The NBA regular season is over and the rankings have settled, but there are six play-off games to play before the playoffs begin, with the Western Conference starting first, with the Lakers taking on the Pelicans and the Warriors taking on the Kings away. Coincidentally, the Kings were also the Warriors' first-round opponent in the playoffs last year, when the two sides played to a tie-break, and Curry scored 50 points to lead the team to advance, this time the Kings' home court.
The game will be played at 10 a.m. Beijing time on April 16, and our CCTV CCTV5 channel will broadcast it live, Curry made a bold statement, the main team of Kings 2 is absent, chasing dreams: I hate the play-offs
Curry has been selected for the Olympic squad of this year's U.S. men's basketball team, which is his second time in 10 years to participate in the national team, and I believe that this gold medal is secure. However, before going to the Olympics, Curry still hopes to go far in the NBA this season. Curry said we have to win this play-in tournament, we played against the Kings last year, we have the determination to win the play-in tournament, I believe we can do it, and we will try to prove it.
Curry also stressed that not caring about topics like "next season" would be a very disappointing thing if he didn't make the playoffs. Curry has his own feelings about the pressure, saying that at the age of 26, he feels anxious and impatient, and after going through a lot of things, Curry now feels familiar and comfortable with the atmosphere, and just needs to focus on executing the game plan. This is also reminiscent of last year's tie-break, Curry's mobilization before going to the away game, and even released cruel words such as "If you don't want to play well, don't get on the bus", it can be seen that Curry's willpower to win is also very firm.
However, the Kings are by no means generic, they have two big stars, Fox and Sabonis. At the end of the season, Fox overtook SGA to become the league's steal leader, and he also averaged 26.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. And Sabonis is the league's rebounding king, double-double king and triple-double king, and he is a big threat to the Warriors on the inside. But the Kings also have a downside, among the main players, Huerter has been out for the season, and the team's third scorer, Monk, will still need to be out for a while, and they will certainly not be able to make the play-offs.
While his teammates were preparing for the game so intensely, Dream Green seemed very relaxed and even played live, saying that he hated the play-offs, but when you see what the players and basketball are doing for it, it's the best format ever. James was the man who invented the play-in game and was going to be fired, but now it looks like they should be re-hired, and the last month and a half of the season was completely different from the previous one. I hate being the No. 10 seed and as an athlete I hate play-offs, but it's really exciting and I'm sure you'll love it.
Dream also talked about playing against the Kings, saying that both sides are well aware of each other's tactics, but the Kings are missing Monk and Huerter, and it is likely that Ellis will be promoted to the starting lineup, and his running position will be different from Huerter, which we must pay attention to.
This season, the Kings and Warriors have played each other, with a 2-2 tie, and the difference in three of them is only 1 point, which can be said to be very miserable. So local fans are also paying close attention to such games, and the Kings have sold tickets for $212 a home, which is several times more than the Pelicans Lakers.