{"id":433329,"date":"2023-04-16T00:16:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T04:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=433329"},"modified":"2023-04-16T00:16:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T04:16:46","slug":"kings-edge-out-warriors-126-123-on-their-playoff-return","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/kings-edge-out-warriors-126-123-on-their-playoff-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings edge out Warriors 126-123 on their playoff return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento Kings defeated narrowly the Golden State Warriors 126-123 in the first game of the playoffs in their first postseason outing for 16 years on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FINAL: Kings take Game 1 vs. Warriors, 126-123 \ud83d\udd26\ud83d\udfe3<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swipathefox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Swipathefox<\/a> 38 PTS, 13\/27 FG<br \/>\ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AhmadMonk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AhmadMonk<\/a> 32 PTS, 14\/14 FT<br \/>\ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TreyLyles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TreyLyles<\/a> 16 PTS<br \/>\ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dsabonis11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DSabonis11<\/a> 12 PTS, 16 REB<\/p>\n<p>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedHawkCasino?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@RedHawkCasino<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ETd7T7T4fc\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ETd7T7T4fc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SacramentoKings\/status\/1647440345469444098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nIt was a game full of excitement and unpredictability as the young, inexperienced Sacramento team showed steel of nerves to close out the match in real fashion after trailing 114-112 in the closing stages.<\/p>\n<p>De&#8217;Aron Fox shone for the Kings as he bagged home 38 points, including a clutch 3-pointer to give the Sacramento team the lead 115-112. They went on to record 7 points in a row, and despite late surge from Golden State, who were on the verge of last-gasp comeback, the Kings prevailed.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Wiggins missed a corner for 3 in the closing stages to give Warriors the lead in the dying seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Malik Monk was the other hero for Sacramento as he scored 32 points coming off the bench, while Domantas Sabonis had 12 points and 16 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Stepehen Cury was the highest scorer for the Warriors with 30 points, as Klay Thompson added another 21. 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