On April 17, Beijing time, the Sacramento Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors 118-94 at home to advance to the second round of the play-offs. The Kings will face the New Orleans Pelicans in the second round of the playoffs, where they will battle for the eighth spot in the West. The Warriors are the fastest team in league history to go 0-3 in the play-in tournament.
Keegan Murray, a sophomore of the Kings at the beginning, shined in the Golden No. 1 Arena, and three consecutive three-pointers in the opening game directly made Kerr speechless, the Warriors' starting lineup could not limit Murray, Kerr replaced Kuminga to lead the defense of Murray, Murray was 5 of 10 in the first quarter, 4 of 7 three-pointers scored 14 points and 2 rebounds, all the points came from shooting, and he was also the key to the King's 9-point lead in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Kings played a wave of small climaxes and directly opened to 16 points, Ellis stole Curry, Lyles stole Wiggins, Ellis stole and chased dreams, Kerr immediately changed the lineup to let Moody and Podemsky appear, Boger scored 5 points + Moody 7 points to change the situation. After Kuminga came on the court, the Warriors narrowed the gap of 16 points to 4 points, and Kuminga scored 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block on 5-of-11 shooting in the half, and was the only player with the Warriors in double figures.
In the third quarter, Curry has tried his best to score 11 points in a single quarter, but Fox is even more explosive in a single quarter with 6 of 12 + 2 of 3 three-pointers and 14 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal, plus Klay did not score a point in 0 of 8 in the third quarter, and Fox's backcourt helped Ellis score 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in 3 of 7 + 3 three-pointers in the third quarter, and the Kings stretched the gap to 15 points, Curry was a little frustrated when he was replaced, Wiggins made three free throws and one throw, and the Warriors still trailed by 15 points.
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Kings once pulled away to 19 points to stop the Warriors, Kerr took a timeout and replaced Klay and TJD, Curry scored 4 points in a row, Moody scored a basket, Keegan Murray hit a three-point shot, Barnes made Klay foul and made two free throws to 21 points, and then the game entered garbage time, and Kerr had more than 2 minutes left to replace the main force.
In the whole game, Curry scored 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 6 turnovers on 8-of-16 shooting, and Klay scored 0-of-10 + 0-of-6 three-pointers and got 0 points and 4 rebounds.
With a salary of $205 million and a luxury tax of $195 million this season, the Warriors are the league's No. 1 team, and they will most likely face disintegration after losing this game.
Text/Yan Xiaobai