remarkable performances in their play-in games and both deserve to be in the playoffs, but only one team will advance and have a “chance” to fight for a championship. 

Now, let’s dive right in and take a look at this 8-seed matchup between the Grizzlies and the Warriors, previewing my four bold predictions for the game including who I see taking the 8-seed in the West.