Stephen Curry’s Warriors held off a spirited Sacramento Kings team despite a late call for a timeout that didn’t exist, levelling the feisty series to 2-2.
Stephen Curry scored 32 points but gave Sacramento a late chance when he called a timeout Golden State didn’t have, then the Warriors held on to beat the Kings 126-125 on Sunday when Harrison Barnes missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
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.
“These games are coming down to the wire, and you’ve just got to really finish possessions and not make those errors, and then sometimes, it’s just, does the ball go in or not,” Steve Kerr said.
Kings effort unable to down Golden State
De’Aaron Fox had 38 points, nine rebounds, and five assists for Sacramento. His 3 with 28.7 seconds left pulled the Kings within one, then Curry missed a 16-foot jumper on the other end and Keegan Murray corralled the rebound. With Curry and Draymond Green defending, Fox dished to former Warrior Harrison Barnes for the potential game-winning 3, which hit the back of the rim.
“Wide open,” Barnes said. “Fox trusted me to take that shot. Back rim. On to the next but I feel confident in where we are.”
Game 5 in the best-of-seven series is Wednesday night at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center, where the Kings went ahead 2-0. The Warriors struggled on the road all year.
