[Game] Sacramento Kings (3) @ Golden State Warriors (6) (WCDS Game 4, 2-1) 4/23/2023 12:30pm Pacific 3:30pm Eastern (ABC)
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I am on a pilgrimage of sorts to watch the game at the watch party in golden 1 so I don't really have a lot of time to organize thoughts and put together a longer post but I think our guys have done a good job all season of responding to other teams and recovering their footing. With draymond back in the lineup the offense goes back to playing off of him and the number of shooters drops so I suspect our defense will be slightly more effective. I'm not sure what it's going to take to get Murray going but Kevin seems to have found a sweet spot at the mid-range to pick up some of the scoring slack that won't disappear with the footstomper back. I'll assume the dho is still off the menu but I also think that the coaching staff probably has time to recalibrate where to position sabonis in order to create more space which is going to be vital if we can't get long balls to go. Warriors are still in a must win situation Kings have some more flexibility and quite frankly love playing on the road so I'm hoping to see a win and bring it back home to finish them off!
Just in case you need a reason to get irritated about the warriors, Dubs fans are on social media upset the lakers won last night, because the lakers are a tougher second round matchup. In their mind, this series is over.
Kings have been great with adversity all year, and have won almost every game after momentum was turning against them. Most people are writing them off after Game 3. I think we are better prepared to play against Dray, than not, and it showed on Thursday.
We shock everyone and win tonight.
Kings have been great with adversity all year, and have won almost every game after momentum was turning against them. Most people are writing them off after Game 3. I think we are better prepared to play against Dray, than not, and it showed on Thursday.
We shock everyone and win tonight.
This is why I’ve largely stayed away from twitter and the talking heads the past two days…..they unreasonably influence my mind when it comes to stuff like this. We are still in a great position and as the owner of home court advantage I will continue to say that until the warriors prove they can win at golden one.
In the social media age, there is a tendency to overreact to the outcome of each game in the playoffs, regardless of whether it's a win or a loss. The Kings were last in the postseason long before Twitter culture existed, so it makes sense that many are unused to the emotional swings that result from being online in 2023 and rooting for your team in the playofds. But Thursday's loss was just one loss. It could portend a momentum shift in favor of the Warriors, but it could also just be a blip for the Kings on the way to a gentlemen's sweep of the Warriors. Who knows? Let's see how our boys respond.
To put it into perspective, only one team will win the championship (obviously). Each of the other 15 teams in the playoffs are going to have an epic twitter fan meltdown at some point over the next two months. Very likely the kings aren’t winning the championship, so I just want to enjoy the ride. The criticism on kingsfans.com can sometimes go over the top, but largely settles on rational comments with a view towards the big picture leap this team has made this year. This is the most fun I’ve had during an nba season in close to two decade that’s gotta be worth something regardless of whether this team wins the series against the warriors. I just want to enjoy it without all of the toxicity.
Note to mods: The game is on ABC, NOT TNT, as the title of this thread indicates - might want to fix so others are not confused...
Best to keep this post short, simple, and sweet...
I have just ONE thing to say, my fellow Kings fans...
#BeamTheMuthaEffingLight
JUST.
GOD.
DAMN.
MUTHA.
EFFING.
BEAM.
THAT.
ISH.
Best to keep this post short, simple, and sweet...
I have just ONE thing to say, my fellow Kings fans...
#BeamTheMuthaEffingLight
JUST.
GOD.
DAMN.
MUTHA.
EFFING.
BEAM.
THAT.
ISH.
Finally, a Kings game I can watch at a reasonable hour.
8:30pm start for me.
I usually have low expectations before games but I'm summoning every ounce of optimism in my body. We can get this win. Just need to do a better job on the boards and knock down some shots. Tonight is the night they start falling!
8:30pm start for me.
I usually have low expectations before games but I'm summoning every ounce of optimism in my body. We can get this win. Just need to do a better job on the boards and knock down some shots. Tonight is the night they start falling!
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