The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings have spent nearly four decades as California neighbors having never played a game with high significance.
The two franchises separated by less than 100 miles never even made the NBA playoffs in the same season since the Kings arrived in California in 1985, much less met in the playoffs.
Brown has done his part to make it possible, having left his job as lead assistant on the champion Warriors to take over the Kings this season. Despite winning four more games than Golden State and being far more consistent throughout the regular season, the Kings head into the playoffs asBut the Warriors are wary of facing a team that's coming into a series on such an emotional high and playing in front of fans who have waited years for this chance.
"Wiggs is one of those guys, a little bit like Andre Iguodala, just doesn't seem to ever fall out of shape," Kerr said.There's a huge discrepancy in experience with the Warriors having several key players who have been part of four championship teams.
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