Light the beam… again! Sacramento Kings take huge 2-0 lead over reigning NBA champion Warriors
Light the beam…again! Sacramento Kings Take Massive 2-0 Lead Over Reigning NBA Champion Warriors In Round 1 Playoff Series…as Draymond Green Is Sent Off For STOMPING On Domantas Sabonis
- Sabonis grabbed Green’s leg forward to cause the punch, but was not ejected
- He called the incident with Green after the game “playoff basketball”
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De’Aaron Fox scored 24 points and made a grueling 3-pointer that led the playoff newcomer Sacramento Kings to a second straight victory over the defending champion Golden State Warriors, 114-106 on Monday night.
The Kings finished the game strong after Golden State’s Draymond Green was ejected for a flagrant foul and became the first team to take a 2-0 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 of San Francisco for Game 3 on Thursday night.
The game heated up in the fourth quarter when Green stomped on the chest of Domantas Sabonis with 7:03 to play as he tried to escape the big man’s grasp after the two became tied fighting for a rebound, leading to eject one for a flagrant violation. .
The Sacramento Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors to take a 2-0 series lead
Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (10) congratulates guard Davion Mitchell (15)
Despite clearly grabbing Green’s leg and holding on with both arms as Green tried to run onto the field in defense, Sabonis only got a common foul and didn’t even get a technical foul.
During the review, fans in Sacramento shouted derogatory chants at Green, who exhorted them by waving his hands, putting one hand to his ear, 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 much 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 making it 112-103 with 1:18 left.
Sabonis added 24 points for Sacramento and Malik Monk scored 18 off the bench.
Curry led the Warriors with 28 points, but made just 3 of 13 from 3-point range as Golden State struggled to get going offensively. The Warriors made 22 turnovers.
The crowd in success-starved Sacramento didn’t quite reach the opener fever as fans celebrated the franchise’s first playoff game after a record-breaking 16-season drought.
The fans started to get into it in the second quarter thanks to another spark off the bench from Monk, who scored 32 points in the opener. Monk hit three 3-pointers in the first 2:04 of the period to fuel a 23-8 run that converted a six-point deficit into a nine-point lead.
Golden State fought back and tied it to a 3 by Curry before conceding the final six points of the quarter trailing 58–52 at the half.
The Kings built the lead to 14 points in the third quarter before the Warriors scored eight in a row. Sacramento led 83-75 heading into fourth.