Steph Curry scored 36 points and Kevon Looney added 20 rebounds to lead the Warriors to a 114-97 must-win over the Kings Thursday night in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference playoffs.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Stephen Curry scored 36 points and Kevon Looney added 20 rebounds and a career-high nine assists leading the Golden State Warriors to a 114-97 must-win over the Sacramento Kings Thursday night in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference playoffs.
Andrew Wiggins added 20 points and 7 rebounds for Golden State and Klay Thompson tossed in 13 points.A Jonathan Kuminga dunk at the 9:09 mark of the fourth quarter followed by a Donte DiVincenzo 3-pointer gave Golden State a 98-79 lead, whipping the Chase Center crowd into a frenzy and sealing the Kings fate.
Golden State maintained their 12-point halftime advantage in the third quarter as the Warriors' aggressive defense kept Sacramento's high-powered offense somewhat in check. In the first half, Curry and the Warriors' defense lifted Golden State to a 53-41 halftime lead. The former two-time league MVP scored 15 of his 18 first half points in the second quarter and Wiggins added 11 in the half.
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