Golden State Warriors 120 vs 100 Sacramento Kings summary: stats and highlights | NBA Playoffs Game 7
The Golden State Warriors are on to the next round of the NBA Playoffs after taking Game 7 over the Kings in Sacramento on Sunday afternoon. Steph Curry might have had his best playoff performance ever, scoring 50 in a historic 120-100 win from Golden1 Center.
Warriors overcome road troubles
Until someone knocks the defending champs out, the Warriors will still reign as Kings of the NBA. Sacramento had a royal bounce back of a season and were at home looking to dethrone the Warriors in the first round series finale.
Steve Kerr’s side came into Game 7 as one of the worst performing teams on the road in the entire league. They won just 11 games away from Chase Center all season, and had to beat the Kings in an electric atmosphere in Sacramento.
As always, it was Steph Curry stepping to the plate in a must win game away from home. Steph has dazzled us with some memorable performances over his career, but he had never done what he did in Game 7.
Curry’s historic night
The game started with both teams going blow for blow as the lead never crept over six in the first half. Steph got started early with 20 points, but Domantas Sabonis was dominate out of the gate. He had 16 points going into halftime and was almost unstoppable for the first 24 minutes.
Sacramento went into the break with a two point lead despite De’Aaron Fox only scoring 8 points through two quarters. His cold night would continue in the second half as the Kings leading scorer continued to battle through a broken finger. Fox had 16 points on 5/19 shooting to bring a disappointing end to a brilliant series.
Everything changed in the third quarter as the Warriors locked down on the defensive end and started bullying the Kings on the boards. Sacramento started the half going 2/12 from the field as Curry was relentless on the offensive end. After scoring 20 in the first half, he had 14 in a third quarter that Golden State grabbed 13 offensive rebounds.
Looney turned game around
Kevon Looney may have struggled to stop Sabonis in the first half but he came up huge the second half. He had most of those offensive boards in the third quarter surge and held Sabonis to just 6 points in the second half. The Warriors' center ended Game 7 with 11 points and 21 rebounds for his third 20+ rebound game.
For as well as the Warriors played, they were up just six right before the end of the third, but Klay Thompson, who had an off night from the field hit one of the biggest shots of the night. His four point play with a second to go in the third sent Golden State to the final 12 minutes up 10 and took the wind out of Sacramento’s stadium.
The Kings scored just 42 points in the last two quarters and the lead stretched to 24 points thanks to Curry’s 30 point second half in a record setting night. His 50 points were not only a personal playoff record, but he set the NBA record for most points in a Game 7.
Lakers vs. Warriors: Game 1 Wednesday
The Warriors are moving on to the next round, where they will meet LeBron James and the new look Los Angeles Lakers in a mouthwatering second round matchup. Game 1 is Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET from the Chase Center.
The Golden State Warriors are on to the second round of the playoffs, and will take on the new look Los Angeles Lakers.
Curry vs. LeBron. The NBA's winningest team against the current dynasty in the league. It's Lakers and Warriors for a spot in the Western Conference Finals.
Steph's 50 points are the most ever in a Game 7. The Warriors are moving on after Curry had maybe the best playoff performance of his career!
This isn't bad defense. Nor is it luck. This is the millions of hours of work that Curry has put in to his craft, and of course when the stage is the biggest that's where he is best.
Klay didn't have a great night shooting the rock, but this four point play was huge heading into the fourth quarter.
It wasn't just threes for Curry in the second half, in fact he did most of his damage from the paint on route to 50 points!
It seemed like Steph couldn't miss in the second half, and when he's making buckets like this you know he's not going to slow down until the job is done.
After the break it was the Steph Curry show. He took over and carried his team to victory in the second half, starting with this three to start the third quarter.
Add another milestone to the history books for Steph Curry. He has now made more threes than anyone else in ever in Game 7s.
Looney had a monster game, and would really take flight after half. The Warriors had 13 offensive rebounds in the third quarter, most of which were grabbed by the GS big man.
When Steph is hitting from this range, there isn't much you can do if you're a Kings defender. He had 20 at half, but he had a second half for the history books to lead the Warriors to the win.
The Warriors had to win Game 7 on the road after a nightmare season away from the Chase Center. When it mattered most their future Hall of Famer and the greatest shooter in the history of the world stepped to the stage, but it was Looney starting the show. He had a monster night with 11 points and 21 rebounds.
IT'S ALL OVER!!! THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS ARE MOVING ON TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE NBA PLAYOFFS WHERE THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS WILL BE WAITING!!!
