Stephen Curry set a Game 7 scoring report with 50 factors and the Golden State Warriors saved their championship-repeat desires alive with a 120-100 highway win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday afternoon.
By advantage of their nineteenth consecutive playoff-series overcome Western Conference competitors, the sixth-seeded Warriors not solely earned the best to tackle the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers within the second spherical, but in addition have the home-court benefit within the best-of-seven. The collection is about to tip off Tuesday in San Francisco.
The third-seeded Kings, who have been making their first postseason look in 17 years, had the home-court edge over the Warriors, however Golden State received Games 5 and seven at Sacramento after two earlier dwelling victories to advance.
Riding 16 factors from Domantas Sabonis, Sacramento led 58-56 at halftime earlier than Golden State flashed its championship type over the ultimate 24 minutes.
It started with a 35-23 third-quarter edge fueled by Curry’s 14 factors and Klay Thompson’s 9. It additionally included a 22-9 benefit in rebounds within the interval.
Down 10 getting into the ultimate quarter, the Kings mounted no cost, lacking their first 5 pictures and mixing in a turnover. By the time De’Aaron Fox ended a 3:37 Sacramento drought, the Golden State lead had expanded to 12 as time slipped away.
Curry’s 50 factors have been three greater than he’d ever scored in a playoff recreation, and two greater than the 48 Kevin Durant put up towards the Milwaukee Bucks in a Brooklyn Nets Game 7 loss within the 2021 Eastern semifinals. Curry made 20 of his career-high 38 pictures general and 7-for-18 on 3-point tries.
Andrew Wiggins completed with 17 factors. Thompson scored 16 in a 4-for-19 taking pictures effort, and Kevon Looney had 11 factors and 21 rebounds.
Looney did most of his harm on the offensive glass, with 10 of his 21 boards coming off teammates’ misses. Golden State outrebounded the hosts 55-49 general and 18-14 on the offensive finish.
Returning to the beginning lineup, Draymond Green chipped in with eight factors, six rebounds, two steals and a game-high eight assists.
Making 10 of his 16 pictures, Sabonis led the Kings with 22 factors to enrich eight rebounds and a team-high seven assists.
Fox had 16 factors on a 5-for-19 taking pictures afternoon, reserves Terence Davis and Malik Monk 14 apiece and Keegan Murray 10 for Sacramento, which shot simply 12-for-47 from 3-point vary, getting outscored 45-36 from past the arc.
Kevin Huerter grabbed a team-high 9 rebounds to go along with seven factors and two blocks. —Field Level Media/Reuters
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