The Warriors are like those evil characters in horror films. It’s really difficult to finish them off. And the young, fresh Kings found out the hard way, writes JeffZillgitt.
. The winner goes to the conference finals against either fourth-seeded Phoenix or top-seeded Denver.
At the NBA’s 2022 All-Star Weekend, a reporter asked Golden State’s Draymond Green if the West was wide open. Not incredulous at all, Green said it wasn’t wide open. He said the Warriors were the favorites despite trailing first-place Phoenix by 6½ games at the time.Green’s bravado reinforces a point the 29 other teams know well. Until a Warriors team with a healthy Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are eliminated, they are capable of winning a championship.Forget the Warriors’ No.
Sacramento is good team with promise. But there’s a reason why teams wanted the sixth seed. The Kings are young and have minimal playoff experience. They were considered a beatable three seed. But in this series, the championship attributes the Warriors possess smothered what Sacramento doesn’t have. Looney had 11 points and 21 rebounds. Wiggins scored 17 points and Thompson 16. Green had eight points, eight assists and six rebounds. Sacramento had the No. 1 offense in the regular season, but the Warriors held it to 100 in a must-win game.
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