Like much of Northern California, Stephen A. Smith is excited about the Warriors-Kings first-round playoff series.
“So you got Sacramento and Golden State within an hour-and-a-half, it’s a bus ride, they don’t have to fly. We’ve got the top two offenses in basketball going up against each other. Sacramento’s got like the 24th-[ranked] defensive rating or whatever it is. So I’m like, ‘Golden State’s going to put up some buckets.’ Sacramento, for damn sure, is going to put up some buckets. Things are going to get very, very interesting.
The Northern California neighbors are meeting in the postseason for the first time ever. Golden State’s away record was a head-scratcher all season for the defending champions, while Sacramento’s record away from Golden 1 Center was the best in the Western Conference.since 2006 and hosts its first-ever postseason game at G1C.
Both teams undeniably can put up points but have struggled defensively over the course of the season. As Smith points out, these are just a few of the nuggets that will make this series so interesting. “The operative word here is ‘intriguing’, nobody asked for predictions,” Smith continued. “The question is what’s the most intriguing matchup? And I look at Sacramento against Golden State, particularly when Golden State could go on the road and get beat by anybody. That’s what they’ve been showing us. Sacramento with that offense can beat anybody.
“So I look at it from that perspective. I look at [Kings coach] Mike Brown being a former assistant to [Warriors coach] Steve Kerr. I look at Steph Curry going up against De’Aaron Fox. De’Aaron Fox is anxious to prove this brother is legit and admired in Sacramento. I’m just looking at Sacramento and Golden State. When we talk about some exciting basketball, I’m looking forward to it.”
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