{"id":3700,"date":"2024-04-17T11:01:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T11:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=3700"},"modified":"2024-04-17T11:01:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T11:01:33","slug":"nba-golden-state-warriors-dumped-out-of-playoff-contention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=3700","title":{"rendered":"NBA: Golden State Warriors dumped out of playoff contention"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The chants of \u201cLight the Beam!\u201d started midway through the fourth quarter as the Sacramento Kings kept piling on the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n

A year after having their season ended by their neighbors, the Kings dealt the Warriors a bit of payback in emphatic fashion with a victory that might have signaled the end of a dynasty.<\/p>\n

Keegan Murray scored 32 points, De\u2019Aaron Fox added 24 and the Kings stayed alive in the play-in tournament, eliminating the Warriors with a 118-94 victory on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew what was on the line,\u201d Fox said. \u201cThis was just another obstacle in our way. We have to get over this hump. Obviously, losing to this team last year and obviously facing this team now, it\u2019s like, of course we have to face this team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sacramento advanced to play at New Orleans on Friday night with a chance to return to the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference after snapping an NBA-record 16-year playoff drought last season.<\/p>\n

De\u2019 Aaron Fox dunks ball against Golden State Warriors Photo Courtesy: AP<\/p>\n

The Kings avenged a Game 7 loss at home to Golden State in last year\u2019s first round by playing cleaner and being quicker to loose balls against the older Warriors in what was one of the most consequential wins for the franchise in two decades.<\/p>\n

The loss kept Golden State out of the playoffs for the third time in the past five seasons, including two eliminations in the play-in tournament. The Warriors committed 16 turnovers, gave up 15 offensive rebounds and way too many open 3-pointers, looking nothing like the dynastic team that won four titles from 2015-22.<\/p>\n

Klay Thompson attempts shot against Sacramento Photo Courtesy: AP<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a sophomore in high school watching them win championships,\u201d Fox said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been watching this team for a long time. If it is the end, it is what it is. I\u2019m I\u2019m glad we\u2019re able to beat this team at this at this moment but, they definitely had a hell of a run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Klay Thompson missed all 10 shots from the field in what could have been his final game with the Warriors as he heads to unrestricted free agency this summer and a potential breakup of the championship trio of Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.<\/p>\n

With Thompson struggling, Curry didn\u2019t get nearly enough help. Curry finished with 22 points but was hounded for much of the game by Keon Ellis.<\/p>\n

De\u2019Aaron Fox attempts layup shot against Golden State Warriors Photo Courtesy: AP<\/p>\n

The undrafted Ellis, who was on a two-way contract until February, added 15 points to go with his strong defense. Harrison Barnes scored 17 and Domantas Sabonis had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Sacramento.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the most part, they just took it to us the whole game,\u201d Curry said. \u201cThere\u2019s really no way around it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first play was for me and we just kind of kept going to that early on in the game,\u201d Murray said. \u201cWhen you\u2019re shot is falling, especially when mine is falling, they always seem to find me.\u201d<\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/p>\n

Kings: Sacramento went 0-5 in the regular season against New Orleans and hasn\u2019t gone winless in six or more games against the same opponent in a season since going 0-8 against the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1983-84 regular season and playoffs.<\/p>

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