Sacramento Kings defeated the defending champion Golden State Warriors, 114-106 on Monday night as De’Aaron Fox scored 24 points and made a backbreaking 3-pointer.
Golden State’s Draymond Green was removed from the game due to a foul and became the first team to take a 2-0 series lead over the Warriors.
The game got heated in the fourth quarter when Green stomped on Domantas Sabonis’ chest with 7:03 to play, leading to an ejection for a flagrant foul.
“My leg got grabbed,” Green said. “Second time in two nights. Referees just watch it. I’ve got to land my foot somewhere. I’m not the most flexible person, so it’s not stretching that far. … I can only step so far.”
Fox’s 3-pointer made it 107-101 with 2:17 to play and the Kings were in control from there. Sabonis added 24 points for Sacramento and Malik Monk scored 18 off the bench.
“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.”
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 committed 22 turnovers.
“Got to embrace it,” Curry said. “You do this for as long as we have … we have to stay together and locked in.”
