The Sacramento Kings travel to San Francisco to face the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Tuesday.

The Kings (23-33) have been playing much better recently and this is likely their final push at a potential playoff berth. In fact, they come into this matchup with an 8-4 record over their last 12 games which has them five games back of the Memphis Grizzlies in eighth. That's not an impossible margin to make-up but it will be more difficult with the Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans all between them. Having that many teams battling for that final spot is going to make it nearly impossible for this team and it's sad that they regressed the way they did this season. Injuries were surely a major reason why though, with Marvin Bagley III and Richaun Holmes dealing with numerous ailments throughout the year. That's completely crippled the frontcourt and it's hard to compete with that deficiency despite having De'Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield in the backcourt.

The Warriors (12-45) come into this matchup in the midst of a six-game losing streak and stretches like that have become way too common for this club this season. They actually have just three wins since the end of December and it's looking more and more likely that this will be the worst team in the NBA. Losing Kevin Durant to free agency is one thing but injuries to Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson made it impossible for them to compete. The good news is that both of those guys are nearing full health and it's scary to think they'll be ready to go next season with all of these role players like Jordan Poole, Eric Paschall and Damion Lee developing this season.

These teams have played twice this year, with Sacramento winning both outings. Prior to that, the Warriors won 22 of their previous 25 games over the Kings in total.