For Golden 1 Center on Friday night, Sacramento Kings hammer Warriors 124-118 for their last home win of the season. The game dey chippy, with flagrant fouls and technicals flying up and down. Warriors fans dey worry as Stephen Curry limp off after ankle twist during second quarter.
Devin Carter lead Kings with career-high 29 points, plus 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Maxime Raynaud add 23 points, while Nique Clifford and Daeqwon Plowden each score over 20. Kings young squad show maturity against Warriors veterans, win rebounding battle 49-36.
Warriors side, Brandin Podziemski shine with career-high 30 points. But the talk na about Curry injury scare. The 38-year-old twist ankle during steal attempt from Devin Carter, limp to bench visibly in pain. He play through it, finish with 11 points in 27 minutes before going locker room early.
Coach Steve Kerr say before game he want Curry and Kristaps Porzingis to get time together before play-in tournament. Porzingis also score 11 points after missing previous games with knee soreness and illness. Both dey available alongside Al Horford, who return after 14-game absence.
The game get physical. Gary Payton II collect second technical foul in fourth quarter, get ejected. Third quarter see Warriors turn 14-point deficit into 7-point lead, but Kings rally back. Kings finish season tied with Utah for fourth-worst NBA record.
Warriors already lock into No. 10 seed for Western Conference play-in. They need win two games to enter playoffs. Next game na Sunday against Clippers for regular season finale.
Curry injury history dey concern fans. He miss 27 games earlier with runner’s knee, just return on Easter Sunday. Before game, Curry talk about “new normal” with knee pain management. Now ankle scare add to worries as play-in tournament approach.
Kings coach Doug Christie praise his young team physicality. “We want to ‘bomb first,’ as I say,” Christie tell reporters. “That type of intensity and competitiveness is what it’s all about.”
For Warriors, the loss no change their playoff position. But Curry health remain big question as they prepare for must-win games next week.
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