Sports Writing (USA), Apr 20 (EFE).- Without the sanctioned Draymond Green for his stomp on Domantas Sabonis in the second game, the Golden State Warriors took a breather this Thursday and narrowed the gap in their series against the Sacramento Kings (1-2) thanks to a great Stephen Curry (114-97).
The brilliant point guard led Steve Kerr’s men with 36 points (12 of 25 on shots, 6 of 12 on triples) and also signed some masterful plays such as an exquisite penetration in the third quarter in which he dodged rivals until getting the two plus one .
Curry was supported at home by Andrew Wiggins with 20 points and by a huge Kevon Looney under the hoops with 20 rebounds and who also dished out 9 assists.
Aware that it was a key game, Golden State, which in the Curry era had never been down 2-0 in a series, took the reins from the third game from the beginning and never let go.
Instead, Sacramento’s offense, explosive and relentless all season, offered a virtually unknown version.
Thus, Mike Brown’s team crashed from three pointers with a painful 11 of 46 (23.9%) and also clearly lost the battle for the rebound (59 vs. 70).
De’Aaron Fox was close to a triple-double (26 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists) with 9 of 22 shooting (3 of 9 on 3-pointers).
For his part, Sabonis contributed 15 points and 16 rebounds.
The fourth duel of this series between the Warriors and the Kings will also be played on Sunday in San Francisco (USA) and with Green back in Golden State.
