Steel Kings beat Golden State to send series to Game 7 in Sacramento

The best series of this year’s first round of the playoffs gets the final it deserves: it will be decided in Game 7. The Kings made sure of that by showing character, overcoming their loss at home in Game 5 and winning 99-118 at the Golden State in Game 6! Now they have a chance to take out the defending champion in Sacramento.

Malik Monk came off the bench with 28 points to give the Kings a much-needed boost – as he’s done all season – while DeAaron Fox (who plays with a broken index finger on his left shooting hand) has 26 points and 10 Assists Keegan Murray added 15 points (but 5/17 shooting) and 12 rebounds and Kevin Herter and Trey Lyles added 12 points each.

With the Warriors, Steph Curry had 29 points and Klay Thompson had 22 points (but on shooting 8/20) but they had little help from their teammates as only Andrew Wiggins (13 points) was in double digits.

THE DODECALPTA: 25-23, 51-58, 80-90, 99-118

WARRIOR: Looney 7 (13 rebounds), Wiggins 13 (5/13 shooting, 7 rebounds), Curry 29 (5/12 3-pointers, 5 assists, 5 turnovers), Thompson 22 (8/20 shooting, 2/9 3- Pointers), Poole 7 (2/11 shooting, 1 three-pointers), N. Green 4 (10 assists), Cuminga, T. Green, Lamb, Peyton, DiVincenzo 8 (1/5 shooting, 1 three-pointers), Atmospheric 9 (1)

KINGS: Sabonis 7 (3/12 shooting, 1 three-pointer, 11 rebounds, 5 turnovers), Barnes 6 (1), Marie 15 (5/17 shooting, 4/13 three-pointers, 12 rebounds), Fox 26 (2 three-pointers, 11 assists , 5 fouls), Herter 12 (3/11 shooting, 3/8 3s), Lyles 12 (2 3s, 9 rebounds), Metu, Edwards, Len, Mitchell 5, Davis 7 (1), Monk 28 (3 3- pointer, 7 rebounds), dozier