After losing their first two games of the NBA’s first round to the Sacramento Kings, the Golden State Warriors leveled things off Sunday with a thrilling 126-125 win.
One of the more interesting aspects of the series is the fact that it pits Kings head coach Mike Brown against his former boss, Warriors head Steve Kerr.
Prior to this season, Brown had served as an assistant for six seasons under Kerr at Golden State.
Cameras caught a brief exchange between the two men sometime on Sunday.
“We’ve got all the new plays now. You don’t know any of it.” 😂
This is Steve Kerr and Mike Brown swapping 😂 pic.twitter.com/TCyK9TIxN7
– SportsCenter April 23, 2023
After an up and down first half, the Warriors put together a very strong third quarter and went up by 10 points heading into the final frame, only to allow Sacramento back into the contest.
They made a few errors down the stretch, which included an illegal timeout on Stephen Curry with less than a minute remaining, but managed to hold off the energetic Kings at the end.
Curry led the way with 32 points, while Klay Thompson had his best game so far in the series with 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting and 4-of-9 from 3-point range.
After being suspended in Game 3, Draymond Green came off the bench to contribute 12 points, 10 rebounds, seven rebounds, one steal, and one blocked shot.
This is now a best-of-three series, and the Kings still have the home court advantage, as Game 5 and Game 7 (if necessary) will be on their home court.
For the Warriors to take the series and advance, they’re going to have to do something they’ve struggled to do all season — win at least one game on the road.
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