![]() ![]() Instead, the defending champs move on to face the Lakers in the West semifinals and Sacramento heads into the summer with its own confidence that this is the start of something special.īut this first-ever Northern California postseason faceoff was a series for the ages, even for the Warriors group that had been through so many before (it’s 28 series and counting with this core). These upstart Kings came so close to forcing the Warriors to have the “Last Dance” discussion, to wonder whether all that luxury tax would be worth it if they couldn’t even survive until the second round. In the end, it was that sort of moxie from the players themselves - no one more so than Steph Curry and his 50-piece performance - that propelled them past this Kings team in the 120-100 win. Pre-game swagger from an owner is hardly the type of stuff that moves the line in Vegas, but his perspective did speak volumes about these Warriors and the confidence that comes with dominating for most of a decade. ![]() “If we lose?” he said while repeating my question and looking at me as if I had three heads. ![]() Yet as Lacob and I chatted on the baseline before the series finale, he shared his uncensored truth when faced with the unwelcome reality that a Golden State loss would bring all those fork-in-the-road questions to the fore. ![]()
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