Jason Timpf breaks down the 6th-seeded Golden State Warriors’ first round matchup with the 3rd-seeded Sacramento Kings in the NBA Playoffs. Will Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson go on another NBA Finals run or will De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, and Sacramento stun the defending champs?
Timeline:
00:00 – Introduction
01:45 – Why the Warriors are favored
04:27 – Steph Curry’s greatest impact
08:12 – How the Warriors guard the Kings
15:14 – Can the Kings play any defense?
21:59 – Can the Warriors keep the Kings out of transition?
24:25 – Warriors Kings prediction
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45 Comments
Queens
Upset Kings at 4.
It's going to be wild, go GSW, go NorCal !
Jason a casualll
Without GP and Wiggins, Warriors would have lost. Now its theirs to lose.
Lets go kings, give me the miracle.
Warriors in 5, max 6. Gary Donte Kuminga Wiggins Green Looney Klay can all guard extremely well and take turns on the Kings best players and the Kings can't guard any of the Warriors
Kings in 7
Kings in 6
he said Terence Davis is a good defensive optionš
I think this series comes down to defense and experience, and Golden State obviously has the advantage in both of those categories.
If the warriors win the title this year
So much trash talk is going down
And they will be so hated ššš oh well šššš
those guards can't guard klay, let alone steph in crunch time.
Dubs in 5
Fo da last time warriors aināt winning nun,they are trash yāall dk nba basketball I promise you they aināt winning nun and if sum how they do itās rigged they wasnāt supposed to win last year ITS CALLED LUCK they played teams dat was not full strength I donāt wanna hear nun
I love kings fans who thinks everyone underestimating them, the warriors are just too good, Steph, Klay and Dray, aināt betting against that
Warriors are gonna make another Final run. The Playoffs are a different beast than the regular season which the Warriors have the most experience out of any team. Anyone still remarking about the road games during the regular season have to remember that everything resets once the playoffs starts and the Warriors have one or two or more levels they can reach into.
the kings have a cute story but they gettin swept
All the California teams have must watch games! And I think this is the first time all four have been in the playoffs at the same time.
I got warriors in 5.
Warriors arenāt too far off defensively from kings. They play similar ball, great NorCal matchup. Kings do win more games on the road, careful donāt sleep on them kings !
I know they will the Kings to sleep.. they just have to be controlled on their TO..
Another big swing factor is likely going to be the crowd. The ticket prices for the series are crazy high, competition drives those prices and the prices are higher by almost 2x in Sacramento, that either meansā¦ 1) Warriors fans are willing to travel more, or 2) Kings fans are out of their minds excited to see playoff basketball in Sacramento. With how well the Warriors have played with favorable crowds, I think that fan demographic could make a massive difference in this series.
San Francisco fans have plenty of money to travel and there are probably tons of them already living in Sacramento. But everyone knows you donāt get to see the Kings in the playoffs terribly oftenā¦ so itās anybodyās guess which way it goes.
The KINGS have: younger stars, just as much scoring potential and homecourt heading into this series… This series will be a true indicator or case study of whether or not veteran, championship experience is overrated or something that you can lean on for the playoffs.
Donte and GP2 will take care of Fox
This whole video was d. Riding the warriors hard!!!! Dude bringing up clutch situations is an advantage towards warriors when kings have the by far best clutch player in the entire nba!!
Warriors in 4 š§¹š§¹š§¹š§¹. People really want us to think that gsw is having sleepless nights over sacš. After listening to Draymond recent podcast Dubs planning to sweep.š lets think about it who got play off jitters now? I see no fear in gsw.
Kings young legs will the X-factor. Neither of these teams plays any defense, by any metric. Likely goes 7 games and Home court will be the deciding factor, along with GS's inability to win on the road. Young legs beat experience when experience is old. Klay, Steff, Draymond, that means you!
This time last year, folks didn't see it, either. They couldn't comprehend that the Warriors allowed their regular-season record to suffer, so that their subs would garner the game experience necessary to contribute, if called upon to do so, in the playoffs. Warriors already been there/done that, as far as going all-out to secure the top regular-season record, but, in the end, that pursuit didn't culminate in a championship. They, more clearly than most, recognize that playoff success has almost zero to do with who had the best regular season record, and, they've been successfully able to shut out the background noise, and, concentrate on the ultimate goal.
Klay Thompson is back — not back, like last year, but, Splash Brother back! His off-the-ball movement & defense have rounded back into form, which means, for those who don't get it, you can game-plan to double-up on Steph, if you want. This man, when he's on his form, sets NBA records, in the playoffs, with his shooting accuracy & scoring ability!
Make not mistake — Iggy, Steph, Klay & Draymond ARE the Knights of the Round Table, and, this years' title is the Holy Grail that they're bringing home!
Gary Payton is in his 50ās right now he canāt guard no one.
If kings somehow beat us Iām rooting for them to win it all
Warriors hate always been more prone to turnovers and it hasn't prevented their rings and Grizzlies were the same way.
another issue for The Kings though is the "homecourt". They are just over an hour away from the bay area. Not only do Warriors fans travel well all over, but now you are putting the road games driving distance away. When the two teams play there are usually a LOT of warriors fans that get into that building. it's not gonna be Niners at Rams where like 80% of the crowd is Niners, but there is going to be enough Warrior fans there that it is going to make it probably more of a neutral site than a Kings home advantage.
Fox is gon to exploit these dudes and coach brown knows them,and the wildcard is Malik monk.
Sabonis is the key
As a Celtics fan I've learned to never count Golden State out.
You talk about Steph in the clutch as the deciding factor when fox is the clutch player of the year and gp2 being a great defender off the bench like they donāt have davion Mitchell. This will be closer than your making it seem
Baring injuries, warriors should take this series.
warriors have to much talent, skill, depth and athleticism for anyone to beat them. Only Giannis or Jokic have a chance if they go supernova
Before watching I already know Jason has the warriors going to the finals.
To Kings fans: Itās not disrespect for counting you guys out, itās just that the Warriors are that good youāll soon figure that out.
Nice analysis
Mannnnnn f*** Gametime
Warriors in 5
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