Inside the NBA reacts to Warriors vs Kings Play-In Highlights

uh the Warriors at the Kings at the Golden One Center had that Arco feel with the cowbells and all kinds of things going on there, great fans there and Sacramento from the beginning, oh gimme we talked about Keegan Murray, by the way, that I needed to be huge in this game and he was Chuck, yeah I say 30, he caught me 32, this kid can do it flat out, he can, like we say, where I'm from, he can shoot that thing, yeah, what they say, give me that , yeah, look at that, give me. to make you proud Kenny that hit were were were were Kean Murray shoots nothing like Deon George got some touch man I really didn't know Ellis had a big game this kid here I didn't even know he was alive until the night He

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ed his, but you know, Kaminga tried to, you know, help them come back.

In fact, at halftime, he cut the lead to four, but the excitement and the energy and the passion, oh, gimme, that never stopped and that was more surprising than anything else. For me, yeah, just a four-point game at halftime and then Steph makes it look stepless for the most part, but tonight was a tough night for Golden State, they were down by one and then Sacramento just took control of this game stops the rest of the way out and a St F man quit following jump shooter 8875 at this point with time running out in the third quarter and there's that man again he's on fire right there what you got What to do Kenny, oh, you have to bring the kids. and the women and the dogs Deon cleaning the interior had 16 and 12 Harris Barnes contributing oh good pass with 17 all the Sacramento starters and double figures and uh, it's the end of the night and the end of the season for Steph and for clay who went 0 for 10 in the Nu uh Klay Thompson has

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ed 954 games in his career in the regular season and three postseason for the first time, the first time he played at least 12 minutes and did not score wow and 118 to 94 is his finally, what does it do?

Let's say we listen to Keegan Murray, let's do it Hi Keegan, from the initial tip you looked aggressive and ready for tonight, what was different and what was the mindset shift you went through for this game? I played them about 10 times the last amount of time and I knew where my spots were going to be in the game, so I stayed aggressive and just took advantage of those two from Keegan for you, a very serious one about this. Did you change anything in your routine like you had your pee this morning or something and then two what would you call this a game exclusive to you? uh no, I didn't change anything.

I haven't changed anything since my rookie year, but uh, I mean, I feel like I've had a lot of good games, um, and I think this is the first and second time that we had our backs against the wall, um, at the end of the year. , so, I mean, you could call. That's it, but I think it was a really good game. A lot of guys on our team. I want you to bring it back to us tonight. You know, the offensive rebounds early in the game set a tone. You know, they messed with us and.

He didn't let us get into our offense, you know, we held on, we had a good, good second quarter to keep the game close and we liked, you know, the beginning of the third, you know, give Steph some space. and um we just couldn't stay with them, they dominated us physically um, I think they had about 18 more field goal attempts than us between the turnovers and the offensive glass, so it was just total domination, they deserved it. They were, they had a great game tonight. Mike and his staff did a great job and give them the credit they deserve.

How do I assume you step back to see the future of this team? You know, especially being eliminated so early, yeah. It's too early for me to even think about it, you know, you invest so much in the season and, there's so much that happens, it's so emotional, it's, you know, the ups and downs of this business are incredible, so we're all a little bit addicted to it. . You can't find this anywhere else in life. I know I can't and you have to absorb the lows. We've been really blessed here with incredible players and, you know, multiple championships and finals appearances and, um, the highest of highs, and um, this is the flip side, that's life, that's how it works, right?

You know, you can't stay on top forever, so what happens this summer? and going into next year we'll worry about that later, right now I'm just thinking about our guys and how committed they were this year, the connection they had, the effort they put in to put us in a position to at least have a chance and clearly we weren't good enough, but not for lack of effort or commitment from our guys, they were great all year, it's amazing when I think about it, you know. You think about how difficult and physical this game was and these guys have made you aware of our six Central Group finals where you know you have 20, four of these games in a playoff run and that's what I was thinking about. this down the stretch of that game as it was clear that we were losing, you know, Sacramento dominated, but our guys have been fighting for so long, they're incredible competitors and

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and I couldn't be more proud of them, um, but you already know.

We have an offseason where we have a lot to think about for sure Steve um uh referenced the turnover 16 of them for 20 points for Sacramento and the second chance points 25-9 in favor of Sacramento tonight. where the Kings wrote all this excitement on their home court early on and then it became a game there at the end of the half. Only four points to go into the second half, but give Sacramento credit because when that was a one point game man. Full speed 100%, you know his execution actually surprises me, especially without a pastor and without a monk, two guys who, you know, can really make things happen on an offensive end.

