The Golden State Warriors took control of its first round series against the Sacramento Kings with a 123-116 win in Sacramento on Wednesday night. The Warriors now lead the series 3-2 and can close it out at home on Friday. Tipoff is at 8:00 p.m. EDT at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
The old saying is, a series doesn't officially begin until someone wins a road game. Well, you can now consider this series officially begun, as the Kings lots at home on Wednesday to fall behind in the series 3-2. Now they have to win on the road in San Francisco or this series is officially over. On Wednesday, the Kings got out to an early lead, but fell behind in the second half and couldn't quite close the gap down the stretch.
DE'AARON FOX WHAT A FINISH. ??
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The Kings best player, De'Aaron Fox, played with a splint as he broke the end of his finger. But he still managed to score a team high 24 points with 9 assists. Damontas Sabonis added 21 points and 10 rebounds while Malik Monk also had 21 points. It is now do or die time for the Kings. “It’s kind of like desperation,” guard Davion Mitchell said, reported ESPN. “It’s win or go home. … We have to punch them in the mouth first.” Fox is not on the injury list, so he should be good to go.