De’Aaron Fox scored 38 points in his long-awaited playoff debut and the Sacramento Kings celebrated their return to the postseason after a record 16-year drought by beating the defending-champion Golden State Warriors 126-123 on Saturday night.
The first playoff meeting between the Northern California neighbors lived up to the hype and delighted the raucous crowd that had been waiting for a playoff game since 2006.
DE’AARON FOX CE SOIR :
38 POINTS À 48%
5 ASSISTS
3 STEALS
LA WIN FACE AUX WARRIORS ✅
LES KINGS MÈNENT [1-0] ✅
29 POINTS EN SECONDE MI-TEMPS ✅
TENACE, IMPACTANT ET DÉCISIF ✅POUR SON PREMIER MATCH DE PLAYOFFS…ET APRÈS 17 ANS SANS POSTSEASON : EXTRAORDINAIRE 🔥 pic.twitter.com/KDsuxjPeSP
— 50 Nuances 🇺🇸🏀 (@50NuancesDeNBA) April 16, 2023
LIGHT. THE. BEAM.
The Kings win their first playoff game in 6,194 days as they take down the Warriors in a THRILLING Game 1 🤯
Sabonis: Fox: Monk:
12 PTS 38 PTS 32 PTS
16 REB 5 AST 3 REB
3 STL 3 STL 2 AST pic.twitter.com/6se6i64iKS— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 16, 2023
