Steve Kerr admitted that the Golden State Warriors are preparing for the play-in tournament following Wednesday's 120-99 loss to the Celtics.

"Can we prepare ourselves for the play-in [tournament]?" Kerr asked. "We're going to be in the play-in. We know that."

The Warriors have lost six out of their last seven games.

The Warriors are now 10th in the West, with the five teams below them at least nine games back with 13 games remaining.

The team is also nine games behind the Nuggets for the sixth seed and six games behind the Suns for the seventh seed.

"We've had our eyes on six for a while," Kerr said. "That's out of the question now. We're not getting there. If we can string together some wins, try to get to eighth, that'd be ideal. Get two cracks at [getting in the playoffs]. But we're not getting to seven. We know that."

It was reported that Steph Curry, who has missed the past 19 games with a knee injury, could return to the Warriors' lineup by the end of the month.

The Warriors are 6-13 without Curry.