Kings force Game 7 as De'Aaron Fox, Malik Monk leads way over Warriors

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Malik Monk scored 28 points, De’Aaron Fox added 26 points and 11 assists, and the Sacramento Kings staved off elimination in their first-round playoff series by beating Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors 118-99 on Friday night in Game 6.

Now, a winner-takes-all Game 7 is back in Sacramento on Sunday afternoon.

Rookie Keegan Murray scored 15 points with four 3-pointers and grabbed 12 rebounds for his first playoff double-double, and the No. 3-seeded Kings withstood every scoring surge the defending champions made on their home court and shined in nearly every facet of this one with their special season on the line.

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De'Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings shoots over Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors in the first half of Game Six of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Chase Center on April 28, 2023 in San Francisco, California.  (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Kevin Huerter, struggling with his shot all series — 20 of 52 coming into the game — hit a 3 with 6:23 to go and another with 4:58 left as Sacramento gave the state capital one more chance to Light the Beam.

Curry scored 29, Klay Thompson 22 and Kevon Looney pulled down 13 more rebounds to give him an NBA-leading 85 this postseason. He was coming off a career-high 22 rebounds in a Game 5 win at Golden 1 Center.

But the Kings, in the postseason for the first time since 2006, answered almost every big play by Golden State in the third quarter and capitalized on regular miscues. They outhustled the Warriors to the boards.

CELTICS' JAYSON TATUM APOLOGIZES TO JANET JACKSON FOR FORCING POSTPONEMENT OF