For a second year in a row, the Golden State Warriors enter Sacramento for a do-or-die Game 7-type atmosphere. Steph Curry and the team know what needs to get done, now the team just needs to do it.
Steph Curry spoke to the media today where he revealed the team’s mindset during last year’s Game 7 against the Sacramento Kings, and how it relates to the Warriors’ play-in tournament situation this season.
“It was a sense of urgency, obviously,” Curry said. “Just understanding, we were in pretty good shape coming back from Sacramento winning Game 5. They took it to us in Game 6 and we got embarrassed on our home floor. It’s a matter of how you respond at that point. Just an understanding of whatever it took to bring the right energy back to that Game 7 performance. Everybody talks about my numbers, but everybody was engaged and locked in, playing physical, playing with desperation. We’re going to have to have that same type of mentality tomorrow. Kind of ironic. Everything else built up to that Game 7, this is technically a Game 7-type environment in the same building. So, we gotta do it again.”
The Golden State Warriors only have one chance to save their season tomorrow against the Sacramento Kings. The fact that these two teams are facing off in a play-in tournament after last season’s drama is basketball heaven for NBA fans. For Warriors fans though, it’s going to be a very stressful night.