Dozier with a lay up and that will be the last bucket of the Kings season.
Moody with the pull up and he's had a fantastic series for the Warriors.
Davis hits a three ball and we are under a minute to go.
DiVencenzo hits the three ball, and we hadn't seen him until now in Game 7.
Metu to the line and he hits one of two FTs.
Dozier gets the three to go as both sets of starters have been taken off the floor.
Timeout with 2:39 to go in the fourth!
Curry with some shoestring dribbles and gets the lay up to go! That's 50 for Curry, which an NBA Game 7 All-Time record!
Greens with the lob up and Wiggins pounds it down with the one hand slam!
Sabonis at the line and he misses both FTs.
Looney follows up the Thompson missed three and he gets the put back to go! That's 21 rebounds for Looney!
Huerter gets the rack and lays it in off the glass.
Sabonis with another lay up and he's starting to get going in the fourth for one final push.
Looney hits both FTs after the foul on Fox.
Sabonis gets the dish from Monk, and that's coming a little too late for the Kings.
Curry does it again from DT, and he's got 48 points on the night!!!
Sabonis finally gets a lay up, his first points of the second half and the Warriors will take a timeout with 6:22 to go in the game.
Curry, holding a defender on his back and he tear drops one from the lane!
Wiggins gets the roll off the pull up from the elbow and the lead is up to 19 with 7 minutes to go.
Curry pulled up from the logo and drills the three over the defender!!! He's got 43 on the night!!
Curry back to the iron after a smooth drive to the dish and he gets it to go off the glass!
Fox comes out of the timeout and hits a big fade away jumper from the elbow.
Timeout Warriors with 8:35 to go in the game.
Curry drives left and finishes off the glass with the right hand!
Curry stops on a dime and pulls up from the elbow for the first bucket of the fourth quarter.
THOMPSON DRILLS THE THREE BALL AND GETS THE FOUL WITH 1.4 LEFT IN THE THIRD!!! FT IS GOOD TO COMPLETE THE 4 POINT PLAY!
What a big swing for the Warriors right before the end of the quarter!
Monk came crashing in for the offensive board and put back! He gets the bucket and the foul! FT is good with 15 on the clock in the third quarter.
Curry hits both FTs after the foul on Murray from the other end of the court.
Thompson with the give and go and then dumped it off to a wide open Payton II for the lay in.
Fox at the line and he hits both FTs after the foul on Payton II.
Green at the line after the foul on Lyles and he splits the FTs.
Fox at the line after the foul on Curry and he hits one of two FTs.
Murray gets back into the paint and hits the lay up.
Curry answers back with a beautiful ball fake and lay up off the glass.
Fox drills a three ball and where has that been all night?
Curry gets back into the lane and finishes with the lay up! He's got 30 on the day.
Davis on the lay up and the lead is down to 8.
Monk on the drive and finish and he's had some huge bucket today.
Poole drills the corner three ball off the dish from Curry and the lead is up to double digits for the first time tonight!
Green with the lay up out of the timeout and the lead is back to 9.
Timeout Warriors who have 13 offensive boards in the 3rd quarter!
Wiggins at the line after the foul on Monk and he MISSES BOTH!!!
Murray on the pull up jumper and the rookie having a big game.
The Warriors battling on the boards and after two offensive rebounds it's Looney who gets the put back to go.
Looney going to the line after the hard foul on Monk and he misses both FTs! He's not expected to make all them like Steph and Klay, but every point counts in game 7.
Looney with another offensive board! He's got 15 rebs tonight and this one leads to Wiggins FTs after the foul on Huerter. He hits one of two FTs and the lead is back to 7.
Fox just picked up his fourth foul! He's going to the bench with 7:15 to go in the third as Wiggins hits one of two FTs.
Murray drops the floater out of the timeout and that's a big bucket from the youngster.
Curry gets the long offensive board, and he goes to the bucket and finishes with the tear drop in the lane!
Timeout Kings after the Warriors take the largest lead of the game!
Curry just flipped a lay up to the rim while on his way to the hardwood after a foul on Barnes and he GETS THE BUCKET TO GO AND THE FOUL! FT is good and he's got 26.
Barnes at the line after the foul on Green and he hits one of two FTs.
Thompson stings a corner three ball and he's got 5 in the first three minutes of the second half.
Thompson going to the line after the foul on Davis and HE MISSES BOTH FTS!
Klay and Steph have both missed two straight FTs on the night. That is not a good omen for the Warriors in Game 7.
Thompson from an impossible angle on the baseline and that jumper falls. Let's see if that heats him up after just 7 in the first half.
