If someone had said before the season that the Kings would reach the finals, no one would have believed it.
Even Hansen himself probably wouldn't have believed it.
But like Lue said during the pregame pep talk, eight years ago, no one thought the Mavericks could power their way to a championship.
It's not solely a matter of strength.
From the first round against the Spurs, you could see that the Kings' overall strength was considerably weaker than that of the Grizzlies or Cavaliers.
If they faced the Rockets in the second round, they might not have even gotten through.
But instead, their opponent was the Pelicans, and the Pelicans heavily relied on James.
Then Lue's five-out tactic just happened to hit the Warriors' Achilles' heel, allowing them to scrape through.
Of course, no one can deny that the main reason was Hansen.
Hansen has averaged 45 points per game in the playoffs so far, even more stable than his regular-season output—something not even Jordan could do.
