Andrei Kirilenko blocks the shot of Baron Davis throughout Recreation 2 of the Western Convention semifinals between the Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors in Salt Lake Metropolis on Wednesday Might 9, 2007. Keith Johnson, Deseret Information
The Golden State Warriors fell behind the Sacramento Kings two video games to none of their first-round NBA playoff sequence on Monday evening, shedding 114-106 in Recreation 2.
The outlet the Warriors are in is notable, as a result of it has been a really very long time since they’ve been in such a place.
The final time Golden State trailed 2-0 in a sequence was all the best way again in 2007. Their opponent in that sequence?
The Utah Jazz.
That yr, the famed “We Consider” Warriors pulled off the uncommon 8-1 upset within the first spherical of the playoffs, beating the Dallas Mavericks 4 video games to 2.
The Jazz had been the fourth seed within the Western Convention that yr and beat the Houston Rockets in seven video games within the first spherical.
After going up 2-0 on the Warriors within the second spherical, the Jazz misplaced Recreation 3 earlier than successful the following two video games and the sequence to advance to the Western Convention finals.
There, the Jazz misplaced to the San Antonio Spurs 4 video games to at least one. The Jazz haven't made it to the convention finals since.
The Warriors, in the meantime, have gained 4 championships since then, together with final yr.
An ominous word for the Warriors about their present deficit? In keeping with ESPN’s Kendra Andrews, Golden State is the fifth defending NBA champion to get right into a 2-0 gap within the first spherical the following season.
All 4 of the prior such groups finally misplaced, with three of them getting swept.
The final time the Warriors trailed in a sequence 0-2 was the 2007 Convention Semifinals once they had been the eighth seed shedding to the fourth seed Jazz. The are the fifth defending champ to fall behind 2-0 within the first spherical. Every of the prior 4 went on to lose, with 3 getting swept.
— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) April 18, 2023