After Sunday’s 126-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 4, Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown spoke candidly about his group’s reliance on calls from officers, including that it is a dangerous behavior that wants to mounted.
“All of our guys are driving into two, sometimes three, guys in transition and begging for a call,” Brown stated by way of NBC Sports California. “We can’t continue to do that. It’s a great learning experience for our guys to see because we wasted a ton of possessions in transition driving and just throwing up some crazy stuff.”
Several occasions within the second half of Sunday’s loss, the Kings did as Brown described, losing essential possessions down the stretch.
While Brown stated his squad would proceed to play quick, he warned that they aren’t going to beat the Warriors by relying on whistles, particularly when these fast one-and-done possessions enable Golden State to hearth again.
“If I’m a referee, the shots that we’re taking at the rim in transition, I ain’t calling neither, cause you’re begging for a foul,” Brown stated. “You can’t drive to the rim and beg for a foul every single possession, and they run it back at us because they have a numbers advantage.”
Late within the fourth quarter, for occasion, Malik Monk grabbed a rebound and instantly drove to the basket, tossing up a prayer in opposition to two defenders. With Golden State main 126-121 with 42.1 seconds to go, the empty possession ought to have sealed the win for the Warriors. A uncommon psychological mistake by Steph Curry stored the Kings alive, although.
When Monk’s shot got here up brief, Curry pulled a Chris Webber, calling a timeout the Warriors did not possess. After Monk’s technical free throw, De’Aaron Fox drilled a three-pointer to minimize the Warriors’ lead to one.
Following a Curry miss on the opposite finish, Sacramento had an opportunity to win on the buzzer. Harrison Barnes’ three got here up brief because the clock hit zeros.
Now tied at two wins apiece, the Warriors/Kings sequence has been whittled down to a better of three. The sequence continues on Wednesday, when the Warriors play host for Game 5 — start-time TBD.
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