Kings WIN 118-99 on the road vs. Warriors to set up a Game 7 at home as De’Aaron Fox fights through broken finger to score 26 points
- The Kings stayed alive by defeating the Warriors on their home court in Game 6
- They have a chance to win their first playoff series since 2004 on Sunday
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The Kings forced a Game 7 with a 118-99 victory in San Francisco Friday-evening to tie the series vs. the Warriors tied at 3-3 with the final game to be played in Sacramento.
Trailing 25-23 after the first period, the Kings took control of the game in the next quarter, going into halftime with a 58-51 lead and leading the rest of the way.
The Warriors trailed just seven in less than a minute in the fourth quarter, but a pair of three-pointers from Kevin Huerter increased the lead to 16 with less than five left and effectively killed the game.
Playing through a broken finger suffered in Game 4, De’Aaron Fox had 26 points and 11 assists, while Malik Monk led the team with 28.
De’Aaron Fox played through a broken finger to score 26 points and help the Kings win
Stephen Curry scored 29 points and provided five assists as the Warriors fell at home
Big man Domantas Sabonis scored just seven points and was out in 23 minutes
For the home team, Stephen Curry had 28 points, while Klay Thompson collected 22.
Rooke Keegan Murray added 15 points for the winners, who finished the game without big star Domantas Sabonis.
Sabonis fell out with 5:17 left to finish with just seven points in 23 minutes.
The Kings head back to the Golden 1 Center in search of their first playoff series win since 2004.
Sunday is Game 5.