Mike Brown identifies three things Kings must do to win Game 7 vs. Warriors

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Brown identifies three things Kings must do to win Game 7 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea

Just one year ago, Kings coach Mike Brown was an assistant with the Golden State Warriors on their way to a fourth NBA title in eight seasons.

Now he’s on the other side of the court as Sacramento’s leader, preparing to face his former team in a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday at Golden 1 Center.

So, after taking Game 6 from Golden State on its home court Friday, does Brown have an idea of how to snatch the opening-round NBA playoff series from the defending champion’s clutches? Of course he does, and there are three main factors: Physicality, pace and confident shooting.

“We’ve got to play with physicality on both ends of the floor,” Brown told reporters after the Kings’ 118-99 win over the Warriors. “I don’t have any magic dust, you know. We’ve got to play with physicality offensively, defensively. We’ve got to be strong with the ball offensively, we’ve got to make sure that they feel us defensively, we’ve got to box out, and then we got to get out and run. We’ve got to play fast, not just in the full court, but in the half-court as well.

“We’ve got to have a pace about us that is going to help create some separation so we can get some looks, and all of us, from Domas [Domantas Sabonis] on down, we need to let it fly. If you’re open, I don’t care, let that thing go.”

As the team with the highest regular-season offensive rating in NBA history in 2022-23 (119.4), the Kings shouldn’t have a problem letting it fly. But against the likes of four-time NBA champions Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, who are all too familiar with the intensity of a Game 7, setting the tone early with physicality and a fast pace will be incredibly important.

Brown knows his former players will be hungry to quiet the Golden 1 Center crowd again, just as they did in Game 5.

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“We’re going to have to play at our best. Again, they’re the champions,” Brown continued. “We’re going to have to play at an elite level for 48 minutes against these guys because they’re going to bring it, trust me. They’re going to absolutely…

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Publish date : 2023-04-29 21:07:21

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