Warriors first round preview: Golden State Warriors to face Sacramento Kings for first time in playoffs
The No. 6 seed Golden State Warriors and No. 3 seed Sacramento Kings will face off for the 2023 NBA playoffs’ first round starting on Saturday night.
The No. 6 seed is the lowest playoff seeding the Warriors have achieved since the 2013-14 season, where a then-breakout star Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round as the sixth seed. Not because the Kings are a “weak team,” but because the Warriors road trip will require them to get on a bus for just over an hour ride up and down I-80.
Travel is taxing on the body, Green noted. And with the Warriors’ core all in their mid-30s, some playing through various aches and bruises, easier travel can lighten the load. That’s because Kings head coach Mike Brown, formerly a longtime assistant with Golden State, has implemented something similar to what the Warriors use.
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