Lyles wound up with 12 points and 10 rebounds as others picked up the slack with Domantas Sabonis in foul trouble. And now we’ve got to regroup and get ready for Game 7.” The right team won, that’s for sure,' Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.

“They came out with more force and more energy and they executed better. Sacramento snapped a six-game losing streak on the Warriors' home floor, dating to a win on Feb. He then scored again the next time down still dealing with a broken index finger on his shooting hand. When Curry drove for a layup the next possession, Monk made one of his own.Ĭurry's 3 with 9:28 left got Golden State within 99-89 before Fox hit.įox's first points came on a jumper with 2:18 left in the first on his first shot. Curry hit an early 3, only for Trey Lyles to connect moments later. The Kings led 90-80 heading into the final 12 minutes. All the small things, getting back in transition, the box-outs, the turnovers, different things like that, we didn’t execute.” We didn’t execute our game plan,” Looney said. “I thought we played hard but we didn’t play smart. They outhustled the Warriors to the boards. He was coming off a career-high 22 rebounds in a Game 5 win at Golden 1 Center.īut the Kings, in the postseason for the first time since 2006, answered almost every big play by Golden State in the third quarter and capitalized on regular miscues. “We're going to be prepared.”Ĭurry scored 29, Klay Thompson 22 and Kevon Looney pulled down 13 more rebounds to give him an NBA-leading 85 this postseason. 'This is exactly what I expected and I expect a little bit more from both teams in Golden 1,' Monk said. Kevin Huerter, struggling with his shot all series - 20 of 52 coming into the game - hit a 3 with 6:23 to go and another with 4:58 left as Sacramento gave its fans at least one more chance to cheer these upstart Kings. 3-seeded Kings withstood every scoring surge the defending champions made on their home court and shined in nearly every facet of this one with their special season on the line.

Rookie Keegan Murray scored 15 points with four 3-pointers and grabbed 12 rebounds for his first playoff double-double, and the No. Now, a winner-takes-all Game 7 is back in Sacramento on Sunday afternoon.

Kings & Queens by Courtney Vail