Warrior VS King
The NBA regular season has come to an end, and the play-offs are in full swing. The Lakers beat the Pelicans to secure a playoff spot in seventh place in the West, while the Warriors traveled to Sacramento to face off against the Kings. The winner of the Golden State and Kings will play New Orleans for the final ticket to the Western Conference playoffs, while the loser will be eliminated completely. In this game, both the Warriors and the Kings are aiming to win. In this game, Malik Monk and Huert were reimbursed for the season due to injury, and Gary Payton II was absent due to injury. Curry, Klay, Wiggins, Green and Davis are the Warriors' starting five, while the Kings' starting five are Sabonis Jr., Fox, Barnes, Murray and Ellis.
Curry 22 points and 6 turnovers, Murray 32+9, the Kings eliminated the Warriors! Klay made 0 of 10, Ellis made a meritorious service!
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At the beginning of the first quarter, Green and Murray shot three-pointers, Davis dunked violently, Wiggins scored from the outside, and Murray hit two long-range shots in a row to color. Fox made a dunk, Murray, Sabonis Jr. and Curry each had a strong attack inside to score points, Kuminga and Fox fought in the middle distance, and Sabonis Jr. made a layup.
Murray makes a three-pointer
Kerr called a timeout, Ellis hit two free throws, Curry scored from the outside, Fox scored on a jumper, and then made a steal to complete the dunk. Podemski scored from the outside, Green scored two goals on a layup, and Lyles and Murray scored three-pointers one after another. At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors fell behind 22-31, Murray scored 14 points in a single quarter, and the Kings had a huge advantage in rebounding statistics, and the frontcourt rebounds were 6-0.
In the second quarter, Lyles hit 2 free throws, the Warriors made consecutive mistakes and missed long shots, Barnes hit a three-pointer, Ellis stole Klay, Sabonis Jr. scored in the restricted area, and the Kings played a 7-0 offensive run to extend the difference to 16 points. Paul blasted in a difficult long-range shot to stop the bleeding for the Warriors. Mitchell and Moody exchanged three-pointers, Moody assisted Looney for a dunk, Moody made 2 of 3 free throws, and Sabonis continued to wreak havoc under the basket. Ellis hit another three-pointer, Moody hit two free throws, and Sabonis hit a board to score.
Curry was heavily defended by multiple people
Kuminga scored three straight goals in a single and the Warriors went on a 6-0 run with Mike Brown calling a timeout. Fox singled Curry for a jumper to score, Ellis blocked Wiggins, Podzemski made a steal and made a layup, and Kuminga hit two free throws. Ellis made a layup, Murray steals Curry, Green makes a steal, Wiggins and Murray make two free throws each. Kuminga was blocked, then scored a layup to save face, and Green made both free throws. At halftime, the Warriors trailed 50-54.
In the first half, Kuminga had 12 points and 5 boards, Moody had 7 points, Green had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Wiggins had 5 points and 2 assists, Curry had 5 points and 2 steals, Davis had 2 points, Podzemski had 5 points and 5 boards, Paul had 3 points, Looney had 2 points and 3 boards, and Klay had 0 points. Murray had 16 points and 4 boards, Sabonis had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Fox had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Ellis had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Barnes had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Lyles had 5 points and 4 boards, and Mitchell had 3 points and 4 boards.
Murray defends Kuminga
In the rematch, Fox and Curry each scored points under the basket, Curry scored on the outside, Fox and Wiggins scored layups respectively, and Ellis scored three-pointers. Fox missed a layup after a steal, Klay continued to hit an iron from the outside, Curry missed, and Murray hit a long shot. Kerr called a timeout, Wiggins missed from the outside, Barnes hit a three-pointer, and Green responded with a long shot. Fox hit a 2+0 shot, Curry made Sabonis Jr.'s fourth foul, and the former made both free throws.
Barnes hit a jumper, Curry missed, Ellis and Fox attacked from the outside, and the Kings went on an 8-0 run to regain a 15-point lead. Curry scored 3+1 to stop the bleeding for the Warriors, Murray hit 2 free throws, Moody scored from the outside, and Fox made a layup to continue scoring. Moody made a layup, Murray scored on a jumper, Fox hit another three-pointer, Wiggins made a strong layup, and Mike Brown called a timeout.
Fox jumper
Lyles scored on a pull-up layup, Wiggins scored on a throw-in and Murray hit another three-pointer. Wiggins was fouled by Ryan on a three-pointer, and the referee found that the latter was fouled in the first degree, Wiggins made 1 of 3 free throws, and Ellis blocked Curry. At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors trailed 76-91, the Kings led 37-26 in the first quarter, Fox scored 14 points in the first quarter, and Murray contributed 10 points.