I just remember Kevin Mcale said something one time and it's similar in terms of you know, his excitement he let them run through the first half and when he said he used to play against the Detroit Pistons, he liked that they used to be very physical at first and then Kevin was saying yes, you could eventually be a physicist. have to play basketball and that's when I kick your ass and when they started playing basketball that's when the Sacramento Kings kicked their ass no, I said it's amazing, I said before the game, Sacramento would have to play out of this world and they did it, you got five guys in high double digits, uh, Golden State, you know, the veterans, you know, they tried to come back, clay didn't play well at all and you pointed out in the pregame that you said he had to be big, I mean, because he was always, you know, you know, one of the main ingredients of his success, of course, you have to say that you know, Steph Clay always had great games, great moments, Draymond always did his thing and then the others contributed, so I knew if he was.

If they are going to play well, they would have a chance for him to not play well. You have to give Sacramento credit. uh, it draws the energy of the home crowd and they just play well. I think what needs to happen for Golden State. I think they need to do it. Think about getting younger because Steve said you can't be at the top forever and you've had a great time, you have a big career and Chuck talks about it all the time and it's true, the question is you're older now, so, You're young, aren't you, you younger veterans? younger veterans or not younger, both picks, both, don't excuse me, both have to recover first of all, they have to make a decision on Clay, that's the first thing, but I think, like I told you guys last year, they got food last year thanks to Step because I had the sixth game at home last year and Sacramento went in there and won.

They never would have lost that game two or three years ago if they had a closing game at home. Sacramento had a better team last year, but in game seven, Steph went crazy. people like oh the Warriors are good no. Steph just went crazy with the 50 in the seventh game, yeah, but you've always said that the best team always wins a seven-game series. I thought so, but Mike Brown made a couple of mistakes on that one. Last year's number one series, the Baylor kid, took him out of the game he should have played and also should have put Alex ly in because a bonus couldn't keep Looney off the boards, those were the two reasons why They lost the game, good memory. sir oh I remember it all bro no you don't watch the game uh what's your locker number forget it we all have the same number okay no but I told you I said man this team is and I said the first game, I said this team. it's cooked and everyone is like a fool on the internet, says CH Parker, he said the warri are cooked after the game.

I said uncooked, they can be competitive, but it has been a championship, so what would you do well? Now they are in trouble, what would you do? because Steph Curry is 36 years old, no, he can't rebuild, they have to improve, they can't, they are in serious trouble because number one, Draymond, is three or four years older, they will have to make a difficult decision about Clay. Clay's not going to get any younger, you sign him for three or four more years, which he won't do, that's the elephant in the room, right? Because if you had to make a decision about him and listen, we all love Clay and Clay wants the ultimate deal, he doesn't.

I'm going to get a max deal, but you see he's compromised due to his ACL and Achilles tendon. Do you still sign it for three or four more years? What he wants? How can you become young if you are going to hire him? Then they are serious. series I'm just asking what would you do, what would I do, you can't signal and change the time, um, I can't signal and change, the well has reportedly gone down, it's going to have to, yeah, well, but I'm saying . so he's not like yeah, but Ernie, but he's not going to get better, he's going to make less money, but he's not going to get better, older people don't understand.

Sports are not for old people, they are for young people. People, that's no disrespect, he's a Hall of Famer, but he's gotten his number down, but don't you know that? Just because he lowered his number doesn't mean GNA plays better as he gets older, it doesn't work, he plays better in a different way. role what role could he play better in a second unit role huh, but those who are going to put him, they are going to put him there for him, yeah, I mean, that's why I say to myself, if it's okay, we say what should they do it for me , you can, you can't go young, you have to get younger veterans, so you have to have guys that have experience like this, let's say like Gary pyton, which is not there, like a Gary pton Jr, like the third second, that's one type. for a player who is young but still a veteran, they can't go and say we're going to go into the draft and we're going to go after draft picks and try to do this because Steph Curry is 36 years old and he can't wait for these. young guys to get there, mind you, and that's the problem, they, they, they, they are in serious trouble right now, looking ahead, the Sacramento Kings live to fight another day, Keegan Murray 32 and N Dearon Fox they had 24 Keon Ellis 15 points four rebounds five assists three blocks and three steals in this game, so they will face the Pelicans in New Orleans on Friday as the season ends for Golden State.

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