Huerter going to the line after the offensive rebound and foul on Wiggins. He hits both FTs.
Barnes at the line after the Thompson foul and he hits one of two.
Curry starts the second half with a step back three and he's got 23 already.
We have 24 more minutes to decide a winner. It's the Kings up 2 heading into the third quarter.
GS has been allowing Sabonis all the space in the world to hit that shot, and he's been money so far. He's got 16, 5 and 4 assists.
Monk is having another great game off the bench. He's got 9 first half points with two triples heading into the third.
All of those warmup threes we see Steph shoot pregame aren't just for show. He makes those in the games on a consistent basis.
Just about everyone but Fox got going in that first quarter. But believe that the best is yet to come from Fox.
De'Aaron Fox had a slow first half, but he got some help off the bench. Davis had nine off the bench, all from downtown.
We are at the end of the first half and the Kings are leading by a bucket!
The largest lead of the half was 6, as this game went back and forth for the first 24 minutes.
Curry has 20 and Wiggins has 11 to lead the Warriors while Sabonis is having his break out game of the series with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Fox has just 8 which should worry the Warriors.
Curry drills the three ball off the kick out from Green and we have a minute left in the second quarter!
Sabonis banging back down low and gets the hook shot to go.
Thompson at the line after the foul on Sabonis and he hits both FTs.
Sabonis with the lay up underneath and the Kings lead is 5 with under two to go.
Fox drills the three ball out of the timeout and he has yet to get going! He's got just 8 points. Let's see if that gets him going.
We are headed to a timeout with just over 3 minutes to go in the half and there hasn't been a lead over 6 for either side.
Dump down to Wiggins from Green and he hits the jump hook in the lane. We are tied up with 3:21 to go in the half.
Monk at the line after the Thompson foul and he hits one of two FTs.
Wiggins at the line after the foul on Fox and he hits both FTs with under 5 to go in the half.
Davis drills the three ball from the top of the key after the kick out from Sabonis! He's got nine off the bench, all from downtown!
We are all tied up after drive and finish off the glass from Curry and he's got
Curry quiets this crowd down with a patented step back three ball!
Sabonis sticks the elbow jumper after the Warriors give him all the space in the world for the shot.
Curry goes to the line after the foul on Murray and he missed both FTs!!! How often are we going to see that in a Game 7 from Steph??? This crowd just errupted!
Sabonis at the FT line and he hits one of two after the foul on Looney.
Poole hits a deep two off the dribble and he's got5 points on the day.
Monk steps into a three ball and he's producing of the bench as exptected
Looney following up the Thompson missed lay up, and he gets the put back and the foul! FT is good after the foul on Huerter.
Sabonis gliding to the bucket and he slams it home down the middle of the lane!
Lyles missed the second of two FTs.
Lyles was fouled by Wiggins and he hits a FT before the Warrior call a timeout with 9:02 to go in first half.
Monk hits the step back three after some terrific ball movement around the perimeter!
Green on the long range effort and he hits it from the corner!
Wiggins at the line and he hits both FTs after the foul on Davis.
Monk at the line after the foul on Payton II and he hits both FTs.
Steph wiggles through the paint and lays it up off the glass.
Lyles going at the rack and he finishes with the finger roll.
We are at the end of the first quarter and it's neck and neck after 12 minutes. Expect that for the rest of the night.
Lyles drills a three ball and everyone on Sacramento is getting a piece of the pie!
Curry responds with a three ball and he's starting to warm up after a cool start.
Fox pulls up from three point distance and that's his first triple of the night!
Green hits the lay up after the Curry dump off down low.
Davis jacks a three ball from the wing and he's got two early triples!
Poole hits the three ball and the Warriors take the lead again!
Sabonis driving to the iron and gets it to drop off the glass.
Davis drills the three ball in the corner after the kickout from Fox.
Curry comes out of the timeout and hits the scoop lay up on the baseline.
Timeout Warriors with 4:02 to go in the opening quarter.
So far the Warriors look good on the defensive end which isn't something we have seen too often when they are on the road. Steph has just 3 but they are in the lead.
Murray snaps the net with a catch and release from the elbow.
Mitchell at the line after the foul on Looney and he hits one of two FTs out of the timeout.
Timeout Kings with under six to go in the first quarter!
Moody drops a three ball after coming off the bench and the Warriors lead by 6.
Sabonis at the line after and he hits two FTs after the foul on Wiggins.
Wiggins steps into a three after the dish from Curry and he needs to have an impact in this Game 7.
