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sports Monday 24 april 2023
Curry, Warriors hold off Kings 126-125 to even series 2-all

By JANIE McCAULEY the fourth quarter of Game dishing is something Kerr
AP Sports Writer 2, checked in to a rous- pointed to as a success
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — ing ovation with 6:38 left in opening up the floor in
Stephen Curry scored the opening quarter and Game 3 and Thompson
32 points but gave Sac- wound up with 12 points, penetrated and found Mo-
ramento a late chance 10 rebounds and seven as- ses Moody for a baseline 3
when he called a timeout sists. He and Fox picked up late in the first.
Golden State didn't have, double technicals at the Golden State moved the
and the defending cham- 5:43 mark of the first. ball with snappy passes
pion Warriors held on to Sabonis added 14 points, that created open looks.
beat the Kings 126-125 seven rebounds and eight MURRAY'S GROWTH
on Sunday when Harrison assists and now heads Murray shot 9 for 13 with
Barnes missed a 3-pointer home determined to get five 3s after he went a com-
at the buzzer, evening their the Kings closer to winning bined 1 for 8 on 3s and 3 of
playoff series at two games their first playoff series since 13 in the first three games.
apiece. eliminating Dallas in the Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) looks to drive He had 12 points on 5-for-7
De'Aaron Fox had 38 2004 first round. to the basket against Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox (5) shooting in the first half.
points, nine rebounds and Poole scored 22 points, during the first half of Game 4 in the first round of the NBA basket- "What he's going through
five assists for Sacramento. Andrew Wiggins added 18 ball playoffs in San Francisco, Sunday, April 23, 2023. now is invaluable. I couldn't
His 3-pointer with 28.7 sec- points and eight rebounds Associated Press script it better for a young
onds left pulled the Kings and Kevon Looney pulled 99 after a 7-0 burst to begin structed his young star to man like himself who's go-
within one, and then Curry down 14 rebounds to go the fourth after the 3 by "let it fly" and Murray shined ing to be really, really good
missed a 16-foot jumper on with eight points and six as- Thompson to end the third in the moment under the in this league to be able to
the other end and Keegan sists. put the Warriors ahead matinee lights, scoring 23 hit some adversity in a situ-
Murray corralled the re- Murray's 3 with 10:43 left 102-92. points. ation like this, obviously on
bound. pulled the Kings within 102- Coach Mike Brown in- Thompson's driving and this level," Brown said.q
With Curry and Draymond
Green defending, Fox
dished to former Warrior
Barnes for the potential
game-winning 3, which hit
the back of the rim.
Golden State led 126-121
with 42.4 seconds left when
Curry called the excessive
timeout, and Malik Monk
made the technical free
throw for Sacramento.
Klay Thompson made a
baseline 3-pointer to beat
the third-quarter buzzer
and another with 3:24 left,
finishing with 26 points for
the Warriors.
Curry's 3 with 4:10 remain-
ing gave Golden State a
121-117 lead and he fin-
ished 11 for 22 with five 3s
while dueling all afternoon
with Fox.
After Monk's layup made it
107-106 Kings with 9:03 to
play, Curry responded with
a driving layup and a 3 in a
14-second span.
Green came off the bench
after serving a one-game
suspension while the War-
riors dominated Thursday's
Game 2 without him.
Given the momentum and
success, coach Steve Kerr
stuck with Jordan Poole in
the starting five Sunday.
Green made a nifty be-
hind-the-back pass for a
Curry 3 midway through
the fourth, then swatted a
shot by Domantas Sabonis
with 1:37 left.
Green, disciplined for step-
ping on Sabonis' chest in