2024 Play-In Tournament (West): #9 Sacramento Kings vs #10 Golden State Warriors

RIPskaterdude · Post #41 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:56 pm

sunsbg wrote:To make the playoffs the Kings may need to go thru the team that eliminated them from last playoffs and the team that beat them 0:5 in the season series. Tough task.

Or against the Lakers, who the Kings swept this year but this will be a healthy Lakers, at LA and with the refs and the league pushing for LA to make the playoffs

ajones9219 · Post #42 » by **ajones9219** » Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:00 pm

I'm kind of down on Sac this year just because of all the injuries so i'd guess GSW take this one

JasonStern · Post #43 » by **JasonStern** » Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:04 pm

In a series, the Warriors win this. But in a single game? Leaning Sacramento but with zero confidence.

Post #44 » by **jazzfan1971** » Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:25 pm

Fox will need to push the ball like a madman for Sac to win.

Post #45 » by **jazzfan1971** » Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:26 pm

Fox will need to push the ball like a madman for Sac to win.

Post #46 » by **floppymoose** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:24 am

Lately the teams that beat GS go white hot from the arc. So SAC strategy should be “shoot 50+%” on 3s.

durden_tyler · Post #47 » by **durden_tyler** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:29 am

JasonStern wrote:In a series, the Warriors win this. But in a single game? Leaning Sacramento but with zero confidence.

Agree. Though riddled with injuries, they have some pretty good offensive players out there so if the Warriors can't find theirs i think they can steal this one.

Sakkreth · Post #48 » by **Sakkreth** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:18 am

JasonStern wrote:In a series, the Warriors win this. But in a single game? Leaning Sacramento but with zero confidence.

In a series Sac wins no doubt. This 1 game is 50 50 though.

Mamba Mentality · Post #49 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:33 pm

Trayce Jackson Davis getting the start is interesting. Guess Kerr isn't confident in the Warriors ability to stay in front of Fox so he's looking for a little bit more resistance at the rim all while sacrificing offense.

EmpireFalls · Post #50 » by **EmpireFalls** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:35 pm

This isn’t even going to be a contest. Warriors demolition job.

DonaldSanders · Post #51 » by **DonaldSanders** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:21 pm

One game anything can happen, but I lean Warriors because of Monk's injury, he has a big impact whenever he plays GSW.

Mamba Mentality wrote:Trayce Jackson Davis getting the start is interesting. Guess Kerr isn't confident in the Warriors ability to stay in front of Fox so he's looking for a little bit more resistance at the rim all while sacrificing offense.

He has been starting for at least 12 games, it's just the current starting lineup.

shi-woo · Post #52 » by **shi-woo** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:49 pm

You know for all the hate Curry and Klay got this year, the splash brothers STILL were Top 5 in the league in 3's made, with Curry being #1 :lol:

Don't see that changing tonight, I see a ton of 3's going in the basket tonight for GSW. Curry is gassed, just like in 21, but I think he has enough to get them past the Kings.

I also just don't like this Kings team. They have solid players, but they are missing that connector between Sabonis and Fox, and right now it's not Murray.

azcatz11 · Post #53 » by **azcatz11** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:21 pm

Man it’s crazy the entire world is picking GSW

GSWFan1994 · Post #54 » by **GSWFan1994** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:07 pm

The game is tonight!? I thought it would be on Friday, for some reason, :lol:

I'm not confident in this Warrior team because there have been many ups and downs throughout the season, plus the coaching struggles as well.

Well then, let's see what happen. I'll try my best to be here with the forum friends.

Already getting my smoked mortadella + grilled mussarella + grilled tomatoes sandwiches ready. :lol:

GSWFan1994 · Post #55 » by **GSWFan1994** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:13 pm

azcatz11 wrote:Man it’s crazy the entire world is picking GSW

You please go easy on the hyperboles tonight sir, I'll be watching you closely 8-)

DonaldSanders · Post #56 » by **DonaldSanders** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:17 pm

azcatz11 wrote:Man it’s crazy the entire world is picking GSW

I think it's because the Kings ended 4-6 and had key injuries to Monk and Huerter, where GSW will only miss GPII tonight and were 8-2 to end. Hot vs. Cold.

The Kings however can get absolutely white hot any night, so who knows what will happen.

azcatz11 · Post #57 » by **azcatz11** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:18 pm

GSWFan1994 wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:Man it’s crazy the entire world is picking GSW

You please go easy on the hyperboles tonight sir, I'll be watching you closely

I’ll miss the first quarter but I’ll be back in time for second quarter: I have made a wager on the GSW

Post #58 » by **bisme37** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:26 pm

Kings are giving out shirts tonight that say Feel the Roar. Warriors say they will make Sacramento Feel the Pain haha.

Do the Kings still light the beam? For all the beam lighting that went on last season I don't think I heard about it at all this year.

Chuck Everett · Post #59 » by **Chuck Everett** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:29 am

The fact that everyone is picking Golden State would have me nervous. Also, not having Gary Payton is a big deal in a game like this.

EmpireFalls · Post #60 » by **EmpireFalls** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:27 am

azcatz11 wrote:Man it’s crazy the entire world is picking GSW

It’s the only pick to make, really?

Who wins and gets a chance to play for the 8 seed?