[Game] Sacramento Kings (3) @ Golden State Warriors (6) (WCDS Game 6, 2-3) 4/28/2023 5pm Pacific 8pm Eastern (ESPN)

[hrdboild]

We're doing exactly what we need to do on the road -- keep the crowd out of the game. It's going to get a lot tougher in the second half but I like our energy so far. And Mike Brown has done a good job of testing some lineups and getting a lot of guys involved so we're not leaning too heavily on just one player.

 

[Fantazija]

The way Keegan is playing I think it's safe to assume the future is bright for this team.HB and Huerter are probably not starters on a contender, but it could be addressed reasonably easy in a future

 

[Tetsujin]

Also is Harrison Barnes hurt or something? The ESPN guys didn't even mention him.

 

[thingfish]

I want 24 more minutes of this and a game 7 please!

 

[206Fan]

It really feels like part of the issue is that Keegan doesn't seem to realize how good he actually is and keeps trying to be a good role player guy.

This is where I become an advocate for drafting Kris… I think having his brother on the team can unlock Keegan’s potential

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Curry 3 for 9, hopefully we can keep his shooting down

Brown put Terrance Davis on him for a good stretch. Did not have that in the Bingo cards for this series, but all be darned it worked out well in that half

 

[KainLear]

How about the story of the boards at the half!

32-20 us!

Were feasting on the orebs in this one

Rebounding is a must-have for us to have success in this series. Rebounding and forced TOs since they are so careless with the ball.

 

[Kingster]

It's amazing with all the fumbles and bumbles from one player with a broken finger and one player with a broken hand that this team is up against the champs in a single elimination game.

 

[TaxMan]

We need to keep up the same intensity, limit TOs, and pray that Steph/Klay don't go on a rampage. It will happen at some point, so we need to match their scoring.

Small ball is working for us. Love Domas but he is struggling in this series offensively. Want to see us go back to the small lineup if we start struggling.

Hard to imagine our intensity going down in potentially the last half of basketball for the year. My only fear coming into this game was that they would play defeated but clearly not. Win or lose we are going down with a fight. Love it.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Playing small helps too. Steph isn't quite as fast as you'd think a guy his size would be so he's having trouble turning the corner against Keegan/Trey instead of Len/Domas.

A lot of the success Steph had earlier in the series came on switches against Domas, Keegan, Huerter, etc. Keeping a TD or Davion pinned to him at all times is a much better strategy. Changes our offense, but Coach has made that tradeoff. A rare case where small ball is actually better for us on both ends of the floor. Only against the Ws can this be the case. Elite in-game management, as we've seen all year.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Huerter is a great player and was integral in getting us here. But he’s been cold all series, and it’s not changing tonight.

Yeah, the "Huerter sucks" takes are super-"prisoner of the moment" but, with that said, Brown has to hand him the towel and say, "Sorry kid, it's not your night/series."

 

[TaxMan]

Also is Harrison Barnes hurt or something? The ESPN guys didn't even mention him.

They mentioned at one point that he wasn’t on the bench but I just assumed he was in his normal exercise bike routine.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1652123256542105600

It helps that Keegan Murray is actually good at basketball.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Rebounding is a must-have for us to have success in this series. Rebounding and forced TOs since they are so careless with the ball.

Lyles was in there battling at the 5 position. Would like to see that some more in the 2nd half

 

[hrdboild]

I particularly love that Draymond's antics have not been rewarded in this game. It's about time somebody humbled him.

 

[206Fan]

I’m glad to see Coach Brown try something new today. Gave TD some important minutes and he had some really good physical fouls for the team. If the refs want to give the Warriors soft calls, then at least have an enforcer like TD who will make them earn it

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

I particularly love that Draymond's antics have not been rewarded in this game. It's about time somebody humbled him.

Let's get him more fouls.

 

[Tetsujin]

Yeah, the "Huerter sucks" takes are super-"prisoner of the moment" but, with that said, Brown has to hand him the towel and say, "Sorry kid, it's not your night/series."

To be fair, as much depth as this roster has, I'm not sure it's quite deep enough to bench both Harrison Barnes AND Kevin Huerter at the same time.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Also is Harrison Barnes hurt or something? The ESPN guys didn't even mention him.

Took the first three shots of the game and then nothing.

 

[SLAB]

Took the first three shots of the game and then nothing.

Im pretty sure the team mentioned he wasn’t on the bench.

 

[Tetsujin]

Took the first three shots of the game and then nothing.

He went to the bench with Fox like they normally do and then never came back in again.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

I particularly love that Draymond's antics have not been rewarded in this game. It's about time somebody humbled him.

As odd as it might sound, I think Lyles might matchup better against him than Sabonis does

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

He went to the bench with Fox like they normally do and then never came back in again.

Brown decided to try a small ball lineup that didn't include Barnes....and it's worked so far

 

[KainLear]

Yeah, the "Huerter sucks" takes are super-"prisoner of the moment" but, with that said, Brown has to hand him the towel and say, "Sorry kid, it's not your night/series."

To be fair, as great as Huerter had been all season for us, he's a bit of a one-dimensional player who uses his Steph-like running-n-gunning as his equalizer. You can only blame the match-up, Klay is still very much a top-10 wing defender in the league.

I only trust a healthy Fox in this team if the match-up is Klay.

 

[forza kings]

Kings will win the series and make the NBA finals with home court on each series. Beat fakers, suns, heat. I feel it.

 

[206Fan]

As odd as it might sound, I think Lyles might matchup better against him than Sabonis does

Lyles also forces Looney/Draymond to defend the 3pt line. It’s noticeably created a lane for our guards at the rim

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1652124479391424514

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sirius-Black on Twitter: "If Keegan Murray is in the game, a rookie in sacramento, Why cant Kuminga be in? @warriors something is wrong with the coaching or the system. A favoritism? A coach pet? #FreeKuminga #ReleaseKuminga 3 yrs in the bench is enough." / Twitter

It helps that Keegan Murray is actually good at basketball.

Hol' up, let him cook.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Also is Harrison Barnes hurt or something? The ESPN guys didn't even mention him.

Seems like he got caught in the middle of our small ball approach. He can't play the five in a small ball lineup, and he's not a guard.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Kings will win the series and make the NBA finals with home court on each series. Beat fakers, suns, heat. I feel it.

That's a bold prediction, but I'll take it!