![]() ![]() Malik Monk’s putback and three-point play with 14.6 seconds remaining in the third pulled Sacramento within six only for Thompson to hit a long 3 and convert a four-point play to make it 91-81 heading into the final 12 minutes.ĭomantas Sabonis had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists but the Warriors held De’Aaron Fox in check as he scored 16 points on 5-for-19 shooting in his third game playing with a broken index finger on his shooting hand.Įvery bucket from Steph's 50-point night that sealed the Game 7 win against the Kings.īut Curry kept coming, and Looney kept scrapping to create second and third opportunities during his brilliant series on the boards.Ĭurry fired from way back with precision and fearlessly drove to the basket with jaw-dropping acrobatics all afternoon to send Kings fans to the exits late in the fourth. But Thompson came through in some crucial moments, too. No more Light the Beam at Golden 1 Center this season.Ĭurry shot 20 of 38 with seven 3s and delivered after almost every big play by Sacramento as Splash Brother Klay Thompson struggled on both ends again. ![]() 3 seed but missed advancing to the second round for the first time since 2004. After snapping a 16-year playoff drought - longest in NBA history - under Coach of the Year Mike Brown, playoff-starved Sacramento earned a No. Sacramento’s special comeback season is over long before these young Kings had planned. Game 1 is Tuesday night at Chase Center ( 10 ET, TNT). Now, bring on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals with all that NBA Finals history with James and Golden State dating to his Cleveland days. Lastly, in getting to 50 points, Curry passed Boston Celtics legend and Hall of Famer John Havlicek on the playoff scoring list, totaling 3,806 playoff points to Havlicek’s 3,776. Hall of Famer Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz was the last to accomplish the feat in a 2000 first-round playoff series against the Seattle Supersonics.Īdditionally, Curry’s 38 field goal attempts in Game 7 were the most of any game in his career. The Warriors fell behind 2-0 in this series then won twice on the road in front of a hostile, cowbell-clanging crowd in the state capital to become the first reigning champion to drop the first two games and win any postseason series.Ĭurry’s 50 points tied the NBA record for most points scored in a playoff game by a player 35 or older. Most points in a Game 7 (all-time) Player (Team)
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