This time their Western Conference Finals opponent was the Rockets, and after a fierce seven-game battle with the Phoenix Suns, they narrowly advanced.
Durant and Hansen met once again, and the outcome remained unchanged.
Even though the Kings played more intensely in this series than ever before due to their form, with Hansen's buzzer-beater in Game 7, the Kings defeated the Rockets 4-3.
When the final buzzer sounded, Durant smiled.
It wasn't until many saw this scene that they understood that when someone is extremely emotionally overwhelmed, they don't cry, they laugh.
The Kings' opponent in the finals was the Cavaliers.
After Durant left the Celtics, there was no team in the East that could suppress the Yugoslav brothers.
The Cavaliers faced their biggest resistance in the East from the Bucks, with the two teams playing a seven-game battle in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Cavaliers ultimately defeating the Bucks on the road to advance to the Finals.
