With two wins behind the Grizzlies (48-28), but five ahead of the Suns (41-35), the Kings (46-30) have a very good chance of finishing in 3rd place in the Western Conference. .
A return to the playoffs in the form of relief, 17 years later, which will therefore be accompanied by home advantage. Nevertheless, many in the American media explain that the troupe of De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis is targeted, because of its inexperience in the playoffs and its defensive limits.
For Brian Windhorst, for example, this explains Draymond Green’s over-motivation against the Pelicans. According to the ESPN reporter, the strong winger absolutely wants 6th place, in order to challenge the Kings in the first round. Asked by Chris Haynes about this, Mike Brown replied… taking out the excerpt where Brian Windhorst develops his theory. Clearly, the coach (assistant to Steve Kerr from 2016 to 2022) makes it a source of motivation.
“We know where this narrative comes from, and they know it too, but it’s deserved” responds Mike Brown. “Because we haven’t done anything yet. But if we’re as good as we think we are, we’ll change that narrative. »
It must be said that this “narrative” is not very complicated to feed, since Draymond Green himself explained in his podcast that he wanted to face the Kings in the first round. For logistical reasons, he says…
“Because travel is so much easier”thus ensured the interior of the Bay. “If you think back to our journey to the title last year, it started with Denver being two hours away and high up. And from there, we went to Memphis, which is about a five-hour flight. »
If Sacramento challenges Golden State well in the first round, Mike Brown will have a ready-made motivator. Even if the coach does not miss it, the supporters of the Kings savoring the erroneous predictions of the last months.
