If the playoffs started today, the Golden State Warriors would face the Sacramento Kings in the first round. While many fans and experts would pick the Warriors to come out of the series, the Kings will be no easy out, and they’ve been the 3rd best team in the West for a reason.
But on his podcast this week, Warriors veteran Draymond Green said he prefers to match up with the Kings this spring, but maybe not for the reason you think.
“I’m not upset if the standings shook out how they did today, and we met Sacramento in the first round. Not because I think Sacramento is a weak team but because travel is so much easier. If you think about our road to winning the championship last year, it started with Denver, and then we went to Memphis… the travel that’s a lot on your body, and if we could take a bus an hour and ten minutes up the way then I think that’s much better for us.”
We all know the Warriors have struggled to win on the road this season, as they’ve been among the worst in that category in the entire NBA.
Still, the Warriors would practically be right at home in a place like Sacramento, where they are so close to their city and where a lot of their fans already live.
In truth, a matchup with the Kings could make or break this playoff run for Golden State.
Can The Warriors Turn Their Season Around?
Of course, before they can worry about a series against the Kings, Golden State has to make sure they even get into the playoffs.
As an inconsistent team all year long, there is a sense that their championship window may have closed shut. But as long as Steph Curry still believes, it’s impossible to count them out completely.
“It’s inspiring and depressing all at the same time; you still feel like you’re in it, which we are. You still feel like we can peak at the right time.” Curry said, via Warriors Wire. “There’s a lot of confidence in that. But it’s also you don’t want to be in a situation with everything that we’ve accomplished and the idea of who we are that we’re checking the standings for the last 20 games to see if we’re in or out of the play-in tournament vibe. It’s weird in that sense.”
We will see soon enough how the final standings shake out, but the Warriors have every reason to be confident in their chances this postseason.
And if they happen to get a few things that fall their way, it could be all they need to make a serious run at defending their title.
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