In the final quarter, Kuminga made a basket, Sabonis hit all 2 free throws, Sabonis Jr. stole Curry, and then grabbed the frontcourt board to complete the dunk. Kuminga hit an iron from the outside, Barnes singled Green and the Kings went on a 6-2 run to extend the deficit to 19 points, and Kerr called a timeout. Curry, Moody and Mitchell each scored points under the basket, Green missed, Curry hit a rebound, and Klay missed a long shot. Moody made a layup and the Warriors went on an 8-2 run.
Ellis defends Curry
Murray hit another three-pointer and the Kings were able to stabilize the situation. Klay continued to play iron on the outside, Ellis assisted Barnes to hit a long shot, Curry missed, and Ellis singled Curry for a walking violation. Curry missed a three-pointer from beyond the distance, Barnes singled Klay in the low post and was fouled in a row, the former hit all four free throws, and Sacramento went on a 10-0 run to extend the margin to 23 points. Kuminga made 1 of 2 free throws to break the scoring drought for the Warriors.
Sabonis and Curry each scored points under the basket, Ellis threw in, Kuminga hit 1 of 2 free throws, and Murray hit a long-range shot, and the Kings took a 26-point lead to seal the win. With just 2 minutes and 13 seconds remaining, Kerr called a timeout and both teams brought on substitutes, and the game was out of the air. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Kings 94-118 and were eliminated. The Kings will play the Pelicans in the second round of the playoffs for the final Western Conference playoff spot.
The Kings eliminated the Warriors
Wiggins had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Green had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. Kuminga had 16 points and 7 boards, Moody had 16 points and 3 boards, and the above two people have done their best. Podzemski had 5 points and 8 boards, Paul had 3 points and 2 assists, and Looney had 2 points and 5 boards.
Sabonis had 16 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block and was aggressive on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, while Fox had 24 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, scoring 14 points in the third quarter. Barnes scored 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the final quarter, with a game-high plus/minus of +29, Lyles had 7 points and 5 boards, and Mitchell had 5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Curry had 22 points and six turnovers
Warriors superstar Stephen Curry played 36 minutes, shooting 8-of-16, 3-of-7 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, finishing with 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Curry was a great performer on the offensive end, scoring a team-high 50 percent from the field, but also had a game-high six turnovers.
Stephen Curry
In addition, Curry's plus/minus is the second-lowest in the game at -21. Curry's constant mistakes made the Warriors miss consecutive opportunities to chase points.
Murray 32+9
Kings forward Keegan Murray performed amazingly, he played 38 minutes, 10-of-20 shooting, 8-of-13 three-pointers, 4-of-4 free throws, 32 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals, plus/minus as high as +20. Murray shot a game-high 50 percent from the field and made the most three-pointers of the game with 62 percent. Murray, who grabbed the second-most rebounds of the game, also performed well on the defensive end.
Murray with Sabonis Jr
Murray scored 16 points in each half, 14 in the first quarter and 10 in the third quarter. He made a long-range shot in the final quarter, leading the team to extend the margin to 26 points and close the game. Murray has played the role of a top-tier 3-and-D and sharpshooter, and he is bound to become a rising star in the NBA.
Clay 10 in 0
Klay Thompson, the Warriors' backcourt giant, played 31 minutes, shooting 0-of-10 from the field and 0-of-6 from three-point range, scoring nothing, scoring only 4 rebounds and 1 assist, with 1 turnover and 2 fouls, and a plus/minus of -12. Statistically, this is the first time since his rookie season (2011-12) that Klay has not scored in a single game without an open field goal.
Ellis and Sabonis Jr. teamed up to trap Clay
Klay went crazy on the offensive end, and as the second-most three-pointers on the team, he didn't score anything from the outside. Klay, who is completely out of form on the offensive end, will face the problem of renewing his contract with the Warriors in the offseason.
Ellis meritorious service
Kings backcourt Tiger Ellis played 39 minutes, shooting 5-of-8, 3-of-4 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free throw line, scoring 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, with a plus/minus of +27 and ranking second in the game. Ellis is shooting 63 percent from the field and 75 percent from three-point range. While being efficient on the offensive end, Ellis also showed his versatility.
Ellis was the one who won the game
In addition, Ellis was also the steal king and block king of the game. As a defender, that's a rare remark. Ellis has contributed immensely to Curry's excellent defense for the Kings. Ellis, who played perfectly on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, played a big role in Sacramento's victory over strong opponents.