Murray driving down the lane and he sees the floater fall.
Thompson gets the pull up to fall fro the FT line.
Steph is on the board for the first time tonight with a long ball from the top of the key!
Barnes pulls up over Looney and hits the short jumper fro outside the lane.
Wiggns ties it up with a lay up off the Looney dump off on the baseline.
Thompson fouled on the three by Fox and he he hits all three at the line.
Sabonis steps into a mid range jumper and he hits it from the elbow.
Sabonis getting to the rim and finishing off the glass after scoring just 7 in Game 6.
Huerter comes off a ball screen from Sabonis and strings the three to get the Warriors going!
Looney starts the game off with a jam on the opening possession of the day.
WE ARE UNDERWAY IN GAME 7 FROM GOLDEN STATE!!!
Malik Monk will be starting on the bench again for Game 7, so that means it's going to be up to De'Aaron Fox to set this afternoon. Domantas Sabonis is due for a big game, will he produce to advance the Kings to the second round?
Andrew Wiggins has been in the starting five since Game 2 after missing almost two months. Since then Steve Kerr has gone with the same five so why change now. The Warriors have got themselves into trouble in the first quarter of road games this year, but they can not afford to do so today.
Could this be it?
The Warriors have won four titles in a span of eight years, but all good things come to an end. If they lose today will the Warriors ever comeback to be the team they once were? Steph still can post 40 on any given night, but Draymond’s beard is getting grayer by the day, Klay Thompson has had a fantastic return from two devastating injuries, but maybe in the descending part of his career. If the Warriors lose tonight, don’t be surprised to see some offseason shake ups to the Golden State roster, which would mean an end to the dynasty of Steph, Dray and Klay. If you think that is worrying Curry, think again.
Monk on the money
Say what you want about De’Aaron Fox, but if it wasn’t for Malik Monk’s heroics off the bench from the very first game the Kings would not have made it to Game 7. He has been outstanding for Mike Brown and the Kings in this series, averaging a shade under 20 points per game after starting Game 1 with 32 points off the bench. He led the Kings to victory in an elimination game in the Bay, and tonight will look to etch his name in Sacramento history with a big game against he defending champions.
Warriors road woes
It’s been a bumpy title defense season for the Golden State Warriors who have battled injury, preseason fights, and maybe a bit of a championship hangover. The biggest trouble the Warriors are having is when they have to hit the road. They are one of the worst teams in the league away from how, having won just 11 of 41 games on the road this season, and it just so happens they will have hit the road looking to keep their season and their dynasty alive today from Golden 1 Center.
What's on the menu for Chef Curry?
The Warriors dynasty is being threatened by the new look Sacramento side who are plotting to knock the champs off their throne and open the door for a new King of the NBA. Steph Curry knows what’s at stake today, and we had better believe that Golden States most feared Warrior will be looking to keep the run alive in the Bay. He is averaging 31 points a game in this series, and is fully capable of wining this game all on his own, although he’d love to get some big contribution from Klay, Dray and the rest of the cast
The King is here
De’Aaron Fox is already becoming a postseason legend in his debut trip to the playoffs. He had 38 points in his first ever playoff game to open the series and give the Kings their first playoff win in 17 years. Since then he has been unstoppable, averaging 29.3 points a game and saving his best for last. He was the best fourth quarter player in the regular season, and Game 7’s are like a 48 minute long fourth quarter. Let’s see what he’s got in store today from Sacramento.
Game 6 recap
It’s not often that you see Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors let a golden opportunity slip through their fingers under the comfort of their home roof. So even more credit has to be given to the Kings for going into the Chase Center and beating up the defending champs in front of their home fans. GS had won three straight to take a 3-1 series lead, but Malik Monk brought calm to the Kings with a 28 point night off the bench. Sacramento beat the Warriors up down low on a night where Domantas Sabonis only had seven points. He did grab 11 of the 53 rebounds as the King cruised to victory in the 118-99 win.
We are live from Golden 1
Hello everyone and welcome to Sacramento where the Kings are coming off of a season saving road win in the house of the defending champions. Now this young, up and coming team has a chance to make a statement tonight by knocking out Steph, Dray and Klay in what could be the beginning of the end of a dynasty. The Warriors have been in plenty of big games over their decade of dominance and will he relying on their post season experience to carry them to the second round of the playoffs.
Warriors vs. Kings Game 7
It’s win or go home time in Sacramento as the Kings get set to take on the defending champion Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs. AS English will be with you all afternoon providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of today’s all or nothing matchup tonight from Golden 1 Center.