Well, I don’t want to say the game was lost in the first 5 minutes of the fourth quarter but the Kings chances greatly went down because of the first 5 minutes of the fourth quarter. Kings also need to prioritize getting Buddy open more. We go through too many stretches where he isn’t even targeted.
Kings haven’t caught the Warriors on a bad night yet. Even the game where Curry and Draymond missed they got monster games from Durant and Klay. Once again they got big nights from all their guys and the Kings were right there.
Now it’s time for the Kings to realize how money they are and do what they have done all year. Beat the teams they are more talented then. They make up the majority of rest of the schedule. Kings have a lot of opportunities to start putting some good stretches together. However, Kings have played poorly after the other two close losses to the Warriors this season. Kings must win on Monday and not have a let down.
Kings have more or less accomplished what I had hoped for when I looked ahead in the schedule. Their record is the epitome of treading water through an absolutely brutal first half of the season. Likely composed by Danny Ainge. Kings need to make hay.