De’Aaron Fox poured in 36 points to keep the Sacramento Kings perfect at 3-0 in the replay, as they went on the road for the first time and handled the rival Golden State Warriors, 129-116.
The Warriors won this one in real life, 130-125. The Kings find themselves still perfect in the replay instead of 0-3.
The Kings shot 55.1% to the Warriors’ 47.3%. Fox shot 15-for-22 from the field. Seven Kings scored in double-figures, including Keegan Murray with 20 points and four three-pointers off the bench.
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 27 points on an off-shooting night (10-for-24 overall, 3-for-14 from three). Jordan Poole had 25 points off the bench.
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There were six lead changes early before a 14-3 Kings run put Sacramento up by 10 at 27-17. Murray ended the run with a jumper and a three-pointer. It was 30-24 Kings after the first quarter.
The Warriors finally regained the lead late in the second quarter on a James Wiseman three-pointer, and it was tied 55-55 at the break.
Back-to-back three-pointers by Kevin Huerter and Harrison Barnes gave the Kings another 10-point lead at 71-61 with eight minutes left in the third quarter. The third quarter saw a lot of offense, with the Kings outscoring the Warriors 41-38. Sacramento led 96-93 heading into the final period.
The Kings grew the lead back up to 10 at 111-101 on a Murray three-pointer with seven minutes to go. A Curry three-pointer got the Warriors back within four points at 115-111 with five minutes left. Terence Davis responded with a three-pointer for the Kings, and they weren’t challenged again in the final minutes. The final 13-point margin was the largest of the game.
This game was played with Bank Shot Basketball.
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