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Amick on Golden 1 Center: ‘It sounded like a legitimate playoff game.’

Dec 29, 2022, 8:22 AM | Updated: 8:23 am

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The Athletic‘s Sam Amick joined The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross on Thursday morning to talk about the Sacramento Kings’ impressive comeback win over the Denver Nuggets, discuss how unique the atmosphere was inside of a sold-out Golden 1 Center, contemplate where this Kings team fits in the Western Conference standings, and much more.

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Topics discussed include:

  • Sam talks about the wildly entertaining back-to-back set of games between the Kings and Nuggets
  • “It sounded like a legitimate playoff game.”
  • How devastating would a lengthy Domantas Sabonis absence be for Sacramento?
  • “[Sabonis] is going to keep pushing through the injury. It’s interesting to watch.”
  • When will there be some separation in the Western Conference standings?
  • Sam says that the Kings are a few bad losses away from being near the top of the conference standings
  • Does Sacramento look like a team that belongs in the mix for a playoff spot?
  • When will head coach Mike Brown return to the sideline?

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