The Warriors' best shot of getting out of the play-in could be an improved defense led by Draymond Green and rookie center Trayce Jackson-Davis.
Just as quickly, Green changed his positioning and met Gafford at the rim for a spectacular two-handed block. Green ripped the rebound away from Irving, firing up the Chase Center crowd, with the Warriors then holding on for a 104-100 win.
The Warriors' road back to the playoffs remains tough. They'll need to win back-to-back road games just to secure a first-round series against the top-seededBut it was only three weeks ago when the Warriors were in danger of falling out of the postseason picture completely. On March 24, the Warriors started a crucial five-game road trip by losing to theHowever, the Warriors responded by winning their next four games -- all on the road -- before the home win against the Mavericks.
"We're a very quiet team. So, you have issues on defense when you have bad communication," Green added. The Warriors' fourth-quarter defense -- which ranked 29th in defensive efficiency at the time -- had been a season-long issue. Defending the rim was one particular sore spot; Golden State was third worst in the league in field goal percentage allowed on layups and dunks in the fourth quarter.
"Being able to tic-tac and interchange with him is great," Jackson-Davis said."The things he teaches me, positioning and stuff of that nature, it's helped my game a lot." The two teams met in the first round of the playoffs last season, with the Warriors eliminating the Kings in seven games. This season, three of their four meetings have been decided by one point, including Sacramento's 134-133 win in late January that saw the Kings hit 22 3-pointers on 48 attempts.
"At the center spot, you've got to be super talkative, real disruptive," Looney told ESPN."Those matchups are super key, trying to stop two guys who are All-NBA. I think Trayce, Draymond, myself, we have the talent to do that."
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