SACRAMENTO, Calif. — De’Aaron Fox scored 38 points in his long-awaited playoff debut and the Sacramento Kings celebrated their return to the postseason after a record 16-year drought by beati…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — De’Aaron Fox scored 38 points in his long-awaited playoff debut and the Sacramento Kings celebrated their return to the postseason after a record 16-year drought by beating the defending-champion Golden State Warriors 126-123 on Saturday night.
The inexperienced Kings closed the game strong against a Warriors team that won four titles in the previous eight seasons. Malik Monk made two free throws to make it 126-123 with 2.9 seconds left. Curry missed a runner from 3 at the buzzer, giving the Kings their first playoff win since April 30, 2006, against San Antonio.De’Aaron Fox, who scored 38 points, reacts after making a 3-pointer in the third quarter of the Kings’ 126-123 Game 1 win over the Warriors.Curry led the Warriors with 30 points, Klay Thompson added 21 and Wiggins and Poole scored 18 apiece.
Stephen Curry gives a rueful smile after missing the potential game-tying 3-pointer in the Warriors’ Game 1 loss.The arena was deafening starting in pregame warmups with some fans even bringing back the cow bells that were so common during their playoff runs two decades ago.
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