Kings Beat Warriors: The Sacramento Kings used that time to refocus and make sure they didn’t lose concentration in the final minutes as the officials assessed the situation on the replay monitor to decide whether Draymond Green should be sent off for his harsh stomp.
From then, De’Aaron Fox and company grabbed control and gave the Kings a 2-0 series lead, sending the defending NBA champs into disarray.
Fox led the playoff-newcomer Kings to their second consecutive victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night with 24 points and a clutch 3-pointer in a 114-106 triumph.
“I think that brought us together,” Fox said. “We huddled up and were like, ‘We have to win this game.’ Everybody thought he’d be ejected. When that happens, usually that team comes together and goes on a run. But we were able to negate that.”
The Kings closed the game strong after Green was ejected for a flagrant foul against Domantas Sabonis. They became the first team to take a 2-0 series lead over the Warriors in the Stephen Curry era.
The Warriors will try to get back into the series when it shifts less than 90 miles southwest to San Francisco for Game 3 on Thursday night.
“Got to embrace it,” Curry said. “You do this for as long as we have … we have to stay together and locked in.”
California’s SACRAMENTO (AP) — The Sacramento Kings used that time to refocus and make sure they didn’t lose concentration in the final minutes as the officials assessed the situation on the replay monitor to decide whether Draymond Green should be sent off for his harsh stomp.
From then, De’Aaron Fox and company grabbed control and gave the Kings a 2-0 series lead, sending the defending NBA champs into disarray.
Fox led the playoff-newcomer Kings to their second consecutive victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night with 24 points and a clutch 3-pointer in a 114-106 triumph.
Fox stated, “I think that brought us together.” “We got together and said, ‘We have to win this game.'” Everyone anticipated his ejection. When it occurs, the squad typically gets together and goes for a run. However, we were able to disprove that.
After Green was dismissed for a flagrant foul on Domantas Sabonis, the Kings made a strong finish to the contest. They became the first team in the Stephen Curry era to lead a series 2-0 against the Warriors.
The Warriors will try to get back into the series when it shifts less than 90 miles southwest to San Francisco for Game 3 on Thursday night.
“Got to embrace it,” Curry said. “You do this for as long as we have … we have to stay together and locked in.”
During the review, the fans in Sacramento yelled derogatory chants toward Green, who egged them on by waving his hands, holding a hand to his ear calling for louder cheers, and standing on a chair.
The Warriors fought back to tie the game before the Kings went on a 17-8 run to run away with it to the delight of the towel-waving crowd.
Fox’s 3-pointer made it 107-101 with 2:17 to play and the Kings were in control from there. Davion Mitchell put it away with another 3 that made it 112-103 with 1:18 left.
Kings registered a 114-106 win for their se.