Golden State coach Steve Kerr can do the math. 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 Boston on Wednesday night — another game that Stephen Curry missed with a knee issue — left them 8 1/2 games out of sixth place and the final guaranteed playoff spot in the Western Conference.

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