[Game] Golden State Warriors (6) @ Sacramento Kings (3) (WCDS Game 7, 3-3) 4/30/2023 12:30pm Pacific 3:30pm Eastern (ABC)

On October 3, 2022, did you, in your wildest dreams, picture the Kings playing in a game 7?

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QWERTYLICIOUS

QWERTYLICIOUS

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THE Sacramento Kings began the 2022-2023 campaign with a preseason win in Los Angeles on October 3, 2022. 85 games later, THE same Sacramento Kings concluded their best season since the 2005-2006 campaign, which (for those of you who either have not paid any attention, or have been living under a rock this entire time) also was the last time THE Kings saw postseason action.

On October 3, 2022, I am not sure many of us, if any at all, saw our beloved Kings playing for the right to face the Los Angeles LeBrons in round 2 of the Western Conference playoffs 5/6 months later (see poll - and vote...).

Well, here we are...On Sunday, April 30th, 2023. We are going to be playing for the right to face the Los Angeles LeBrons in round 2 of the Western Conference playoffs.

If game 6 was "Win Or Go Home" time, then I am not quite certain I know what game 7 is going to be...

What I do know is that Game 7 in Sacramento, California inside of the Golden 1 Center against the defending world champions means just ONE THING, Kings Fam Bam...

#BeamTheMuthaEffingLight



JUST.
GOD.
DAMN.
MUTHA.
EFFING.
BEAM.
THAT.
ISH.
 
Ozymandias

Ozymandias

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Game 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Lotta pressure on both sides, if our 121ppg offense shows up I like our chances.


Interested to see what Harrison Barnes is gonna do in a game of this magnitude. Would be a nice time for him to show out and help our lesser experienced players get settled.


It honestly feels like if Sabonis brings his A-Game, we're the better team and when Lyles and Monk bring their A-Game off the bench, we're the better bench.


I'm hoping Wiggins stays cold from 3. How does Jordan Poole respond after a complete dud in game 6?


Draymond obviously played his best game of the series in game 5, you'd have to think he's back in the starting lineup after Pooles game 6 no-show.


Whats Huerter gonna do?! I'm always a believer that he's clutch so It wouldnt surprise me to see him go off.
 
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BenchMob

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Each game this series has had its own narrative so I am not sure how much carry over to expect from game 6 if any! Will be interesting how Kerr will counter with the small ball lineup. Does Coach B have another trick up his sleeve? I am hoping for Fox and Monk to be on the floor during crucial moments. Limit the turnovers and offensive rebounds, make your free-throws and I like our chances, Go Kings!!
 
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kingdivac

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serbiangoat said:
It's all on Fox and Monk if they play well the GSW have zero chance of stopping them and their combined fire power is to much.
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It doesn't have to be all on them but it would be probably most expected since they keyed games 1 and 6 and sorta flubbed game 4 - other players stepping up is a big insurance to not letting the game get out-of-hand. Shooting efficiency is the single most influential statistic in basketball - it can tear down a Herculean effort, or save a wobbly win. Honestly I'd love to see Huerter Bucks #2 game show up -- hoping. It can't be just Monk and Fox really. The other's need to pull some weight - think of a tug-of-war - in shooting. Quite a few months ago, I wrote on the importance of multiple players getting in on double figures, and how the Kings win based on number of players in double figures......generally when 6 players hit double figures for them, their odds of winning go up a bunch, while 7 players, it was an overwhelming majority of winning. I dont know if they hit 7, but 6 would be the goal. Gotta have 6 players doing well or averagely at least.

For the Warriors, if Poole has a good or great game, it's going to be difficult on the Kings - it takes alot of scoring pressure off other players. Curry and Thompson are likely gonna get their 60 pts. Gotta hold the other players off adequately. I'm also afraid Wiggins has a big game offensively. He had his worst game of the series in game 6. - he is a problem for the Kings when on offense. His midrange game is MUCH better than Green's.. The Kings did manage to win game 2 with Wiggins going off. I'd love to see the game 2 Kings - that was a glimpse into possibilities of the team embracing defense, but that was an exceptional game and maybe just too much to expect yet.

Just think, whoever wins will draw a Laker team playing their best basketball of the season at the right time :) as a reward.
 
sauce-26

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compared to the other game 7’s this century, how is everyone feeling? I feel my confidence dropped with each series, specifically the wolves game due to webber not being himself. This game i actually feel pretty confident based on how we have have played.
 
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