Final Score: Golden State Warriors defeat Sacramento Kings 127-123
The Golden State Warriors faced the Sacramento Kings twice this season before their Saturday night matchup, and both the matches went down to the wire, but the Warriors managed to survive.
The Warriors visited Sacramento for their final game of the regular season against the Kings. Both the teams once again put on a show and eventually, Curry put the team on his back and willed them to victory. With the win, the Warriors have completed a three-game sweep of the regular season series. Let us take a look at three of the talking points from this exciting contest at the Golden 1 Center.
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#1 Stephen Curry's 42-point performance, 22 points in the fourth quarter
Stat line: 42 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals on 53.8 % shooting
After dropping 35 points against the Houston Rockets in an exciting overtime thriller, Stephen Curry was once again at his usual best as he tallied 42 points, including 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Warriors' comeback.
Curry hit 3 three-pointers in the first quarter and finished with nine points to give the Warriors a huge 14-point at the end of the first period. Even though Curry scored 7 points in the second quarter, Bogdanovic (10) and Jackson (10) brought the Kings back into the game and the Warriors only led by one point at the half.
The unanimous MVP's struggles became more visible in the third quarter as he missed several shots and only scored six points. Entering the fourth quarter with the Kings up by 7, Stephen Curry turned the game on its head and erupted for 20 points in the final quarter en route to his 42 points.
Curry passed Kyle Korver for fourth all-time in three-point field goal list and is just five three-pointers away from tying Jason Terry for the third place. Steph knocked down 10 three-pointers in this game and this is the 11th time in his career that he has hit 10 or more three-pointers in a single game.
#2 NBA record for most combined three-pointers in a single game
While the Kings-Warriors matchup was exciting, it was also a historic one as both teams combined for 41 three-pointers and created the NBA record for most combined three-pointers in a single game.
The Warriors, led by Steph Curry with 10 three-pointers, went 21-for-47 from behind the arc and the Kings, led by Buddy Hield (8-for-13) and Justin Jackson (5-for-7), hit 20-for-36 from downtown. Klay Thompson shot 3-for-6 from distance and this was his fourth straight game where he shot over 50 percent from the three-point line.
This is also the first time that both teams shot at least 20 three-pointers in a single game. The previous record for highest combined three-pointers was 40 three-pointers, set by Cleveland Cavaliers (21) and Minnesota Timberwolves (19) last season.
#3 Buddy Hield's red-hot night
Stat line: 32 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists on 57.1 % shooting
Buddy Hield has been the Sacramento Kings' best scorer this season and has been posting solid performances on a consistent basis. Even though the Kings entered this game on a three-game losing streak, Hield dominated in all those three losses.
Against the Warriors, it was the 26-year-old, once again, who went off and kept the Kings in the game until the end. He scored 32 points on 12-for-21 shooting, including red-hot 8-for-13 from behind the arc.
17 of his 32 points came in the fourth quarter, and even though he got outdueled by Curry, he showed what he is capable of doing even to the best of the teams. This was Hield's second game with 30 or more points this season. His highest-scoring game was against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a loss where he scored 37 points.
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